Greed and utter disregard for human capital has created a global economy of uncertainty, underemployment, unemployment and poverty. The creative elements of society have been relegated to driving tow trucks, part time food service jobs and mailing out resume after resume while trying to survive.
Petrie was born on 3 June 1853 in Charlton, Kent, England, the son of William Petrie (1821–1908) and Anne (née Flinders) (1812–1892). Anne was the daughter of British Captain Matthew Flinders, who led the first circumnavigation of Australia (and whom Matthew was named after). William Petrie was an electrical engineer who developed carbon arc lighting and later developed chemical processes for Johnson, Matthey & Co.
It has always been my intention to grow food crops in arid regions that required little to no external watering and produce a lot of food.
