On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Ulhas Joglekar wrote:
> > The web site you mentioned is that of John Jeavons. I just heard from
> > him a week or so ago after 20 years. He has a remarkable program to
> > grow all the food a person needs on a tiny plot with 20 minutes a day
> > and no pesticides. Ulhas asked if organic farming could feed the
> > world -- maybe it was on pen-l. The answer is yes.
>
> Even a middle class family can not afford to buy a small flat, since the
> land prices are prohibitive in big cities of India. Millons live in
> slums, pavements etc. Who can afford a tiny plot for farming?
Come now, Ulhas. The point is that if these techniques allowed you to feed yourself with a tiny piece of land and a tiny amount of labor time, then farmers using them full time should have no problem victualing both themselves and the city folk.
Michael