Part 2: The Subsidence Post
So we’re
in a lettuce
field. Now
what?
Whoa! Hang on to your hats,
folks! Where did you learn to fly,
Archimedes, the circus???
Have you ever tried to haul a
bunch of oranges? It’s not easy.
Well, you
could have at
least gotten us
closer.
Florida soils are
perfect for lettuce.
Why?
Lettuce grows best in muck
soils. Problem is, we’ve been
losing the farmable muck soils.
Why?
Follow me.
Why?
...Hey, wait for me!
Sometimes in life, it’s good
to take a bird’s-eye view.
Not all crops in
Florida are orange
trees. Let us go see.
But Archimedes, I
don’t even see any
crops down there.
“Lettuce!” I get it!
Ha, ha...
Wow! A big
ruler! How
tall am I,
Archimedes?
That’s not quite how
it works.