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To: garandgal
"Of course, now that the entire economy has been pretty much destroyed we have no choice but to accept cheap and crappy food. Hurray for progress!"

We have found work-arounds but it takes research and a good bit of effort. We grow our own green beans and tomatoes and peppers and onions and soon we will be adding lettuce and celery and carrots. Next is chicken and eggs.

108 posted on 06/08/2015 7:05:27 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: Mad Dawgg
I find this is a product I can actually deal with. Not as good as fresh but accessible. Birdseye™ Steam Fresh isn't bad.


109 posted on 06/08/2015 7:09:35 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
I actually am a natural born farmer and preserver of food. From the time I was a tiny little girl, I helped my Grandmothers pick berries, "put up" vegetables, make jam...you name it.

Have drawers full of ribbons from the State Fair for my jellies, salsa & pickled foods. There is nothing more satisfying on earth than seeing freshly sealed jars of jelly...or zip bags of fresh veggies headed to the freezer...that you KNOW are high-quality.

I can still remember looking at my Grandma's cellar pantry in the Fall...rows and rows of jars full of the veggies and fruits that I helped to harvest.

Same with the pork of my childhood....they were more or less "free range" hogs with a huge outdoor lot...very fat and happy which made for exceptional meat; and they had antibiotic shots ONLY when they were sick (rarely). Dad sent the best ones to the local locker for our freezer stock...I lived on free pork during college...lol.

Our neighbor had the best chickens...same thing; free range and just fantastic meat.

Now, I have neither the time or money to have such luxuries...nor do most people. In a great example of irony, we productive people must now work overtime to pay for health insurance which is approaching the price of a mortgage payment. So, no time to make sure we eat well to maintain our health. No time to grow our own food; and no money to buy high quality food. Meanwhile, we also get to pay the healthcare costs for the layabouts who eat junk food purchased with their EBT cards. Lovely, isn't it?

114 posted on 06/10/2015 2:50:19 AM PDT by garandgal
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