tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post6701261526629202398..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-15149971837593566332009-01-10T18:16:00.000-06:002009-01-10T18:16:00.000-06:00Reading a diary of one of the founders of the New ...Reading a diary of one of the founders of the New Buffalo commune in Taos, I was struck by the combination of idealistic and inspirational entries of learning how to raise goats, potatoes, live close to the land, etc. along with dire predictions of how California was going to slip into the ocean and the like. I think young urban guys in particular who are rejecting the standard path of businessman, doctor, lawyer, banker, etc. need to justify that choice to themselves and their potential mates by convincing others the world is collapsing around them and that they will lead the world in the true path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-54928247482806440912009-01-07T11:02:00.000-06:002009-01-07T11:02:00.000-06:00anon:Like I said, detail and math work has never b...anon:<BR/><BR/>Like I said, detail and math work has never been a strong part of agrarian arguments.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-10074740324500492212009-01-07T10:52:00.000-06:002009-01-07T10:52:00.000-06:00While I understand the feelings of these individua...While I understand the feelings of these individuals they really do not understand what they wish for! Simple questions show the impratical side of this wish--Just what are the business end of dirt working tools made of? Metal of course and without metal working the dirt will be done with wooden tools. Second, the country is more wooded today then in 1800; why? We don't burn wood for heat and energy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-65666989566618938042009-01-06T16:21:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:21:00.000-06:00Henry Ford in 1941 had an understanding as to how ...Henry Ford in 1941 had an understanding as to how to grow(literally) a means of transport-<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxlj6fgQ-ZU <BR/>then consider its oil seed potential both as food and fuel.<BR/> Hemp was a crop grown in the past in the US. <BR/>Hemp railway is really thinking outside the box;-)<BR/>Hemp boats? that's easy- like the bodywork Henry made in 1941.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com