Seed dressing again today. First stop was a regular customer whom I like. Threaten is near Old Byland, which is a blink and you miss it little village a few miles from Reivoux. The job was only one and a half tonnes and didn't take long. I even got a cup of tea and some cake, a very happy driver. The next job! What can I say? The gentleman farms in an organic style, this means he doesn't receive chemical or fertiliser bills. But to do the job correctly it requires a lot of effort, planning and dedication and this man certainly doesn't have what it takes. Besides I think its immoral, it a world that short of food and part of the population is starving, to produce in a less efficient and productive way. The people who claim that organic farming is farming in a sustainable way are deluded. The UK is only sixty percent self sufficient in food, if we were to turn organic this would halve the production leaving the UK only thirty percent self sufficient. Hence the only way to make this work is to get rid of or kill off seventy percent of the population. I don't know about you but I want to be part of the remaining thirty percent. I don't think sustainable farming has a future, I can't imagine seventy percent of the population volunteering for euthanasia, can you? The last customer was fine, a normal sensible farmer who wanted two tonnes of seed cleaning and dressing, simple and easily done. Back to base just after five. See you tomorrow.
A good view, too good for an organic farmer.
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