Smil explains how manufacturing became a fundamental force behind America‘s economic, strategic, and social dominance. He describes American manufacturing‘s rapid rise at the end of the 19th century, its consolidation and modernization between WW1 and WW2, its role as an enabler of mass consumption after 1945, and its decline. Penguin Random House
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pickThis was very interesting. It goes through 500 years of history and points out things and ways we messed up the environment. It's very broad but he does a good job.
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1. Sold this painting at Friday's market
2. Went fishing on Sunday (only caught perch)
3. My butter Tarts are a popular sell.
4. I received a really good review on my raspberry pie. The lady ordered 6 for this coming Wednesday Market
5. I made buns today. The whole house smells like a bakery.
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The history of the next fifty years will be the story of how we deal with--or fail to deal with-- the coming food shortages.
Bananas (continued):
Organics also tend to be grown at higher, drier elevations to somewhat limit pests, which means the bananas need massive irrigation to grow. The result is the food product with the highest chemical and carbon footprint, as well as the highest staff turnovers from death in any industry. Happy eating.
For those of you organic buffs who refuse to eat anything that's been touched with anything artificial, know that a roughly half-mile radius around organic banana plantations is practically nuked with non-organic pesticides and herbicides and fungicides to protect your proclivities.
