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  • From: sora AT coldreams.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Late frost
  • Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:39:27 -0700 (PDT)

Same here, zone 5 N. Idaho by the Canadian border....hasn't frosted
yet...latest ever. But we've all found, the daylight hours are so short
that nothing is developing anyways. Last Farmers Market last week,
Hooray...the garden could go its way now anytime.........Sora
>
> We STILL are getting fresh tomatoes out of the garden! This is the latest
> we
> have ever had fresh tomatoes that I can recall. Some of the plants have
> had
> it, but some are still blooming. I am almost looking forward to a killing
> frost; I am so tired from working in the gardens.
>
> Marie in Missouri smack in the middle of zone 5
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:21:48 -0500
> From: "Marie Kamphefner" <kampy AT grm.net>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mandarin orange snits
> To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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> My apologies to Marlin for typing Marilyn! Wow! I really do need new
> bifocals!
>
> Marie in Missouri
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:36:49 -0400
> From: "Tom at Limerock" <limerock AT thirdplanet.net>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mandarin orange snits
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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> We too are still picking tomatoes. Finally they came on after taking the
> early summer off.
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> Also still picking red raspberries but freezing them for winter treats.
>
> And just what are Mandarin orange snits???
>
>
> Tom
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:23:30 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Andrea <elsaella AT yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Market-farming] On the WAL-Mart subject
> To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
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> Hello everyone,
>
> Funny to see that this topic resulted in sooooo....many different
> reactions. I am a little surprised to see that even in the United States
> a lot of people seem to dislike Wal-Mart so much.
> I am in Canada and up here lots of folk hate Wal-Mart because they say
> it is owned by Americans, and that all the profits leave Canada to go
> back into the pockets of a foreign owner.
> Well that said: Surprising to see that Wal-Mart is making big profits up
> here. I guess that means some Canadians( a lot to be exact) still go
> shopping there. Why?
> Well,in my personal opinion? Convenience (where do you think Convenience
> Store got it's name from)? It is much faster and practical to do all the
> shopping in one place, rather than buy meat at the butcher's, vegetables
> at the farmer's market, shoes at the shoe store, books at the bookstore
> etc. But what about all the fun one can have going to those shops, all
> the new people you get to meet at those special places?
> Ok ok I know, people do not have time to do all this anymore! We are in
> a big hurry. We work too much. So I guess we all make more money right?
> Ya right....
> Before I go shopping I make a list of things I need before going to the
> store. A '' I need'' list. Not a '' I want'' list. Have you ever had a
> list, going to Wal-Mart buying the items on the list, and then once you
> get to the cash register notice that your basket has mysteriously filled
> up, and you end up buying a lot of unnecessery stuff?
> We are overconsuming. We all know that much.We are spoiled. We are used
> to getting what we want. We don't know anymore that 12 pair of shoes in
> your closet is luxury, We don't get it that food is made to feed us, not
> satisfy us. ( A lot of us never hear our stomach grumbling because we
> are hungry. We don't know what hunger is)
> Wether it's Wal-Mart or any other big surface store, what they all hope
> for is for people to fill up their baskets, spend their money.
> Well either we reduce spending, and can then afford to work less, or
> work more 'cause we don't seem to get by with what we earn right now
> anyway anymore.
> Just my humble opinion.
> Oh don't forget to leave out that note with the special instructions for
> the cleaning lady before you leave for work this morning, and don't
> forget to tell the nanny that you might run late tonight, and if she
> might be able to have supper with the kids tonight?
> Hope nobody is offended by this. But if you are, I hope I made a
> difference. Sometimes we get mad at people for saying stuff.....but
> when we really look at it, we see that there might be some truth to it.
> Believe me, it happens to me too. It's called learning from others.
> I am practising voluntary simplicity. Yes it is voluntary and I feel
> priviliged for that . I stopped overspending. I work less, I get to walk
> the dogs, I birdwatch, I garden, I sing when I clean my house, I hang my
> clothes on the line, I eat local stuff from my garden or from the
> market. I get to spend time with my boyfriend, I still write letters to
> my family, I still love my job, and I AM THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON EARTH.
> Have a good day everyone.
> Andrea Weber
> Quebec, Canada
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:54:22 -0400
> From: "Glen Eco Farm" <glenecofarm AT planetcomm.net>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mandarin orange snits
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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> I misspelled snitz. "Snitz" is a Pennsylvania Dutch word that refers to
> any
> fruit or vegetable that has been sliced or divided into wedges. PA dutch
> folks talk about apple snitzing. Another Pa dutch word I love is
> "Schnellick". This means to forcefully whack someone behind the ear with
> the forefinger snapped off the thumb. Many a misbehaving kid of Pa dutch
> background has been schnellicked by his parents. A usually effective but
> non injurious method of discipline. Hey, does anyone else have some Pa
> dutch or other interesting words or phrases from their ethnic backgrounds
> they would be willing to share?
>
>> Marlin, what are Mandarin orange snits?
>
> Mandarin oranges are widely available in most super markets and other big
> box food stores. I've never seen them whole, only snitzed. They are
> highly
> flavorful for being a canned food and boy do I have a weakness for them!
>
> Marlin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marie Kamphefner" <kampy AT grm.net>
> To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:18 PM
> Subject: [Market-farming] Mandarin orange snits
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:07:12 -0400
> From: "Glen Eco Farm" <glenecofarm AT planetcomm.net>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] On the WAL-Mart subject
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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> Great essay Andrea!
> Christine
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