( January 13, 2010 Journal entry written prior to setting up my website)
We flew into Fort Lauderdale Florida today, shivering in the unseasonably cold weather of 30 F degrees. We came here to attend the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscapers Association (FNGLA). While this group’s focus is not food growing they share the same woes, as all farmers in this region are experiencing, that of plummeting cold temperatures, for an extended two week long duration causing significant set back, die back and or total loss of crops. Whether it be the giant citrus industry or the landscape industry, small farmer or backyard grower….all farmers are worried about their crops. Such is the life of a farmer, integrally connected to natures cycles of weather phenomena. While farmers do incorporate man made mechanisms like greenhouses, to have more control in their growing environments, nature’s weather still is a major player in a farmers career, and shows its impact like it is showing now in Florida this early January. Consumers of food will probably feel the negative impact on availability and price of food grown in this region. Tomorrow I will search out where and when the Farmers Markets are happening in this area, and see how the people there are faring.
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