I love that this is a series about the dignity of labor. But it’s from Business Insider, the voice of the corporate class.
@BobbyIronsights2 ай бұрын
Corporations are just very large groups of people. Yes, people suck, singly and in groups, but the majority of what corporations do benefit society. Fun fact. 500 years ago it was fashionable to complain about the craftsman guilds.... the more things change....
@GranDio3112 ай бұрын
Leftists
@mitzo4526Ай бұрын
@@BobbyIronsights corporations don't benefit society. all work is done through the working class, the people who make the decisions are the ones who get money from other people's hard work. any good deeds they do are calculated to see if it would benefit them. The incentive under a capitalist system is to stay at the top and suck everyone dry, that's why everything today is so bad and costs so much. read Marx, he wasn't a perfect economist but he saw everything that's happened from a mile away
@YungCliqueАй бұрын
Bro is just being a hater for no reason whatsoever
@IfyouvotedforbidenyouarnthumanАй бұрын
@@BobbyIronsightsno they don’t they constantly steal from more capable and intelligent people
@joshuagharis90172 ай бұрын
The clog guy, Martin, makes it look easy, but wood working is so so tough and unforgiving
@cvdheydenАй бұрын
I do wood carving, and I know exactly what you mean.
@mskima0013 ай бұрын
Every crafts people who are dedicated to preserving their cultures and heritages deserved more recognition and better financial aids and stable markets. Skilled people like these are too precious seeing their arts dying and getting consumed by a greedy world where everyone is trying to get rich 'working less with minimum efforts'!! This channel has done great job.
@dollhouseq15302 ай бұрын
It's not just the get rich crowd. It's our need to have everything "fast" and overnight. These products take time and lots of effort. The consumer's mindset would need to change
@1dK6282 ай бұрын
I mean I don’t think I’d want to work in a job that lets me barely get by
@magnusmostrom59852 ай бұрын
3❤😂erre3🎉🎉
@Matt-bp5vy2 ай бұрын
How about machine typist? Scribe that rewrites book copies? No? Just a romantic trades? If something isn't needed by almost anybody this isn't a job it's a hobby. Sorry
@rtqii3 ай бұрын
11:52 - They are going to close or have already closed this noodle factory because of the pollution it produces. They were milling a locally grown bitter cassava that is very high in starch and cyanogenic glycosides. The rinse water after soaking the cassava has enzymes that convert the glycosides into hydrogen cyanide, and the drainage water, untreated, flowed into a local creek and killed all the aquatic life. When they talk about the quality of their product they mean that all the cyanide went downstream instead of into the noodles.
@1dK6282 ай бұрын
Jesus
@annisasholikhah53722 ай бұрын
they are still operating there. I search Indonesia news, no mentioning they are closed. and there is recent news about their business in Indonesia news last month. it's like culture food, as long as there's people work in factory, they will still operating
@Havaseet23 ай бұрын
I always thought clogs looked ridiculous. I tried on a pair and couldn't believe how comfortable they were.
@adamf70893 ай бұрын
You still thought right though… they do look ridiculous
@tyrone68202 ай бұрын
Guessing you never wore crocks before.
@cairomiravity2 ай бұрын
Imagine wearing something because it's not ugly yet not functional 😂
@At473882 ай бұрын
@@adamf7089
@deekuijer2 ай бұрын
They don't look ridiculous in the Netherlands when they're worn ... and worn by use ... in fact they look charming in a time where people are paying ridiculous prices for shoes often made at furious paces by underpaid and overworked employees. So please continue to enjoy something comfortable, natural and made with ❤.
@missromiea2 ай бұрын
Handmade and painted clogs are so beautiful.
@JosephArias5063 ай бұрын
As a latino that speaks english I feel that the salt makers are talking in 3 languages at the same time.
@parkerfilms30382 ай бұрын
Gotta love colonization 💀
@dorothygale11042 ай бұрын
@@parkerfilms3038 “You people figured out so many ways to talk to each other that finally nobody can.” - the God character played by George Burns from the film “Oh,God!”
