Quote from: FogClearer on August 10, 2016, 09:00:39 AM

Quote from: EverGreenCoin on August 10, 2016, 07:09:41 AM

Quote from: FogClearer on August 10, 2016, 07:04:47 AM

Quote from: EverGreenCoin on August 10, 2016, 03:02:41 AM

My apologies for the lack of communication today, EGC community. We are getting a week or more of heavy rain and I had some agricultural obligations I needed to preform before that rain started...

Fertilize the fields of corn...

Get a tractor fixed (in the distance, circled in red) and out of the soybean field before it sinks from the many inches of rain coming...

I took a picture of the soybean pods forming for the EGC community also...

Also, I had to mow grass at two farms. I did not take pictures of that. Roll Eyes

Anyway, I see I have missed many communications. Sorry, I did not intend to ignore anyone. I am catching up now, while the buckets of rain start to fall... I will sleep well tonight! Well, depending on how excited I get when I look at today's market data. Wink

Hardworking guy

Are corn any soy fields GMO free?

Sadly, no. The seed cost for non GMO is out of this world. There is no way we could afford it. I don't even think we could easily get 50 acres of non GMO seed, if we were rich enough to afford it. This of course, all by design I believe.

Of course it is by design of shameless corporations and greed. They want the whole world to use seeds and plants that are not able to reproduce (even greater crime against nature) so they could sell seeds each year.

Don't want too sound harsh, but this is completely against your vision of EGC and what you are trying to establish with it.

GMO in food production could be viewed as far greater concern to our nature and ourselves as non-renewable energy, although this is also very important aspect of healthy living. Main objective for GMO produce is, that it is full of pesticides and herbicides already from the seeds onwards. The main reason for GMO producing is the plants are resistant to pesticides and herbicides and can be sprayed with that shit that is causing huge health problems to humans and animals and again humans eating them. I know in USA over 90% of soy is GMO, but you should realize it can be done, if there is will. Maybe it's time to sell some EGC and try to do something in that perspective for next season ;-) You could then again use your own seeds for seeding. Studies show by GMO farming soil is loosing humus and is slowly becoming sort of a desert. On the long run GMO farming will be less efficient than non-GMO and quantity will start to fall, not even mentioning the quality, this could never be compared.

It really is a shame great chemical corporations (Monsanto, Dupont) are ruling US government and causing all this hell. Since every little bit counts, you should really start looking into this option of producing GMO free produce, believe me, it's still possible. Some people are doing it and this could also be a great market opportunity for you.

This is not bashing, as you really are an honest guy (and I salute you for that), but all this EGC thing sounds quite hypocritical, if I view it from that perspective.

Forgive me for forgetting to say this earlier but now I emphasis it even more, welcome, welcome, WELCOME to the EverGreenCoin community.

Presently the sad fact is, if we do not plant GMO on every INCH of the property we can, we can't pay the property tax alone on that inch without other income. Most years, we operate at a loss and work hard to do that. We are small, 150 acres total of which only ~100 are tillable. In recent years we have started renting and using unused farmland close enough to get equipment to, that has helped. The only reason this property is not for sale is everyone involved has to hold a job outside of trying to farm. This is survival, with a relatively small amount of property, in a now corporate large farm only industry. If we plant one non GMO seed that fails to germinate, which the germination rate is far lower and many would not, the loss is only greater. Plus we would have had to quit our paying jobs to pull weeds and everything would be on the line if we suffered even a small percentage of crop failure.

I am not disagreeing with you at all, I too believe it can be done. I do sell organic produce in Kent, Ohio at a farmer's market often. But to risk the whole farm with similar endeavors, at least at present, is a gamble that the risks are too great on. You will be happy to learn we did risk 5 acres of non GMO buckwheat this year. It is doing well so far. I certainly hope we can proceed in that direction and we have every intention to as we steadily gain knowledge and the needed equipment. Then, when we do literally 'bet the farm', we can do so with confidence. We only need to expose ourselves to as much risk as we can afford to absorb in unfortunate results, gradually building the risk comfort zone, similar to crypto investing. Wink

Thank you so much for you comments, FogClearer!