The most recent Smithsonian magazine has an article somewhat relevant to
this issue. It features a farm that, by going smaller scale and mixing
products rather than monoculture, avoids many of the environmental problems
of conventional commercial agriculture (avoiding need for pesticides,
getting animals to do work instead of machines, etc.). Passing mention of
the operators' faith is also present in the article. However, it also
acknowledges that a lot of work is involved in developing the right system
for a given environment and adapting existing farms accordingly, and it
notes that scaling it up much farther may not be feasible.
David C.
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