@roxcyn2 ай бұрын
Joseph, it's Tagalo and Malay which use some Spanish and English words.
@nash55382 ай бұрын
@@roxcynit sounds like bisaya i think. I was born in mindanao philippines so i speak and understand bisaya but i can’t speak tagalog unlike most filipinos that live in manila or the northern part of philippines
@roxcyn2 ай бұрын
@@nash5538 - Oh, I see. Thanks for letting us know.
@suff653 ай бұрын
Ancient work for a bladesmith.. ...with a grinder!!!!! The rest was absolutely stunning. 5 stars,thanks for posting.
@yolandagerardo56772 ай бұрын
I w
@TelosDextroza2 ай бұрын
What are the odds that these two craftsman of clogs both are lefthanded, respect for lefthanded people ❤
@1dK6282 ай бұрын
Your acting like there some kind of suppressed minority forced Into slavery type of people
@TelosDextroza2 ай бұрын
@@1dK628 Not at all!
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
@1dK628 You're close. In a way they are, since most items are designed and manufactured for right-handed people. Lefties either have to learn to adapt or have to order special.
@TelosDextroza2 ай бұрын
@@dross24MA Well said!!!
@TheOriginalArchie3 ай бұрын
Love the Zildjian segment.
@mitzo4526Ай бұрын
they make great cymbals. i prefer paiste but you can't go wrong with zildjian
@netneo713 ай бұрын
I just love any traditional crafts. The craftsman always makes it look so easy although it's only years of experience to make it look simple. All these crafts should be honoured, but unfortunately they will probably die out in moderation society. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways and shouldn't be lost, no matter how much modern technology tries to replicate old skills. If you have any old skills, pass the knowledge on. If you don't have the skills, recognise them and pay what those years of experience are really worth!
@RobertFothergill-u1z3 ай бұрын
Edgar is the man, he's about teaching and teamwork and passing down the craft and skills to the next generation..........I've lost my cool and had blowouts at work before 😢but being man enough to put it aside and patch things up to get the job done and then have a pint after, is something my grandfather taught me.......but truthfully in his time there was a war raging on😮 and my other grandfather was flying in the pacific 😮 and both grandma's were nurses ❤ but they both told me to just leave difference aside and man up❤
@RobertFothergill-u1z3 ай бұрын
People are different........but truthfully we all want the same thing. So please put differences aside, buck up and get the job done so you can get home to your family.........believe it or not, but that dude you are beefing with just wants the same thing.......... he might be wrong, or started it .......but truthfully that's not enough to fight for......so be the better man and support your family and sleep in your bed❤ because jail racks are awful 😴
@honor9lite13373 ай бұрын
Yes
@noellenagle7302 ай бұрын
Not sure what Edgar is doing now, but Waterford Crystal hasnt been made in Waterford since 2009... a lot of the craftsmen went to Galway Crystal and Tipperary Crystal..
@amandalayman2993 ай бұрын
It is INFURIATING that you do not link these business pages that have options to support them online... Even just listing the business names so people can look them up on their own or simply where they are in the world... Come on, Insider...
@nightburrito92833 ай бұрын
you'll be okay. deep breaths.
@TwoAcresandaMule3 ай бұрын
That would be considered advertising and the try hards on the other side would cry foul
@maxr15642 ай бұрын
i think its like a legal thing
@Wasko13122 ай бұрын
calm down.
@gruntopolouski59192 ай бұрын
When you’re right, you are right.
@waynestewart64922 ай бұрын
Anyone who can do this can create almost anything! Great craftsmanship
@lianefehrle99213 ай бұрын
The way they make the salt in bowl I never knew about this way of cooking it. Thanks to the web I learned something new today
@oliviacrews58222 ай бұрын
CANT WE HAVE THE BUSINESS LINKS TO SUPPORT! My mom had these silly gucci clogs when i was little n ive wanted a real pair ever since
@Freesavh17762 ай бұрын
The painter is so freaking awesome. I'd live to meet him. I haven't kept a smile that big during a migraine in... forever.
