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Home gardening offers ways to trim grocery costs [Survival Today, an on going thread]
Dallas News.com ^ | March 14th, 2008 | DEAN FOSDICK

Posted on 03/23/2008 11:36:40 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny

Americans finding soaring food prices hard to stomach can battle back by growing their own food. [Click image for a larger version] Dean Fosdick Dean Fosdick

Home vegetable gardens appear to be booming as a result of the twin movements to eat local and pinch pennies.

At the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta this winter, D. Landreth Seed Co. of New Freedom, Pa., sold three to four times more seed packets than last year, says Barb Melera, president. "This is the first time I've ever heard people say, 'I can grow this more cheaply than I can buy it in the supermarket.' That's a 180-degree turn from the norm."

Roger Doiron, a gardener and fresh-food advocate from Scarborough, Maine, said he turned $85 worth of seeds into more than six months of vegetables for his family of five.

A year later, he says, the family still had "several quarts of tomato sauce, bags of mixed vegetables and ice-cube trays of pesto in the freezer; 20 heads of garlic, a five-gallon crock of sauerkraut, more homegrown hot-pepper sauce than one family could comfortably eat in a year and three sorts of squash, which we make into soups, stews and bread."

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She compares the current period of market uncertainty with that of the early- to mid-20th century when the concept of victory gardens became popular.

"A lot of companies during the world wars and the Great Depression era encouraged vegetable gardening as a way of addressing layoffs, reduced wages and such," she says. "Some companies, like U.S. Steel, made gardens available at the workplace. Railroads provided easements they'd rent to employees and others for gardening."

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To: nw_arizona_granny

Hi, Granny.

I grew up across the street from a couple who had escaped Nazi Germany. The lady of the house had a compost pile set up in here back yard. I thought it was a great place with all kinds of treasures. Consequently, I had to be closely monitored each time I wandered near it. Otherwise, I would have been dirtier than normal. All the time.


10,021 posted on 03/13/2009 1:42:37 PM PDT by combat_boots (The answer to 1984 is 1776)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

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10,022 posted on 03/19/2009 11:33:11 AM PDT by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? www.Stopsidsnow.com)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

bttt


10,023 posted on 03/19/2009 11:51:06 AM PDT by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? www.Stopsidsnow.com)
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To: diamond6

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10,024 posted on 03/19/2009 2:39:48 PM PDT by freemama
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To: JDoutrider

I think PRESTO makes a good one. I’ve used them for years off and on, can’t beat them!


10,025 posted on 03/20/2009 6:46:31 PM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Off Hunting--- for the COLB)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
Bookmark for later reading.

10,026 posted on 03/21/2009 10:38:34 PM PDT by Cinnamontea
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10,027 posted on 03/24/2009 1:05:44 AM PDT by ChowChowFace
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To: nw_arizona_granny

Ping for later!


10,028 posted on 03/29/2009 12:21:18 AM PDT by FrogMom (No such thing as an honest democrat! Expose their lies!)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

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10,029 posted on 04/04/2009 8:04:58 PM PDT by AngieGal
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To: jenbean

Click on this link, and “bookmark” it.


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To: Joya

http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/?p=98

homemade cottage cheese site

[thanks yahoo group]


10,031 posted on 05/11/2009 10:56:19 AM PDT by Joya (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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To: nw_arizona_granny
there's a wonderful fellow you can find by googling

robert waldrop gardening

who feeds hiimself and scads of other people on 1/7 of an urban acre devoted largely to permaculture type edible plantings.

btw, do you have a ping list, granny? if so, please add me and ping me back to this thread from time to time. thanks.

10,032 posted on 06/29/2009 6:02:04 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (please excuse typos - yes, some people actually do have 2 broken arms ;o))
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To: nw_arizona_granny

Afternoon.

Had a hard time locating my place.

Worked my fanny off this weekend.

The squirrels spared my grapes this year for some unknown reason. I now have 10 lbs of washed, plucked and frozen grapes that I need to figure out what to do with.

Thanks for the tomato pie recipe..Sunday’s dinner.

Any many, many thanks for the dryer sheet in the burned pot solution.

Seems I was simmering a small amount of tomato juice to test a recipe and render it down.

I lost track of time and discovered a burned black mass in the bottom of the pan..very nasty. It was concrete.

I put cold water in the pan and it amazingly loosened and lifted straight out after a soaking interval..But there were some unfortunate bits around the side.

Remembered the dryer sheet and a long soak. It worked.


10,033 posted on 08/24/2009 3:38:18 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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To: Joya

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10,034 posted on 09/20/2009 6:25:52 PM PDT by Joya (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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To: JDoutrider
Do you need to rotate the frozen water bottles or replace them ever? I started doing this over a year ago based on your post.
10,035 posted on 05/19/2010 9:42:08 AM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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10,038 posted on 02/12/2020 5:28:20 AM PST by conservativesister
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1. Puerto Rican Chicken With Rice Posted by: “*~Tamara~*” Puerto Rican Chicken With Rice 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 large onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 2 tablespoons capers 1/4 cup olives, small, pimento stuffed 1 cup tomato sauce 1 tablespoon oregano 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or more 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 cups rice, long grain 4 1/2 cups chicken stock 1/2 cup parsley, chopped 1/2 cup peas, cooked 3 tablespoons pimiento, chopped In a stockpot or Dutch oven large enough to hold all of the ingredients, heat the oil and brown the chicken on all sides. Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the onion and green pepper and cook for 4 minutes. Add the capers, olives, tomato sauce, oregano, pepper flakes, and garlic and cook for another 4 or 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir the mixture well. Add the chicken stock and parsley and stir. Cover the pot, reduce the heat, and simmer for approximately 20 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. Garnish with the peas and pimento and serve. You can also read about best laundry tips.
10,039 posted on 05/24/2021 3:05:13 AM PDT by laundry
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