Going green and farming was almost synonymous for centuries. It has only been in recent years when the farming industry has it become ruled by large corporations that green left the farm.
In America it was with the green backs that purchases were made. It was the little green sprouts that grew and became the source for more green backs. Even the fertilizer for centuries was green. All the waste from the farm animals was spread on the fields and then plowed under to rejuvenate the soil and make it green.
The boundaries of the small farm were surrounded with trees and bushes to not only be used as a windbreaker but to help keep the insect population at bay. The horse drawn plows were a green source of farm equipment.
At present day the large farm is no longer green except in terms of payment. With chemical fertilizers and pesticides in large use. The run off is damaging the water supply and animal population; the green has left the farm. Read the rest of this entry »
