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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Load Up the Pantry
  • Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:33:18 -0600


Right. And that's where I come in. Farmers markets and the like are exploding
all over the country. You know about preserving produce, so what's not in
season is less a problem.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 4/23/2008 at 11:55 PM Liz wrote:

>At 11:20 AM 4/23/2008, you wrote:
>>This type of thinking only exacerbates the problem. The focus needs to
>be -
>>load up your pantry from your little garden. Oh and pass laws in your
>town
>>that lets you have a few hens and a couple mini goats so you dont need to
>go
>>to the store for your eggs, milk and cheese. Just a thought.
>
>I agree, but the sad fact is that there are people who can't have
>even a little garden. They have no choice but to stockpile what food
>they can buy. One of my daughters lives in urban Baltimore, in a row
>house with a back yard about the size of my tiny living room. She
>planted veggies in planters last year. The neighbors and transients
>stole some of it and the rats got the rest. There is no community
>garden space available to her, at least not within possible commuting
>distance for someone who doesn't have a car (and Baltimore's mass
>transit system leaves a lot to be desired). About the best she can do
>is to grow some herbs in her kitchen window, which gets an hour or so
>of sun a day. So her only option is to stockpile non-perishables, and
>there are millions of people in similar or worse circumstances
>(living in apartment buildings, for example, with no balconies or roof
>access).
>
>What really bothers me about that article is the thought of people
>rushing out to buy empty calories--boxes of noodle casseroles, and
>sugar-laden cereals, and canned pasta.
>
>Liz in SW VA
>http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com
>
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