Comments on: Tributes on the passing of Norman Borlaug http://aconservativelesbian.com/2009/09/17/tributes-on-the-passing-of-norman-borlaug/ A Conservative Lesbian Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter http://aconservativelesbian.com/2009/09/17/tributes-on-the-passing-of-norman-borlaug/#comment-1855 Peter Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:38:05 +0000 http://www.aconservativelesbian.com/?p=1931#comment-1855 I knew about Dr. Borlaug, he was in the Reader's Digest and Farm Journal Mags I'd read in waiting rooms and suchlike places. As far as how much land to feed a given population? It's about to go way, way up. You have, of course, heard that they have turned off the water to much of Central California's Central Valley, turning that farmland into desert. Oddly, it's becoming desert because the water that onced flowed in the rivers is now going to LA and San Francisco and Sacramento for all of those urban environment experts. I knew about Dr. Borlaug, he was in the Reader’s Digest and Farm Journal Mags I’d read in waiting rooms and suchlike places.

As far as how much land to feed a given population? It’s about to go way, way up. You have, of course, heard that they have turned off the water to much of Central California’s Central Valley, turning that farmland into desert. Oddly, it’s becoming desert because the water that onced flowed in the rivers is now going to LA and San Francisco and Sacramento for all of those urban environment experts.

]]> By: Lynne http://aconservativelesbian.com/2009/09/17/tributes-on-the-passing-of-norman-borlaug/#comment-1854 Lynne Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:56:02 +0000 http://www.aconservativelesbian.com/?p=1931#comment-1854 I, too, did not know about Mr. Borlaug until his death. I was a child during the height of his career, so I suppose that's why. If you like to grow herbs, I strongly recommend adding some lemonthyme to your garden. Not only is it wonderful in salad dressings and on fish, it's a very pretty, very aromatic plant. .-= Lynne´s last blog ..<a href="http://defsi.typepad.com/deafening_silence/2009/09/woodburn-recovering-from-bomb-blast.html" rel="nofollow">Woodburn Recovering from Bomb Blast</a> =-. I, too, did not know about Mr. Borlaug until his death. I was a child during the height of his career, so I suppose that’s why.

If you like to grow herbs, I strongly recommend adding some lemonthyme to your garden. Not only is it wonderful in salad dressings and on fish, it’s a very pretty, very aromatic plant.
.-= Lynne´s last blog ..Woodburn Recovering from Bomb Blast =-.

]]> By: I R A Darth Aggie http://aconservativelesbian.com/2009/09/17/tributes-on-the-passing-of-norman-borlaug/#comment-1853 I R A Darth Aggie Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:19:07 +0000 http://www.aconservativelesbian.com/?p=1931#comment-1853 <i>is there a minimum amount of land, for example, that we need to reserve for food production and protect from development?</i> I'm sure there is, given a certain population. But we haven't hit it yet. In addition to feeding ourselves, and a sizable export product, we have enough to waste producing corn to make ethanol from and call it "fuel". But don't get me started on that. While good for farmers, turning corn into fuel isn't the best use of resources. Once we can reliably turn native Plain grasses into fuel, then we'll have something worth talking about. is there a minimum amount of land, for example, that we need to reserve for food production and protect from development?

I’m sure there is, given a certain population. But we haven’t hit it yet. In addition to feeding ourselves, and a sizable export product, we have enough to waste producing corn to make ethanol from and call it “fuel”.

But don’t get me started on that. While good for farmers, turning corn into fuel isn’t the best use of resources. Once we can reliably turn native Plain grasses into fuel, then we’ll have something worth talking about.

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