A Farmers' Obligation

[DGoodrich]

Thought I'd share this here. I'm sure it will stir up some debate, but that's why I wrote it - to make people think about the consequences of our farming actions.

The folks at the Ethical Omnivore Movement liked it and published it on their site as a blog. They're a group of people promoting sustainable farms and farming practices. Let me know what you think.
http://www.ethicalomnivore.org/a-farmers-obligation/

[wilagro]

Great essay Darcy...Glad you posted the link.

[kato]

A very interesting read. Good job.

[burnt]

So true Darcy. The same thing hit me a number of years ago after a discussion with a crop farmer whom I had held up as the ideal sized operation. He worked about 4 times the land base that I had at the time.

My bubble was burst when he stated emphatically that "everything would work out better for me if I had just another 300 acres..."

[grassfarmer]

Well written piece Darcy. I've posted it over on the "commodity" forum as there are some guys there who would benefit from reading it and reflecting upon it …but I doubt they will agree, LOL.

[rkaiser]

Thanks Darcy