@wveoeornenqjwo2 ай бұрын
videos like this are why i love youtube
@cybronichuman3 ай бұрын
"When you have a hardwood it's also heavy." I know this feeling
@vickyvratti66522 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@DonaldKDever2 ай бұрын
I loved every minute of this video. Wonderful talent in the world. ❤
@connorriddell67642 ай бұрын
As an aspiring amateur bladesmith i thought i was getting pretty decent i know of course there are sooooo many much more talented craftsmen/women out there but i still aspire to be the best i can be and learn and i found the last dagger maker super inspirational both in how much i have to learn and how much can be done with such a simple setup i also work out of a backward workshop no fancy machines here just handmade specialty tools and basic hand tools with some super basic power tools and he can make beautiful art like this. I find it mesmerizing there is so much complexity to what they are doing way more than just smacking hot things with a hammer... amazing...
@unebonnevie2 ай бұрын
The man that paints clogs is funny. "My wife needs a lot of money." He had patience to have such a business. $50 euros per painted pair of clots is so cheap, considering the cost of two hours of his life.
@Frontline_view_kaiser2 ай бұрын
25EUR per hour is pretty good
@Volkbrecht2 ай бұрын
@@Frontline_view_kaiser Not really. It would make for a decent salary. But as with any business, you still have to deduct your running costs, tools and materials. Then there is no paid vacation, no sick leave... the reason these trades are dying is that they don't pay too well.
@unebonnevie2 ай бұрын
@@Frontline_view_kaiser Don't forget taxes, your healthcare cost (even little in Europe), tool costs, material costs, time, etc. 🙂25EUR is almost nothing.
@Frontline_view_kaiser2 ай бұрын
@@unebonnevie What do you mean? That's twice the minimum wage. I know Software developers that make less here in Germany. Hell I work for a Belgian Company and I only make 20. If you work full time at 25EUR per hour your well above the average income in the Netherlands and tool/material costs won't make much of a dent in your monthly income
@lucabaumert77642 ай бұрын
@@Frontline_view_kaiser What? You have no idea what you are talking about. 25/hour is great. As an employee. As a self employed person, that's not gonna keep you above waters. Material, tools, healthcare, taxes - you simply cannot even remotely compare 25€ as an employee with making 25€ in your own business.
@jackfromthejungle75382 ай бұрын
Zildjian cymbals are truly one of the best
@darbysdownhomedetecting3 ай бұрын
Stumbled upon this by accident but glad it happened! Very interesting 🤔 I love learning & wood working so this was a treat for me!
@tjacobconley12 ай бұрын
This seems like a legitimate journalistic source but not for tech, maybe for history. I like history.
@jessicabrumfield71293 ай бұрын
It would be nice to have links provided for these craftsmen’s websites.
@131dyana2 ай бұрын
Was interested in all industries. thank you.
@focoagrotech3 ай бұрын
While traditional Dutch clogs are often celebrated as an enduring craft, it's questionable whether their supposed durability truly outweighs the practicality and comfort of modern footwear, making their continued production more about nostalgia than necessity.
@Bubajumba3 ай бұрын
This is true, here in Norway we use a modern hybrid type called "tre sko", having the comforts of modern shoos and the sturdiness and durability of the old ones, easy to put on, since they have that half shape like sandals. Mostly popular with older people thought
@RagnarokGenesis003 ай бұрын
same question goes for leather only boots. however it all depends on your daily life and the selection of footwear for the activity you use it for. for clogs i do not see myself on long walks, heavy load working environment, and driving. Everything else other than those 3 activities I can see myself using clogs due to durability. however foot has to have supporting arch designs .
@niko1even3 ай бұрын
Same thing can be said about most old school stuff. It's about preserving tradition, and tradition is important
@NarmiDoguape3 ай бұрын
Amazing only few still use methods like this exist. Keep up the work and hope your kids continue.
