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  • From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] price of food
  • Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:06:39 -0500


The 12" of rain we got in 4 days ruined most our garden. (Kansas)


Ouch! I'm sorry to hear about that, Mark. I'd been hoping that a little of that would come north just a bit, since we've been really dry for the past month of so. My yard is developing huge cracks again, and I've been watering the garden and my young trees all the time. And we're just heading into the really hot and dry season. But I suppose I should consider myself lucky that we didn't get a year's worth of rain all at once! One thing after another, isn't it?

Regarding the price of food, I have to say that, after starting to garden and to grow fruit myself, I'm amazed at how cheap it is in the grocery store. So far, this has been a lot of work,... and rather expensive, too. Fun - and I'm eating more fresh vegetables (and, eventually, fruits) than I would otherwise - but not really a cost savings. Fencing, bird netting, spray, mulch, tools - everything costs. But then, a lot of it is probably because I'm just a beginner.

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)


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