21 Jul
2010
21 Jul
'10
4:48 a.m.
On 07/21/2010 12:42 PM, Joshua D. Boyd wrote:
On 07/20/10 16:28, Ken Restivo wrote:
Well when we run out of oil sometime in the next 10 years the Amish will
be feeding everyone so I say invest in horses ;-)
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Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:04:19AM -0400, Paul
Davis wrote:
As far as I can tell (with an hour of my commute going through amish
country both coming and going), most amish use ploughs. They just put
them behind horses instead of tractors.
Now, what I am also aware of is no till farming, which doesn't seem to
be practiced by the amish, but is practiced by one local farmer (who
also plays bass, but has no interest in linux audio). My friend leads
me to believe that it is very profitable, in addition to being eco
friendly.
Anyway, I am certainly in favor of using tractors though, both for
music and farming. I'm less in favor of seeing horse and buggies on
the road. I'm not sure that it is really fair to the horses. On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 5:55
PM,<fons(a)kokkinizita.net> wrote:
You live in Pennsylvania, yes? I believe these folks are called AMISH. Using farming machinery (*tractor) would even be
more
difficult to justify...
i note that some 15-20 years ago, i was quite a rabid reader of the
agricultural movement that decried the use of the plough, an attitude
that was even more rabid when it came to the tractor that pulls a
plough. those guys would excoriate anyone who suggested using these
tools; i, on the other hand, am quite happy to refer people towards
rui's very nice device.