"Daniel J. Stern" wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Pooh Bear wrote:
>
> >> With all due respect I would like to know where the fertilizer comes
> >> from that grows the corn? Isn't it a petrochemical based product?
> >
> > Are you suggesting that *fertiliser* is what the plant actually
consumes
> > to grow ? I suggest you learn something about how plants grow. They
> > existed before fertiliser you know !
>
> Evasive non-answer. Farming *as practised today* is a very oil-intensive
> process.
It doesn't *have* to be. The use of large quantities of chemicals may make
it
easier thoguh.
Graham
