@Blanning. We have the same problem in Australia. We have excellent farming land that isn't being used. Instead we prefer to import our fruit and vegetables at a higher cost :confused:
@Iggy. What happened there? :huh:
@Iggy. How is your quest for being self sustaining going? I remember you talking about it before.
Believe it or not, at one time I was looking at the Doctorate program in Bio-regenerative Engineering at Cal State Polytechnic in San Luis Obispo.
I have some background in aquaculture and a BS in Preveterinary Animal Science.
I actually built some hydroponic systems at a local community college about 15 years ago that were fed by a few of our smaller aquaculture tanks.
So I have some experience in closed loop agricultural systems.
That being said, I don't think it is possible for us to be completely self sustaining.
I do still like to produce my own vegetables in season though.
And I keep track of the latest creatures that are popular in aquaculture ventures (funny these are often Australian).
Edit: Now that I think about it, a word as to why I would move from computers in the '80s and '90s to agriculture moving into the new millennium is in order.
Simple, I saw an opportunity to apply technology to our oldest profession (well, second oldest), and I find biology infinitely more interesting than electronics (with structures that are considerably more complex).
So OK, is that nerdy enough for you computer geeks?