[Magdalen] California drought

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 15:56:51 UTC 2014


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:

>
>
> In a message dated 11/17/2014 9:11:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:
>
> 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.
>


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