Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Andeanfx" <andeanfx@midrivers.com>]

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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