"~patches~" > wrote in message
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> Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> On 5 Sep 2005 02:03:15 -0700, wrote:
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>>>What foods do you guys know of that aren't as good as they used to be?
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>> Alas....when I was a lass, Hostess Cupcakes were delish.
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>> I grow my own vegetables, bake my own breads (often grind the wheat,
>> but have to buy the wheatberries), roast my own coffee, drive around
>> the country side to find family farm raised goodies...we eat well
>> here.
>>
> We do most of this with exception to roasting coffee. Access to green
> coffee beans is really limited here 
>
>
>> Something that should be remembered in this thread....the foods we
>> used to eat as children were eaten in season, not year 'round, and
>> likely produced locally, too.
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>
> That's something few people consider now with the super stores. Our
> family eats seasonally in that we eat what is in season and preserve
> enough to get to the next season. We find it is cheaper that way.
> Tomatoes are running right now so I'm busy canning and every meal has
> tomatoes in some form. Peaches are also running so peaches are on the
> menu too.
>
>> Products are now grown and produced to make them store forever, be
>> shipped cross county without the advantage of ripeness and be sold to
>> us as cheaply as possible, often using labor that is paid subsistence
>> wages. The world of food production has changed. We, ourselves, can
>> seek out foods that are grown well, prepared well and eaten in a
>> healthy way. All it takes is time and money. Some folks have neither,
>> some have one or the other and some have neither. Then are those who
>> really don't care, or for whom food is not really enjoyable, but just
>> a necessity. RFC is not the place we'll find too many of the latter.
>
> I agree some have neither time or money but more importantly space. You
> give me a 3' x 3' space and I can grow a heck of a lot of stuff with very
> little time or money but some just don't have the space. For those who do
> have even the smallest of space, I would recommend some type of garden
> even if it is a container garden. It will save money and provide a
> variety you just can't get in the stores. At the very least grow herbs on
> your window sills.
>>
>> Boron
Boron, when I put herbs inside the house, I always get a lot of aphids. Do
you have any sugestion. I've tried a little soap/water spray, but they
continue.
Thanks,
Dee Dee