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  • From: anna Lorrai <cactusandquail@yahoo.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Food Stamps/ Food
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 07:18:50 -0700 (PDT)

I have a book called "Hungry Planet" which shows a weeks supply of food for families all over the world. There are only a few countries where the standard fare is very basic, simple foods. One example is  in  Equitor.  A family that lives in the Andes survives mainly on potatoes, goat milk, eggs and some fresh vegies and other stored vegies they grow. .  They don't think about Food stamps. They eat  very little meat as the livestock they raise is sold for other basic supplies. .  Potato soup is a very nutricious wholesome food and it is a basic in their diet. Today the mind set is to not eat the basic home grown foods.
 
Newspaper articles about food stamps and low food banks should make us think about returning to the basics and raising as much as we can even if on a small plot or patio. It's always nice to have more resources but if they are limited that's when you look at what you're doing to see if there is a way to trim the fat and get the most for your money.  I would assume this group is not about getting more food from the food bank or not being able to buy as much soda pop as before. Living on the land  would be a mindset to return to more natural living from our own two hands.Seeking information about locally grown food from farmers markets and our own gardens would be a direction I would expect from this group. Finding ways we can live on our land is why I joined this group and Farmers markets are very much a part of living on the land. 
Food Stamps are  there to benefit those who are disabled and the working poor. Living on the land is about self sufficiency and searching out ways to get back to basics, I would think.  
I'm not looking down on those who are still struggling to find ways to get back to the land and self sufficiency  .  How each of us spend our resources is up to us but we come to groups to get inspiration and learn from others. If you have good skills for stretching your income and dealing with hard times share it .  Why be defensive?  Not everyone can shop at Farmers Markets  because of location or other reasons but it certainly is a good source of very good quality food when you can get to one and it supports the local growers.     I'm using large letters because some people have visual disabilities.   Anna 
 
 




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