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Ag & Society
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200 years ago 95% of people were farmers
less then 2% now Pa 18th income from farms PA #1 producer of mushroom |
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Food and Fiber system
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280 million people fed and clothed
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food production
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250 million farms in US
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green revolution
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chemicals fertilizers, grains, water
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industrialized country
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surplus of food water chemicals all the pieces that allow us to mass produce things
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farm to market
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local face to face
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subsistence farming
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meets just to farmers needs
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shifting cultivation
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clear land / plant / move on
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slash and burn
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cutting down all plant life and use the fertile ashes to grow good crops
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