[Magdalen] California drought

[Jay Weigel]

Not to mention we make some very fine cheeses here in Virginia! Our
Mennonite farmers in the Shenandoah Valley produce some excellent ones.

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 11/17/2014 9:11:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
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> I know,  and we don't.  I have no idea how this thread got so wrong-headed
> so  fast.  We're not an ag monoculture.  Wikipedia is your  friend.>>>>
> Considering the drought, I've thought it remarkable that the California
> dairy
> business continues to survive as well as it has.  At least that's the
> impression
> I get from heavy advertising for California products we see here in
> Pennsylvania.
>
> I would think the pastures would be all dried up and purchasing hay  hauled
> in from elsewhere is very expensive.  Apparently not.
>
> Buying cheese, etc. from California here in the NE USA seems a bit of
> the proverbial coals to Newcastle, with all the fine products of  upstate
> New York, and additional contribution to the embarrass de richesses
> via the many Midwestern producers.
>
> I worry about the remarkable and unique forests of California.  I  get
> terrified seeing 100' Ponderosa Pines go up like a torch in these  fires.
> And how are the precious Sequoias doing?
>
>
> David Strang.
>