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Sustainable Spuds
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To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu (Receipt Notification Requested)
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Subject: Sustainable Spuds
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From: "Marc Safley" <Marc.Safley@usda.gov>
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 9:05:00 -0400
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X400-Mts-Identifier: [ /P=GOV+USDA/A=ATTMAIL/C=US/ ; 32396F2E.7F18.191A.000 ]
The recent and ongoing potato discussion brings several questions to
mind:
1. Could the Irish potato farmers controlled the blight if they had rotated
their crops with barley or oats or some other Gramineae?
2. If organic agriculture grew out of a reaction to the increased use of
agricultural chemicals in production systems, why can the description of
"organic" be applied to any system that relies on non-synthetic inputs?
3. Wasn't the Irish potato famine really an example of unsustainable
organic agriculture?
4. Wouldn't Bill Duesing make a great neighbor? I think so.
Marc Safley
marc.safley@usda.gov
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