This guy is chronicling his gardening adventures, much like I do, though his writing is witty and jocose, somewhat unlike my own. Garbage salad!
Are you dismayed at the riotous living of most Americans? Even in our current austere economy? Take a lesson from the past and read about these folks and their interesting experiences.
Heirloom pigs! Sounds delicious. Most people don't realize the incredible diversity of edible fruits, vegetables and meats that exist on our planet. Why? Because what most people eat is a product of the industrial food system which favors manageability, yield and shibability not flavor, taste or variety. Eating local does a lot of things like support farmers and supports sustainability, but it's also about quality and variety that simply is impossible in the industrial food system.
They used to be called "victory gardens" during WWII, because people would plant gardens to feed themselves so more food could be sent to soldiers to help the war effort. Now people are calling them "recession gardens" as people are growing their own food so they don't have to spend so much money on groceries. Although this is no doubt true, there are multifarious reasons to grow your own food. I'm cheap as a July day is long, but the spiritual and natural connection that growing your own food provides is even more rewarding.
Get to know your farmer! Even if he's growing your flour thousands of miles away! It's impossible to grow everything local, or folks in Vermont wouldn't be eating much bread. For things like cereal grains, this is a great idea because it eliminates the comidification and anonymity found in the industrial food system.
I'm an ardent trash picker. But apparently I've been missing out on flotsam and jetsam. Free boats for the taking!
Environmentally conscious concrete! Sounds like an oxymoron but some new technology makes it possible. Just don't eat it.
Pass the heirloom beans. They are delicious, colorful and they pack a punch. This shows what is possible with hybridization, cross breading and heirloom varieties. Who needs GMOs when nature's own breeding program does such a great job? Sure you don't get glow-in-the-dark tomatoes that don't need as much pesticides, but perhaps we wouldn't need so much pesticides if we didn't plant bug paradise thousand acre monocultures.
Very interesting and well reasoned debate about American car buying habits.
Old school garden. Very old school. Like colonial old school.
Are you dismayed at the riotous living of most Americans? Even in our current austere economy? Take a lesson from the past and read about these folks and their interesting experiences.
Heirloom pigs! Sounds delicious. Most people don't realize the incredible diversity of edible fruits, vegetables and meats that exist on our planet. Why? Because what most people eat is a product of the industrial food system which favors manageability, yield and shibability not flavor, taste or variety. Eating local does a lot of things like support farmers and supports sustainability, but it's also about quality and variety that simply is impossible in the industrial food system.
They used to be called "victory gardens" during WWII, because people would plant gardens to feed themselves so more food could be sent to soldiers to help the war effort. Now people are calling them "recession gardens" as people are growing their own food so they don't have to spend so much money on groceries. Although this is no doubt true, there are multifarious reasons to grow your own food. I'm cheap as a July day is long, but the spiritual and natural connection that growing your own food provides is even more rewarding.
Get to know your farmer! Even if he's growing your flour thousands of miles away! It's impossible to grow everything local, or folks in Vermont wouldn't be eating much bread. For things like cereal grains, this is a great idea because it eliminates the comidification and anonymity found in the industrial food system.
I'm an ardent trash picker. But apparently I've been missing out on flotsam and jetsam. Free boats for the taking!
Environmentally conscious concrete! Sounds like an oxymoron but some new technology makes it possible. Just don't eat it.
Pass the heirloom beans. They are delicious, colorful and they pack a punch. This shows what is possible with hybridization, cross breading and heirloom varieties. Who needs GMOs when nature's own breeding program does such a great job? Sure you don't get glow-in-the-dark tomatoes that don't need as much pesticides, but perhaps we wouldn't need so much pesticides if we didn't plant bug paradise thousand acre monocultures.
Very interesting and well reasoned debate about American car buying habits.
Old school garden. Very old school. Like colonial old school.
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