Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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

Welcome Anna. Barb and I have gone over this in discussions at length. She 
can cook just about anything from scratch, having learned from her immigrant 
mother to make do with what's available as a kid. But food stamps or wealthy, 
the average middle or upper class American just doesn't have a clue. And you 
really need to learn one on one with someone who knows how. At the market we 
had so many people ask us how you cook squash. Even I could do it and I don't 
know how to cook. I hesitate to criticise the poor when so much of the 
population couldn't do any better if they were forced to.  I don't have a 
good answer.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 5/27/2008 at 10:50 AM anna Lorrai wrote:

>I kind of raise my eyebrows when I see articles that say these people
>aren't able to eat.  I recently purchased a large bag of brown rice, black
>beans and oatmeal for $36. I'm talking about 20# bags. Whole wheat
>bisquits are very easy to make for bisquits and gravy. I'm not being
>critical but the truth is there are many people who have very subsistant
>lives in other parts of the world. If those who are having a tough time
>thought- basics - I think they might manage better.
>  I realize people who live in the city sometimes can't shop where they
>want.  What do people do who don't have food stamps like myself. You plan
>and work it out so you can survive.
>
>  My first post here.   Anna
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