@jaapspruitenburg66253 ай бұрын
The man making them is also more a tourist attraction than he makes a living out of selling the clogs. His shop is a souvenir shop and he attracts the tourists with showing how it was done, as there only a handful of dutchman would walk every day on it. Also if you would convert the labor for making the clog into him making an average dutch salary, they wouldn't sell at all because it would wat expensive.
@KevinN-df8eoАй бұрын
Is it really 3 hours plus long?? I lost all track of time. I am watching all of these for sure. Very, very good.
@uret23 ай бұрын
I have a strange love for noodles and pasta, and i am not even italian.
@phoenixrobinson48043 ай бұрын
I had no idea there is good and bad salt . Guess I just never gave it any thought.
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
I grew up with thyroid issues (referred to as "goiter" in the video). An alternative to using processed iodized salt is regular/alternative un-iodized salt plus kelp in tablet form daily. We were told to switch to iodized salt, but the specialist also had us taking kelp alomg with the thyroid tablets since kelp (basically seaweed) is high in easily absorbed iodine.
@darbysdownhomedetecting3 ай бұрын
Dagger maker was an amazing artist!
@oddpodd7016 күн бұрын
Magnificent, such skill and passion
@greeneyesfromohio41033 ай бұрын
I love this kind of stuff!
@dockaos9243 ай бұрын
Loved the clogger
@shaheen062 ай бұрын
Great video. Opened my mind of the world.
@giantslug69693 ай бұрын
>blaming cows instead of the diet they're being fed FEED THE COWS GRASS INSTEAD OF SOY BYPRODUCT
@grillitsen41852 ай бұрын
Echt geweldig. Alleen jammer dat dit over een paar jaar weg is….
@adamschorcht64772 ай бұрын
I would like to ask for a links to these manufacturers. It is kind of sad to make popular video about the last generation of craftsman and do not support them at all.
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
As has been said elsewhere, that would be considered as advertising by many distributors. I have seen youtubers get around it by saying they will pin links in the description, but for this, to have it in the documentary post itself, that would involve creating some sort of additional cover commentary, something beyond just posting someone else's documentary.
@riv4953 ай бұрын
UY!! PHILIPPINES! 👏❗👏 WHOAAA!
@trevorstroud93342 ай бұрын
As an American, and I love being an American, I love my country, but this type of craftmanship and level of devotion to a job has been lost over here. I love seeing this stuff and would love to see it really take precedence here in the states.
@patboyd15872 ай бұрын
I bought a pair of plain wooden clogs over 50 years ago, I could wear them but they were not too comfy.
@theaveragejoebody2 ай бұрын
This is incredible. Sad these crafts / trades are dying off.
@auro19863 ай бұрын
your fast and easy automated production to make cheap alternatives of these things affect earth in such a way that it will take many lifetimes to cure earth
@kellyschram54863 ай бұрын
@@auro1986 my? I'm sorry but I don't run dairy's but I have worked on some there is nothing cheap or fast about it. You cannot rush nature nor would one want to. My suggestion is to think before you accuse those you do not know.
@auro19863 ай бұрын
@@kellyschram5486 you are a thief
@thecanadiancaribou3 ай бұрын
Handcrafted goods are worth the money. Unfortunately today, people would rather buy an item every year for 10 years, vs paying half for an item that lasts 10 years. It's quite sad. They only see the initial cost, and consider quality. Chinese stuff is cheap for ba reason lol
@1dK6282 ай бұрын
@@auro1986how the hell is he a thief
@JustAStumpКүн бұрын
I was so sad about them forcing cows to drink beer, i can't even explain the relief i felt when the son said he doesnt do that anymore!
@Nimrawid2 ай бұрын
I need a battery one xD but you got me interested, i remember those as huge fridge sized machines as expensive as a car. This is game changer
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
What was the item/machine, and to whom was the comment directed? (You got me curious...😊)
@Nimrawid2 ай бұрын
@@dross24MA It was actually an error from android TV! haha the comment was for video about portable induction heat gun :p
@aminoto-33 ай бұрын
Those pots of salt cost £120 each in the UK… I wonder how much of that gets back to the workers who labour so hard to make it.
