1. Could the Irish potato farmers controlled the blight if they had rotated
their crops with barley or oats or some other Gramineae?
2. If organic agriculture grew out of a reaction to the increased use of
agricultural chemicals in production systems, why can the description of
"organic" be applied to any system that relies on non-synthetic inputs?
3. Wasn't the Irish potato famine really an example of unsustainable
organic agriculture?
4. Wouldn't Bill Duesing make a great neighbor? I think so.
Marc Safley
marc.safley@usda.gov