tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post1746406104952695273..comments2024-03-27T16:08:30.313-05:00Comments on The Great Change: Leaf CuttersAlbert Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627996921976501534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-753998835553182242015-02-23T09:41:57.917-06:002015-02-23T09:41:57.917-06:00Good point Joe. I believe though most rice paddies...Good point Joe. I believe though most rice paddies also functioned as fish farms to a small degree. And per your point of no chemicals, probably supported a web of life unlike a cornfield or any other mono crop thereby assuring a diverse setting.Danny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239701610522812113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-8337751842153637992015-02-22T15:56:48.808-06:002015-02-22T15:56:48.808-06:00It was possible for pre-industrial revolution mono...It was possible for pre-industrial revolution mono-cultures to be net energy positive. It may be that some still are (think rice paddies without machine or chemical fertilizer inputs), though the proportion is almost certainly dwindling. <br /><br />I'm not saying that mono-culture is the preferred method of growing food, but how it is managed is more important than the "mono" part.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251330546889158364noreply@blogger.com