@SpyGaming-zdxs2 ай бұрын
Wooden shoes are really cool! Not gonna lie!
@oyi212 ай бұрын
I love watching these videos only problem is I can’t use it to fall asleep. If only it was dubbed in English?
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
Seriously, I agree. 😁 (So, I bookmark them and watch later.😊)
@echo-e63292 ай бұрын
I watched half this video instead of doing my homework :^)
@Scarrs906428 күн бұрын
Sad that this things are going away history is the best teacher
@Sting_Paparazzi2 ай бұрын
The best episode of the year😂😂😂😂, Crazy how sol was left hanging 😂😂😂
@deekuijer2 ай бұрын
And the name Kees in the Dutch farming piece is pronounced like case in English, like a case of beer, or a briefcase.
@MaverickTomcat692 ай бұрын
Amazing
@LosLobos-v6l2 ай бұрын
Clogs r works of art - how interesting it is that wood was the choice vs leather .
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
Think of the times and surroundings - wood was practical, leather was less so and clogs went back to when leather work was not as common as now.
@residuevideos7 күн бұрын
Food noodle... Nice!
@event1idro-bn8fq3 ай бұрын
long life for people who preserve their culture 🛐
@TheHollomap2 ай бұрын
The painter painting those clogs like they are a dalahest. 😂
@Sandee_CrinklesackАй бұрын
the noodle making job you could learn in an afternoon haha
@alldayeveryJA2 ай бұрын
That K custom trash smash is so 🔥🔥🔥
@robertkochlefl91493 ай бұрын
Before anyone does anything in life you have to care.
@its_blacknblue2 ай бұрын
Who reads the comments while listening
@GenuinelyCurious1202 ай бұрын
Me lol
@MadiHunt-pq3rs2 ай бұрын
Sometimes it helps
@rtqii2 ай бұрын
@@MadiHunt-pq3rs Lots of times I will start a video and drop down into the comments before it gets going. Sometimes I will glance at 2-3 comments and go find something else to watch. Other times I will watch the video, but it is not uncommon I will just listen to the narration and read and post down here.
@shredead2 ай бұрын
My brain thinks it can do both then goes "eh never mind just pause it"
@dizzlefshizzle2 ай бұрын
16:02 each batch makes around wonton of soup noodle! 😏😅😅
@MethsiaMaeАй бұрын
God I love this, so rich in culture
@tflydutchman38282 ай бұрын
22:25 play it in slowmotion :o, that was a close call, he almost cut his finger off.
@robertryan138012 күн бұрын
Came for the clogs, stayed for the salt!
@ne0nZchr0me2 ай бұрын
Clogs before crocs
@kellyschram54863 ай бұрын
I'm sorry but I think blaming dairy's for modern cases is wrong
@ThisDirtyWhiteBoy3 ай бұрын
Agreed! How can anyone say that farming is causing air pollution in LosAngelas?!?! That’s crazy! Monocrop agriculture is certainly an issue, but cows aren’t the reason air pollution in overpopulated cities is a problem. If this were the case, the air pollution would not have cleared up drastically during the pandemic. Cows didn’t stop pooping because there was a pandemic, but cars did stop driving. It’s definitely not hard to understand, if one simply tries using logic rather than emotion or ideology.
@1dK6282 ай бұрын
@@ThisDirtyWhiteBoyI will agree cows don’t cause air pollution but the methane helps the earths temp go up
@Alexlittle93 ай бұрын
This is amazing
@honor9lite13373 ай бұрын
That Indonesian is Great!!
@BeardOfPower72 ай бұрын
The government says that the dairy farms create a negative environmental impact because of nitrogen emissions. They show a dead forest to reference this. Then you look at the trees directly around the farm and they're all very healthy. The area looks beautiful. Something's not right with these claims.
