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In my state we're going to have a serious problem if the outbreaks in our farming communities continue to grow. There are like 3 counties here that we are utter
by jschwartzi 6y ago
In my state we're going to have a serious problem if the outbreaks in our farming communities continue to grow. There are like 3 counties here that we are utterly dependent on for all our local food and they're all just now entering the "exponential" stage on the epidemiological curve.
- pmiller2 6y agoCalifornia? TBH, if the farming areas of California get seriously affected, the entire country is going to suffer. California produces a lot of food.
- ideals 6y agoEastern Washington is now facing this with their ag workers and it's not a good situation right now.
- perl4ever 6y agoOr, you know, people are just going to buy from closer to home. Smaller businesses are very motivated to find new markets, and distributors need to fill demand. I'm seeing this happen in real time whenever I go to the store. If you think of buying local as purely an ineffectual self-righteous movement for people with too much money you might not notice when it becomes a wave based on economics.