Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Worse than that. Recall that for years we've been hearing how seniors on SS 
are sometimes reduced to eating dogfood with ketchup. Now with exhorbitant 
prescriptions forced on almost everyone, and gas too high to go anywhere, 
half of those on fixed incomes are stuck in serious poverty. I'm on a fixed 
income, and forced to make changes. Which is one good reason for my 
dedication to low-input, sustainable, profitable market growing as an example 
for others.

Yeah, they stock up on junk food. And those coupons never get you healthy 
food. We see a lot of USDA commodities for those who qualify around here, 
food stamps or whatever they call it now. EBT maybe. But one look at the 
people on commodities and you know what's wrong with their health. They're 
being poisoned with food-like substances and we'll eventually pay the whole 
bill for their health care (so called).

>Grow that garden. I try to bring that up with everyone I talk to, and
>more and more people are responding that yes, they're growing a
>garden this year too. Every little bit helps.

Thank you.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 5/21/2008 at 9:40 PM Liz wrote:

>At 12:37 PM 5/21/2008, you wrote:
>>It caught me that they kept saying that the food stamps aren't increasing
>>with the price increases of food. Well the paychecks of the working class
>>(and other classes but I'm less worried about them) aren't going up
>either -
>
>I was thinking that too. My expenses have almost doubled, because gas
>accounts for most of it. It's likely that there will be a small
>increase in what I get paid per inspection, but it isn't going to
>come anywhere near the percentage of increase in cost. And I'll get
>that only if the prime contractor decides to share a bit more of what
>she gets paid. She's done that twice in the current contract, and
>there's no guarantee that she can afford to do it again.
>
>>That's what scares me, that those who are
>>just above the poverty line will fall below it and not have any help
>>available for them.
>
>What the article says about mothers giving their children whatever
>will fill them up, whether it's good for them or not, is truly scary.
>That's third-world thinking, the kind of thing that makes people eat
>mud cookies in Haiti.
>
>
>>I'm glad I live in an area where I can grow my own food. 'Cause at least I
>>have that. As it is I'm pretty sure we won't be able to afford oil next
>>winter unless they adjust the income levels for fuel assistance, but to
>not
>>be able to afford food as well, well that's a real kick in the face.
>
>I've noticed that people are getting more creative in using coupons,
>but of course the problem with them is that they're usually good only
>for highly processed "food." I hear friends bragging about spending
>only $100 for $150 worth of food, but when I ask them what they
>bought, it's cereal and pasta dinners and packaged pizza.
>
>Grow that garden. I try to bring that up with everyone I talk to, and
>more and more people are responding that yes, they're growing a
>garden this year too. Every little bit helps.
>
>Liz in SW VA
>http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com
>
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