Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[su do <speakingbeareturns@yahoo.com>]

Unfortunately, many people who don't really NEED food stamps get them. Our 
society has turned into a hands out, give me, give me one. Most don't 
appreciate the simpler things of life. We are also a nation of obese folks. 
The abuse of the system has gone rampant and corruption in high places has 
stripped me of faith in the integrity of this nation. Sometimes hardtimes 
brings us back to a more meaningful reality>>>> healthy soil and sustainable 
living!


--- On Wed, 5/28/08, anna Lorrai <cactusandquail@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: anna Lorrai <cactusandquail@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Livingontheland] Food Stamps/ Food
> To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 10:18 AM
> 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.  
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