Food Crisis: What’s Coming Can Be Stopped
Having been raised on a cranberry marsh, I have quite the affinity and respect for anyone who works the soil for a living. My father made his living in the industry for 50 years before a well-earned retirement two years ago. He’s had to stand in front of and up to many local officials involved in managing cranberry marshes and other farming properties, as well as advocates for environmental extremism.
His question to every one of them was, “Do you like to eat?” Today’s Americans take for granted that food will always be a short drive or walk away at the grocery store. Farming technology has progressed to the point of being highly efficient, maximizing yield. It’s one reason why American farmers as a whole can successfully feed more than just the country’s current population.
However, as Sri Lanka has demonstrated, if American farmers are forced to adhere to government micromanagement of their industry, then the unavailability of food can become a reality.
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