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Self-Sufficiency Acreage Requirement?
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:53:06 -0600, "Bob Peterson"
wrote: (snip) If one is willing to buy the wheat, why waste time planting a garden? other then for the enjoyment of the fresh veggies. he is in a business where his time spent on such a garden is worth 10 to 100 times the value of the veggies he could grow. For me, there are other things to factor in. Yes, I do enjoy gardening, but I do it for other reasons too. There's the practical, hands-on experience which MIGHT be helpful if I ever have to produce my own food. Also, growing your own vegetables(etc.) allows you to grow varieties you will NEVER find in the supermarkets. Commercial farmers grow the crops the stores want to sell. Organic Gardening magazine did an article years ago about the criteria they use to select varieties for growing. Good taste was not even in the top 5 criteria. It IS in MY criteria list, and very near the top. I've noticed that many gardening books ignore potatoes, since they're so cheap to buy in the store it just doesn't pay to grow them at home. Just try finding some of the better varieties for home gardeners and taste them and the store-bought potatoes will never taste the same for you. I've done that with tomatoes. It is easier to fight for our principles than to live up to them.-Alfred Adler |
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