Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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

Well if that's what they think of their kid then they can pay the medical 
bills. Sure, stuff them full of junk food, empty calorie snacks, and haul 
them off to the doctor. Can't afford to feed them decent food but they'll 
sure shell out the money for their prescription drugs. Insane.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 5/27/2008 at 2:42 PM mdnagel@verizon.net wrote:

>The sad part is that many such folks are working multiple jobs and end up
>with very little time to prepare food from scratch :-(  The system likes
>it this way, as it needs lots of slaves...
>
>The other sad part is, is that people don't get the difference between
>value and price.  I was involved in a "conversation circle" in which I was
>chastised for repeating that one eats in order to acquire nutrients, and
>that paying more for more/better nutrients was of more value than paying
>less for more bulk; the person complained that they had to feed their kid;
>it was obvious that the entire family had been practicing "bulk
>consumption" for way too long.  And this was from someone who was supposed
>to be more informed about things!  At this point it became clear that it's
>a waste of time trying to change people; people have to change for
>themselves!
>
>
>-Mark Nagel
>Everett, WA
>
>
>From: Tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net>
>
>This woman is obviously trying to do what she can with her disability, but
>it's not enough. Maybe more cash-strapped people would be hitting the
>farmers market if they knew how to cook from scratch and bake - and
>realized how much cheaper they could feed the family. Shredded cheese?
>Bagels? Yogurt? Crackers? Salad dressing? Potato chips? People think these
>things are cheap but they're all processed and packaged, and they pay for
>the processing and packaging. And get plenty of empty calories and little
>nutrition.
>
>paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>