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  • From: "Andeanfx" <andeanfx@midrivers.com>
  • To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] The Working Poor
  • Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:15:22 -0700

Gloria, I doubt that was just that country but I am curious as to what country it is.


I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. -- Mark Twain


----- Original Message ----- From: <gloria@aquaponicfarm.com>
To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] The Working Poor


I have personally helped the "poor and hungry" in the county where I live.
They wanted the sweets that were available. Some were interested in vegetables but mostly just the tomatoes. The veg that came straight from our garden they did not want because there was some garden dirt on it. Corn on the cob they would
Not take unless we shucked it first.

We held free canning classes where everyone could come help clean chop and prepare food and take home free food. Very few showed up because there was work to be done. Why work for food when it is given away for free by good stamps etc.

We had a large community garden that we personally tilled and planted. A fee people showed up during planting. No one showed up for weeding. Only a few showed up for harvest. Again the vegetable were not in pretty packages so the were not wanted.

I dont know the answer or the solution

Gloria


On Dec 30, 2010, at 12:18 AM, Simply Cooking <simplycookingnonna@gmail.com> wrote:

It's hard to put effort or energy into anything when you're
hungry,weak,and stressed. Especially something you've never done
before.
nonna

On 12/29/10, Pete Vukovich <pvukovic1@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have to chime in and agree with Mr. D'hondt. It takes a few seasons to
prepare a field properly, and years to develop the skills to farm, couple
that with the fact that people expect change to occur within less than an
election cycle supported by bobble heads still talking about 'competition'
as a remedy to modern economic problems and I think the sort of 'change'
people a driven towards isn't a pretty picture. I have to filter this with
my own tendency to be pessimistic and over reactive of course, but I think
this is reflected in the polarism were seeing in most of the world today.

--pete

--- On Tue, 12/28/10, John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net> wrote:

From: John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net>
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] The Working Poor
To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing"
<livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 11:55 AM





Will people who don't know how to grow or don't want to change their
attitude? How bad does it have to get first?

paul tradingpost@lobo.net



I am afraid the most likely change in attitude might be slightly different
than what you expect Paul. Growing when one gets hungry will take too long.
So taking whatever is available is possible the profession with the most
growth potential?
john

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