Dee Randall wrote:
> "~patches~" > wrote in message
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>>Boron Elgar wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>We do most of this with exception to roasting coffee. Access to green
>>coffee beans is really limited here 
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>>>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.
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>>>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.
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>>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.
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>>>Boron
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> 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
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>
Dee Dee, I hope you don't mind me answering. Most herbs are gloriously
pest free but for those that do get aphids, I would suggest Safer's Soap
Spray. I make a homemade version using a few drops of dishwashing
detergent, a couple of drops of olive oil, and a litre (~quart) of
water. Then just spray on the affected plant. It should kill off the
critters without harming the plants. Good luck.