{"id":34248,"date":"2017-10-15T10:45:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T10:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=34248"},"modified":"2017-10-15T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T10:45:11","slug":"atlantic-salmon-and-why-farming-them-is-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/10\/atlantic-salmon-and-why-farming-them-is-nuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Salmon and why farming them is nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The naivete of thinking that your knowledge<br \/>\nIs beyond<br \/>\nThe Natural world of Gaia<br \/>\nEstablishing this bond<br \/>\nWith obsession and with tenets<br \/>\nThat you believe is true<br \/>\nIs in essence just credulity<br \/>\nIts what corporates do<\/p>\n<p>Its bewilderingly obvious<br \/>\nHow they are so unversed<br \/>\nTotally unenlightened<br \/>\nUnqualified the worst<br \/>\nThickhead in the classroom<br \/>\nWouldnt take the route<br \/>\nThat most of these fools take<br \/>\nSuch misjudgement at their root<\/p>\n<p>Wild Atlantic Salmon<br \/>\nCreation took control<br \/>\nIt comes out of a power of thought<br \/>\nA farsighted soul<br \/>\nWith a wisdom of the ages<br \/>\nAnd an awareness of the true<br \/>\nIn itself a revelation<br \/>\nAnd it has been through<\/p>\n<p>Centuries of life on earth<br \/>\nAffirming what was right<br \/>\nWorking to a truthfulness<br \/>\nInstinctively the light<br \/>\nWorth a whole kings ransom<br \/>\nPropitious through and through<br \/>\nNature knows perfection<br \/>\nShe knows what to do<\/p>\n<p>But man is indisposed to feel<br \/>\nAnd see the natural state<br \/>\nUnconsenting and unwilling<br \/>\nAnd painstakingly to wait<br \/>\nSo farming seemed a good idea<br \/>\nA single minded trait<br \/>\nA way of  mking money<br \/>\nAt an alaming rate<\/p>\n<p>Unyielding and obdurate<br \/>\nAnd finally we see<br \/>\nPiscine Orthoreovirus<br \/>\nKnown as PRV<br \/>\nIts heart and skelethal<br \/>\nInflammation<br \/>\nThats costing many lives<br \/>\nNot only amongst the farmed fish<br \/>\nBut Less of the wild survives<\/p>\n<p>Actually its obvious<br \/>\nIn a virus laden stew<br \/>\nYou are bound to attract<br \/>\nMore bugs than you ever wanted to<br \/>\nYou are gambling with the environment<br \/>\nOstensibly to say<br \/>\nYou know better than anyone<br \/>\nAnd the tragedy is in play<\/p>\n<p>Its iniquitous and injurious<br \/>\nAnd distressing as we see<br \/>\nThe indigenous are suffering<br \/>\nIn the salty sea<br \/>\nIn the nets where pesticides<br \/>\nAre spread around the place<br \/>\nIn pursuit of profits<br \/>\nWith reality we must brace<\/p>\n<p>Ourselves for what is happening<br \/>\nFor A lot of fish now die<br \/>\nArrogance is a foolish waste of time<br \/>\nAnd this is why<br \/>\nSo many wild fish are dying<br \/>\nThe desirability<br \/>\nWas to let creation do the thinking<br \/>\nA  better policy<\/p>\n<p>But no we see perfection<br \/>\nWhen imperfection rules<br \/>\nWe see fish really suffering<br \/>\nOverseen by fools<br \/>\nCharged to make a profit<br \/>\nAnd recuperate the loss<br \/>\nBut then there is no remedy<br \/>\nAnd no one gives a toss <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The naivete of thinking that your knowledge Is beyond The Natural world of Gaia Establishing this bond With obsession and with tenets That you believe is true Is in essence just credulity Its what corporates do Its bewilderingly obvious How &hellip; 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