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> The farmers who are struggling are the ones with unsustainable business models. Or the ones who don't use pesticides that kill our planet Or the ones which
by lm28469 3y ago
> The farmers who are struggling are the ones with unsustainable business models.
Or the ones who don't use pesticides that kill our planet
Or the ones which treat their animals decently
Or the small scale farms
Or ...
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoSmall-scale farming is more resource intensive than farming at scale. (Effects of pesticides are mixed.) I like small-farm produce. But it's obviously a luxury. If you're concerned about the environment, buying small-scale organic produce is counterproductive.
- lm28469 3y agoMaybe what's unsustainable isn't their business model but our way of life, that's all I'm saying, and so far everything points that way
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- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> what's unsustainable isn't their business model but our way of life What does that actually mean? (I can point to any sociecoonomic problem and solve it by accusing someone's way of life.)
- lm28469 3y agoConsuming and producing everything as fast as possible without any consideration for our well being or the future
- dauertewigkeit 3y agoThere is less oversight when it comes to pesticide usage within smaller operations. I grew up in that environment so I can tell you from first hand experience that the grandfatherly figure selling you pumpkins on the side of the road is does not shy away from using pesticides, and unlike the big operations he is not very precise with this dosage either.
- rightbyte 3y agoMy grandfather used mercury as a pestiside on seeds. The joke was that it made the hens abit cracy when they ate spillovers on the court yard. So ye ...