http://rockrivertimes.com/2009/09/14/truthout-can-a-farm-state-feed-itself/ The Rock River Times - THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1993 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rockrivertimes.com/2009/09/14/truthout-can-a-farm-state-feed-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-241 paul hansberry Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:37:04 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=20217#comment-241 That is because of our 'global economy'. farms are businesses and with property taxes thru the roof any more, farmers have no choice but to send as much 'product' where they can get the best dollar i.e. non farming states. the other reason is stores buy cheap as possible also. example: a friend of shops at the Loves Park Schunks, she noticed a great deal of produce comes from Mexico etc. The store do not buy local. That is because of our ‘global economy’.
farms are businesses and with property taxes thru the roof any more, farmers have no choice but to send as much ‘product’ where they can get the best dollar i.e. non farming states.
the other reason is stores buy cheap as possible also. example: a friend of shops at the Loves Park Schunks, she noticed a great deal of produce comes from Mexico etc. The store do not buy local.

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