@sobaaasobaaa85642 ай бұрын
banger
@TECNOLOGIAINCREIBLE13 ай бұрын
¡Gracias Business Insider por compartir este fantástico vídeo! 🙌 Estoy completamente de acuerdo en que estas carreras realmente requieren toda una vida para dominarlas. 👏 Eso me genera curiosidad por el desarrollo de la tecnología en estas profesiones. ¿Están las máquinas modernas cambiando la forma en que abordamos y trabajamos en estos campos? 🤔🔧
@tinaprice49482 ай бұрын
I wish they would put links to maybe where you can buy these things or help support them :/
@brendalai68492 ай бұрын
The clog guy just doesn’t sleep 😂
@lunasnowlynx3092 ай бұрын
Very old American. I am so impressed with your work ethic. We used to have this, but now we are nothing.but fat and lazy. I pray that we will remember who we are.
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
There are exceptions plus many people are into artisan crafts as hobbies.- they think it's fun.
@floridaexperience40882 ай бұрын
I hope to god my ramen noodles are made under more sanitary conditions 😂
@victorlaurent372 ай бұрын
Those noodles have a kick to the flavour
@shredead2 ай бұрын
Would definitely not be what we call GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) in the US manufacturing world... But we'd also be stuffing it with fillers and preservatives here so who can say anyone's doing anything correctly 🤷
@djbraff77912 ай бұрын
Yeah... I dont really want the bare foot pressed noodles lol...especially after seeing the same feet walking bare around the factory lol
@EffectPlaceboThe2 ай бұрын
Clog makers and painters in Holland michigan USA
@spasik_m2 ай бұрын
Work smart, not hard. It's the best explanation why traditional craftsmanships are becoming extint
@Milton2k3 ай бұрын
Most are of course niche products. Some can be even considered art. Yet the sad thing about a shrinking niche market is that only the best will prevail, until it disappears. completely.
@Jsarmy871243 ай бұрын
🫠
@skiporbit3 ай бұрын
Thank you for saying, close to retirement.
@Outrageous_Bear2 ай бұрын
Yeah… the noodles are super insalubrious
@leylanumblas82642 ай бұрын
sturgil simpson uses martin guitars and i find that super interesting.
@eskee12 ай бұрын
5:30... He said he dont study but he sounds so smart?
@HardRockMiner3 ай бұрын
Imagine some stranger who thinks they're intelligent trying to shut down your centuries old business? 🙄
@GenuinelyCurious1202 ай бұрын
Happens every day. Things phase out over time, all the time. You want cheap stuff? Artisanal crafts aren't cost effective 🤷♂️
@BarrowedtimeBrian2 ай бұрын
BINGO
@maiktajda2 ай бұрын
Gvd klootzaken, straks men moet krekels gaan eten, dit is de resultaat van leftists aan de macht hebben, zij zeiken over koeien maar zien de vliegtuigen niet dat bij zonschijn chemtrails spuiten in de lucht, Nederland moet uit het EU.
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
@@GenuinelyCurious120 They may not be inexpensive, but many of the ones I have also are not cheap and have lasted generations - something you often cannot say about the inexpensive, mass produced items.
@jagwar12343 ай бұрын
Interesting
@zinckensteel2 ай бұрын
I bet that would make some neat looking faux-fordite at 7:34
@radmed9793 ай бұрын
Amazing talent the clog guy
@mayajjubilee57972 ай бұрын
14:56 Wow, im sure his back must be hurting to do that all the time. Ouch 😢
@AndriaJasmer47Ай бұрын
Skilled people like these are too precious seeing their arts dying and getting consumed by a greedy world where everyone is trying to get rich 'working less with minimum efforts'!
@solraczevehc37612 ай бұрын
I used to work for GC corporate in Westlake Village during 2002-2011 was the percussion special order and file control for the department. Meaning I used to enter into the system anything new with descriptions cost and retail upc numbers and billing info. Was a fun time.
@williesnyder28992 ай бұрын
2:22:00: From one bowl to another, some twenty-six feet away… Good food tonight, and down the drain tomorrow morning. Not to diminish the effort of making, or the enjoyment of consuming, but the act of elimination is also a very human pleasure.
