There is a lot of discussion whether old is better than new.
Today farmers are using pesticides and machines with their crops and thinking
that the amount of crops is better than the quality. Many organic farmers still
use old techniques to make the crop the best they can be. People today use
machines that are not helpful for the long run just like the Pilgrims.
The English didn’t know how to evolve to the New world. They
didn’t know the climate was so cold and the techniques they were using were not
as useful as they thought. The English were mainly struggling with the crops.
When the English made a treaty with Massasoit they received Squanto as a
gesture of friendship. Squanto helped the English with how they grew crops and
shared his Native American skills. Squanto shared his wisdom on old techniques
that were more useful than modern techniques. One technique used was putting
fish in the soil near the crops. This gave the soil more nutrients helping the
different crops to grow.
The English used modern tools and techniques that weren’t
helpful in the new world. The English used techniques that weren’t better in
the long run.
Just like the Pilgrims, some farmers today are using old
skills and tool. Organic farmers are getting quality goods. They are staying
away from pesticides and machines. Organic technique are better for both the
crops and the environment.
Both Squanto and organic farmers are using traditional
techniques.
Links:
Fish Fertilizing:
http://groundtoground.org/2011/09/09/fertilizing-your-garden-with-fish/
Organic Farming: http://www.new-ag.info/01-1/pov.html
Citations:
Main, Emily. "Organic Farmers to Monsanto: We Won't
Back Down | Rodale News."Organic Farmers to Monsanto: We Won't Back Down |
Rodale News. Rodale News. Web. 08 Jan. 2014.
I liked your blog post! It was very informative on the ways the pilgrims learned how to farm. I didn't realize that farmers even today are still using this technique, this is great for the environment and for ourselves. More farmers should look into not using pesticides to better ourselves and world.
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ReplyDeleteI liked your post. I loved how you used pictures to break up your post. I also really liked how you spent as much time blending your two ideas together as you did explaining the individual ones. This makes it really easy to understand and follow. I agree that farmers should really stop using pesticides and think about the Native Americans.