tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670889218093827671.post5626424646421026435..comments2023-04-16T06:50:29.838-04:00Comments on moon lit hill: the real problem(s) with real foodgardenofsimplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102015484332879862noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670889218093827671.post-48293175538245168452010-05-05T16:12:54.257-04:002010-05-05T16:12:54.257-04:00I am downright hostile toward processed food. But ...I am downright hostile toward processed food. But I'm like you--it's not like the blue box of Mac n' Cheese has never crossed my threshold. It's just not a very frequent meal. <br /><br />I'm not a snacker at all, so I always forget to buy chips and stuff like that. My kids (who are snackers, naturally) are always wandering around hungry.<br /><br />I'm blessed to live in an area where fresh produce (organic or not) is readily available. They even deliver it to your door. I belong to a program that delivers a box of fresh, organic produce to me every week. It's so much fun to get that box--it's all locally grown and they just put whatever in there. You never know what you're going to get. It has really made me branch out and experiment with veggies I would not have eaten otherwise.Valkyriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575883172357805945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670889218093827671.post-43683691007769564532010-05-05T14:45:17.115-04:002010-05-05T14:45:17.115-04:00I am lucky to be able to grow my own food. I also ...I am lucky to be able to grow my own food. I also preserve it and share it.Little Messy Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338287840115139901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670889218093827671.post-81664895036725096332010-05-05T09:43:18.627-04:002010-05-05T09:43:18.627-04:00This is a great post. It seems so contradictory to...This is a great post. It seems so contradictory to me to get in a vehicle and drive 40 minutes to the growers market to get local food. And I have also made that connection. Either we are working and paying others to provide us with what we need, or we have no money, or little, and provide ourselves with our own resources. Its a funny trap of sorts.<br /><br />:)LisaHullabaloo Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922072857698305087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670889218093827671.post-14756523555204278722010-05-05T05:34:14.672-04:002010-05-05T05:34:14.672-04:00My peas are not looking good.
I have wondered h...My peas are not looking good. <br /><br />I have wondered how much money I could save if I had the time to stay home and actually homemake/be a homemaker. I've yet to figure out how doing that can still bring in income sufficient to pay bills... It sucks if I think too hard about it. I get so much joy out of making stuff for my kids, I wish I could do it more.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216580106264628759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670889218093827671.post-10372333592663925112010-05-04T23:21:50.018-04:002010-05-04T23:21:50.018-04:00I have a hard time finding stuff around here. We ...I have a hard time finding stuff around here. We have a WalMart and another local store. None of them really have a decent organics section. The nearest are about an hour away.<br /><br />So I do what I can. I buy the most important things organically. When I get the chance to, I make a longer journey and stock up. I go to farmer's markets when I can, and I try to make as much from scratch as possible. <br /><br />I have a terrible time gardening. I'm really, really bad at it. If I mess with a plant, it dies. It doesn't matter how well I tend to it or how much I try. I have the opposite of a green thumb. :/<br /><br />I'm pretty excited, though, because we're getting our own chicken coop and chickens soon. So I'll have fresh eggs from healthy chickens. <br /><br />I also want to talk to our neighbors. Since many of them are farmers, I'm hoping we can buy some stuff off of them, and maybe even go in half on meats - pay half the cost of it, all the food costs for the animal, and then have them raise and slaughter it and split the meat.<br /><br />I think people get caught up in changing everything at once, and they don't think, "Well, ok, this is what I can do now, this is what I can work on." It's much more daunting to make real change when you want it all at once. But that's not always feasible.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343998797327769139noreply@blogger.com