Following up to Sacha wrote:

I don't think anyone other than a government that couldn't find the
countryside with a GPS, 6 helicopters and ESP, is going to argue with that.
We might not manage everything and we won't have avocados in January but we
could probably grow most of what we *need*, as opposed to *want*.

trouble is the whole globalised world economy is based on the opposite
idea, that things are produced where costs are lowest and that
production is controled by demand, not by government dictat.
--
Mike Reid
Cutty Sark appeal"http://www.cuttysark.org.uk"
City of Adelaide petition
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/cuttysarksister/
to email remove clothing.