I understand your sentiments regarding greenhousing of ornamentals, that makes sense. However, wouldn't offsetting the cost of transportation of crops that prefer warmer weather be better than shipping them from overseas and elsewhere and make up for the cost of creating low cost greenhouse or clear mylar quonsets over the crops?

The Irish potato famine was what happens when an entire population relies on monoculture. Had they diversified their methods of agriculture and crops, there wouldn't have been a famine.

You're argument about corn being used as feed is another problem with ag in this country. Grass fed cows have less fats and saturated fats than their counterparts that are fed corn and other grains/animal feed. A piece of boneless skinless chicken has more fat and saturated fat and cholesterol than a piece of steak of the same size from a cow that has been grass fed.

Your argument regarding chemicals created in a lab environment through the discovery of certain biological interceptors is a bit of bad logic. Thats like saying cocaine or meth is created through natural means because they use ingredients that in some point in their past came from the earth. Well, everything comes from the Earth, so that's a bit of a moot point.

The EPA is a freaking joke, they do what lobbyists and paid off politicians tell them to do. They do the bare minimum for the environment and even that is questionable since they are not much more than the corporate arm of pollution regulation in the government.

I'm not saying that all farmers who use pesticides and plastic fertilizers are terrible, horrible people who are destroying the world. That would be far too simple-minded to be true. Many farmers only use pesticides in reaction to the problems associated with weeds and pests and blights and so on and not as a general rule even when there are not any health issues with their crop. I feel as if you may think I am demonizing farming and agriculture in the U.S. when in fact I am just pointing out a few flaws. Farmers are the hardest working people in the U.S. and I think most farmers are responsible when it comes to taking care of their land and their farms. I see nothing wrong with what they do or how they treat their crop. What I do have a problem is the chemical companies that knowlingly create pesticides and treatments for crops that have adverse effects on the environment and as a direct result on us humans.

I don't farm, however, I've had an organic garden for several years and took Urban farming classes in college (enough to be a "master gardner" whatever the hell that means) that while they didn't teach me widescale agricultural techniques, did teach me what you can do to grow produce sustainably. I've read several books about organic farming and the industrial process used in current methods of agriculture. We visited farms while in that class and spoke with both organic farmers and farmers that use pesticides as a means to control their yield. I don't see them as evil people who poison their crops and the Earth around them as if I was a blinded moron. Their livelihood is at stake and its either work 5-10 times as hard or spray some stuff once a year. I understand the cost effectiveness and sometimes the necessity to do so. Also if you respond to me yet again, I'm just gonna go ahead and not respond because you clearly have everything figured out and won't be swayed one way or another from your opinion.