From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] price of food
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:06:39 -0500
The 12" of rain we got in 4 days ruined most our garden. (Kansas)
Ouch! I'm sorry to hear about that, Mark. I'd been hoping that a little
of that would come north just a bit, since we've been really dry for the
past month of so. My yard is developing huge cracks again, and I've been
watering the garden and my young trees all the time. And we're just
heading into the really hot and dry season. But I suppose I should
consider myself lucky that we didn't get a year's worth of rain all at
once! One thing after another, isn't it?
Regarding the price of food, I have to say that, after starting to
garden and to grow fruit myself, I'm amazed at how cheap it is in the
grocery store. So far, this has been a lot of work,... and rather
expensive, too. Fun - and I'm eating more fresh vegetables (and,
eventually, fruits) than I would otherwise - but not really a cost
savings. Fencing, bird netting, spray, mulch, tools - everything costs.
But then, a lot of it is probably because I'm just a beginner.
Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)
--
In movies and TV series about the paranormal, the sterotypical "skeptic"
figure always seems to convert into a believer by the end. And why does
this occur? Well, because in fiction, the author can control the laws of
nature, and in these fictional narratives (which show an abundant lack
of creativity), the supernatural always turns out to be real. - Chris C.
Mooney