tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post6936875650418382532..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Warring FactionsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16681014635907860202014-03-05T20:23:19.277-10:002014-03-05T20:23:19.277-10:00just because we exist as a species doesn't pre...just because we exist as a species doesn't prevent us from extinction in the near or far future. So figure out how best to spend your limited time on the planet. Or sign up for one of the many religions promising unlimited existence, all you need is love. LoLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39723297135394978772014-03-05T15:19:50.133-10:002014-03-05T15:19:50.133-10:00BTW, the seed crops won't help Kauai feed itse...BTW, the seed crops won't help Kauai feed itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-72283980526899261932014-03-05T09:09:32.857-10:002014-03-05T09:09:32.857-10:00More accurately, they are lofty goals that resonat...More accurately, they are lofty goals that resonate with a population who think that it is wrong to use dangerous chemicals in food production,that cell phones and smart meters will cause cancer, that own big houses and are developers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26715163326501945642014-03-05T08:47:45.090-10:002014-03-05T08:47:45.090-10:00Thanks for pointing that out. I've changed the...Thanks for pointing that out. I've changed the post to reflect the correction.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11647420473273980262014-03-05T08:42:16.486-10:002014-03-05T08:42:16.486-10:00The article you link contains an error. There are...The article you link contains an error. There are no plants engineered to produce neonicotinoids. The author of that article is mistaken. Genetic engineering has produced some crop plants that express Bt proteins, which are very targeted against specific pest insects, but not neonicotinoids, which are a category of pesticide product. This can be verified by checking out the USDA and EPA websites on approved genetically engineered crops. Several commenters have pointed out the error, so it's possible that it might be corrected soon. It would be unfortunate if the error were to proliferate across the internet in the meantime. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45043567811938956842014-03-05T08:37:00.698-10:002014-03-05T08:37:00.698-10:00I think that politicians and bureaucrats may not k...I think that politicians and bureaucrats may not know what the soil feels like but they know what sustainability and food security means. They are lofty goals that resonate with a population who think that it is wrong to use dangerous chemicals in food production,that cell phones and smart meters will cause cancer, that big houses are obscene, that developers have a responsibility to pay for affordable housing and provide cheap land for farming. It is also a population who blames the high cost of energy and housing on greed and government manipulation.<br /><br />I don't think we give our politicians and bureaucrats enough credit. I think they understand the situation very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-65183333918444921782014-03-05T00:01:13.937-10:002014-03-05T00:01:13.937-10:00If the politicians were farmers they would have a ...If the politicians were farmers they would have a better understanding about what we are talking about.<br /><br />Sustainability ......is just a word, a concept made up in their minds, learned from hearsay, and naysay....and no body knows nothing!<br /><br />If the politicians and bureaucrats running the show here.... put their hands in the soil, and grew some food of their own.....and live on it......they would understand the depth of the word..."sustainability"<br /><br />Dr ShibaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79713653792178838232014-03-04T18:50:30.203-10:002014-03-04T18:50:30.203-10:00By the time a regular person realizes that the sta...By the time a regular person realizes that the start up cabbage for attorney review, water agreements, electrical costs, land leases etc plus insurance and that dealing with niele neighbors would be enough to choke a herd of Bok Choy or WomBok, the farmer will just go to Costco and buy his veggies.<br />This is before the vagaries/realities of taxes, sun, soil, sweat and market suck the rest of his lifeblood.<br />But first someone has to tell the people what Ag is. It seems that every project gets turned inside out before it starts.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-35116409130040936372014-03-04T15:57:11.534-10:002014-03-04T15:57:11.534-10:00Congratulations for signing up and good luck with ...Congratulations for signing up and good luck with the program. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-17007930338802711672014-03-04T15:37:23.175-10:002014-03-04T15:37:23.175-10:00The interest is there, its making it happen. KCC k...The interest is there, its making it happen. KCC kicked off its Go Farm Hawaii program which I signed up for. A full room of potential applicants turned out but they only had14 spaces for the program. Six weeks visiting 6 different farms across the island, another 16 weeks of classroom sessions 2x a week learning all aspects of running a farming business from financing, marketing, a business plan, IPM, soil fertility, harvest, post harvest, etc. The desire to grow a sustainable food system is there, its putting into practice that will take time. This is an ongoing program as long as the demand is there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20398308795924105312014-03-04T14:26:34.857-10:002014-03-04T14:26:34.857-10:00“Trouble in Paradise”
I guess they didn't get... “Trouble in Paradise”<br /><br />I guess they didn't get the memo to stop calling Hawaii paradise…..<br /><br />http://kauaieclectic.blogspot.com/2014/02/musings-stick-fork-in-it.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30320857217090881172014-03-04T14:01:20.186-10:002014-03-04T14:01:20.186-10:00you're even hotter after you squared off again...you're even hotter after you squared off against MonizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com