@uxb11122 ай бұрын
Agriculture is not the problem. Agribusiness is.
@billrowan19572 ай бұрын
12:50 thank God for OSHA
@paulfantham8855Ай бұрын
I always wondered how plumbuses were made
@SubvertTheState2 ай бұрын
That Rembrandt painting (mosaic) is incredible. Its a shame people don't value tradition. The Netherlands should just ship their manure to low nitrogen places who need it for their soils. They SHOULD NOT sell out. Take it from us banking slaves in the US.
@dross24MA2 ай бұрын
WOW! Recyle ××it!? 😮 Send it somewhere that needs it? What a concept! 😮 Someone needs to send "Them" the memo.
@drxzt2 ай бұрын
I felt bad for the Dutch clog-makers that their art is dying and their sons do not want to take over the business, I'd feel responsible to keep my family's art alive.
@oculusangelicus89783 ай бұрын
The problem with Nitrogen is perhaps at moderate levels, but people have an inane right to be able to farm and create proper food production for their nation. The Narrator says in LA, California, she says that agriculture has contributed to air pollution. Are you kidding me??? LA is in the southern part of Cali, and most of that land, BY FAR is arid unusable desert, Besides LA has what 12 million? the most recent number is 12.48 million people, and the number of automobiles per household is much higher than it is in the Netherlands, I can tell you that is for certain, Since most Dutch people who live and work in the cities only use bicycles, so in LA, the largest contributor to pollution in most definitely NOT agricultural businesses like Dairy farms. you want to know a huge contributor to nitrates and nitrogen in the environment is Fertilizers that are sprayed indiscriminately on the fields of grain farmers yearly, and it is so bad that there has been a map produced showing just how bad the flow of chemical nitrates flow into the oceans every year, Dairy farms are NOT the worst offenders it is most definitely the grain farmers and other plant based agriculture that uses fertilizers. Ammonia and cattle droppings are excellent fertilizers for fields, the problem is that because factory farms are the ones that refuse to summer-fallow their fields and use natural fertilizers that are much less dangerous to the environment than chemical fertilizers. If the Dairy farmers would work in conjunction with the grain farmers, the use of solid animal wastes as fertilizers for the fields would be a significantly better alternative to the chemical pellets and sprays used by the grain industry, that would then seep into the VERY high water table that Holland has and then pollute the groundwater that also feeds the forested areas. Another way to work with the forrested areas is to plant more species of trees that are tolerant to the nitrates in the ground water and soil. Ammonia in urine from cattle is hardly a concern if the Farmers were to receive the aid of the government to pay for the equipment that can separate the solids from the liquids so that both can be treated and recycled as needed. there are places around the world that have such poor soil they cannot grow much of anything, those wastes can be recycled and sold to the regions where soils quality is poor, then erosion destroys what is left, what makes all the difference for rebuilding good quality soil, is good quality natural fertilizers that would allow plants to grow, thus stabilizing the soil, and allowing the natural cycle of life and death of plants to recreate what good growing soil is. Most of the Earth could be reconstituted in this way, it if weren't for short sighted politicians who want to single out a specific industry for blame when it is EVERYONE'S responsibility to try and make things work. I live in the Breadbasket of North America, and we have been growing crops of grain and dairy as well as beef Cattle for well over two hundred years here, and have NOT had much problem with excess nitrates in the soil or groundwater because we do things the old way here. Any animals that poo, and the last time I checked, it was all of them, we use their droppings as fertilizers and we also summer fallow our land as well. Letting it rest for at least one season, allowing the leftovers of the previous crops to break down and add more nutrients to the soi (composting)l. plus continue to spread the animal droppings on the soil to add back that which was taken out by the crops. And after two hundred years of growing animals and crops, the soil is still BLACK and rich in nutrients that will grow anything that decides to germinate in it without much needed to be added, other than water.
@Drunkenbotanists2 ай бұрын
I would love to support some of these businesses. Wish there were links.