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- lucy22, on 03/16/2009, -1/+35This is true. After the long winter I can hardly wait to get out there and plant.
- allowners, on 03/16/2009, -1/+33My front lawn was dug up and replaced with a small orchard and garden shortly after I moved in. The neighbors still don't know what to think, but I get people who stop by just to compliment my little oasis in the middle of a suburban lawn desert.
- CodeMaster123, on 03/16/2009, -1/+33I just love home grown vegetables
- wertach, on 03/16/2009, -1/+25Been doing it all my life! Everyone better start gardening with the economy on the downswing!
- Phylter, on 03/16/2009, -2/+25Can't wait to be eating home grown tomatoes again, they have FLAVOR!
- fuzzybutton, on 03/17/2009, -1/+22Monsanto would like to eliminate organic gardening and inserted some fine print into HR 875 and S 425 making it illegal to grow organic. I haven't read the bill but we need more GM seeds and the fertilizers and pesticides that allow them to grow. I did read that Michelle Obama would like to grow organic vegetables at the White House. See Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zP2teJMuCs
Stolen from another post: Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D - CT) is the woman who sponsored Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 HR875:
1. Her husband, Stan Greenberg, has MONSANTO as a client.
2. She received $180k in donations from agribusiness PAC's.
3. She's pals with Rahm Emanuel.
Considering the above points and the fact that there are 39 cosponsors and a Democrat majority, this could be a tough battle - SomeJoe, on 03/17/2009, -0/+19No one can tax what I grow on my land and eat on my own table.
- Equinamin, on 03/16/2009, -1/+20I love gardening for my family. It does save in the long run and is good for the soul' getting your hands in the dirt.
Spring has sprung : ) - spookyttws, on 03/17/2009, -0/+18Besides all the obvious money saving reason to grow your own vegetables I find that because I only use so much of any vegetable per day, I don't throw out as much. If I buy my food, it's probably going to be used, but if I'm picking my food it's going to be either used soon, or even given to friends if it's surplus. In the end, less product is wasted simply because I actually took the time to grow it, and thus feel compelled to use it.
- 47f0, on 03/17/2009, -0/+14And don't think you don't have the space, or time. Check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_foot_garden
You can get a startling amount of produce from a small bed, with pretty minimal effort. - manbergur, on 03/17/2009, -0/+13i commend you!
i live in a lower rent/home value area of town here, with a lot of Hispanic families but overall a great mix of culture, and there are several in the neighborhood who have planted gardens right in the front yard. I for one want to have a large and private yard where I can cultivate my crops and gallivant around to my hearts content without prying eyes looking in, but this is a dream which will come only if I work for it.. until then, screw the grass, plant some herbs i say! - odigity, on 03/17/2009, -0/+11Stay away from Monsanto products.
- FunkUncut, on 03/17/2009, -0/+11lifes a garden dig it
- emmettgolf, on 03/17/2009, -0/+11HR 875 will allow the government to come onto your property to inspect your garden and even seize your property if you are found in violation of one of a maze of new FDA regulations put in place on behalf of big business.
- GoldenPearl, on 03/17/2009, -0/+9I have had a garden every year for the past 4 years. Now I need some bees, a chicken coup, and some solar panels
- inactive, on 03/17/2009, -0/+8Not if Monsanto and their Congressional cronies have anything to say about it. As poster above mentioned. Please contact your reps and make sure they are opposed to this legislation. This is one of the scariest bills to come through Congress in a while.
3 posts up: You need a bigger gun than a .22. - smemily, on 03/17/2009, -0/+7It makes perfect sense. Nowadays you can spend $3 on a single bell pepper, or you can spend $3 on a bell pepper plant that will produce more than a dozen fresh peppers over the summer. If you have automatic sprinklers already, replace a sunny chunk of the lawn with a small spot for veggies. A few minutes of weeding every other day is all it takes for fresh food and you don't even have to remember to water.
Last year we grew several varieties of pepper, tomato, tomatillos, strawberries, and fresh basil. These were all selected because they all grow well in this region but are all prohibitively expensive at the grocery. - dvsbastard, on 03/17/2009, -3/+10Plant a "please digg my submission" seed, and watch it sprout into a front page full article of fresh spammy comments!
- Jincopunk, on 03/17/2009, -0/+6i believe if you grow enough you can actually get a tax exemption
- KeyKeyMonster, on 03/17/2009, -0/+6I hope this catches on nation wide! I've been gardening for years. Now if only I could make my dad eat something besides cow......
- obliviousfool, on 03/17/2009, -0/+6Yes, but it allows them to define what a "food production facility" is. As always, when you change the definition you change the law.
- Pixelante, on 03/17/2009, -4/+9If enough people do it, they can and they will.
- Pixelante, on 03/17/2009, -0/+5Again, if they decide to do it they will.
- emazur, on 03/17/2009, -1/+6Looks like one of Gerald Celente's predictions is coming true.
- abcgi, on 03/17/2009, -0/+4Interesting that the GI Generation had less money and would do this and more to provide food for the family and now we are returning to it...
- inactive, on 03/17/2009, -0/+4Yes just like they're going to come to my house and fine me for turning up the xmit-rate too far on my router.
- StopTheLie, on 03/18/2009, -0/+2YEP, the “Big Agriculture” boys aren't happy with this trend. When it comes to where you get your food, they’re using their friends in Washington to "keep you safe" from having any choice.
More Here: "Criminalizing organic farming and the backyard gardener"
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=12 ...
And if you want to contact "your" representatives in DC on this topic, Downsize DC provides a simple / free system. Here is a link to the page on this issue:
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/our-prediction-come ... - kledge, on 03/17/2009, -1/+3There are winter vegetables aswell
- Barbarino, on 03/18/2009, -0/+2My brothers and I can never get my mom to exercise but she is in her garden every day in the warm weather, it's another great benefit of home gardens. We bought her every gadget known to man kind, so secretly we are doing our part to help her. If anyone needs help gardening check out www.easybloom.com.
- inactive, on 03/17/2009, -0/+2I see your point, but It's incredibly unlikely that the fines would compensate for the ridiculous amount of resources involved. The drug market is flourishing regardless of the fact that it's illegal...
- sundancekid503, on 03/17/2009, -0/+2A good dog might be a better idea. (Unless you're just in the mood for deer jerky)
- seks03, on 03/17/2009, -0/+2Gerald Celente's prediction for 2009 if anyone wants to see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nJ7LM3iyNg - brettg102, on 03/17/2009, -0/+2The goddamn deer keep eating my veggies. I have a 6 foot electrified fence and they still get in. I am going to sit out a few nights with a .22 and make them regret eating my corn and tomatoes.
- ryan112ryan, on 03/17/2009, -0/+2its true, I started a garden this year
- boulder555, on 03/18/2009, -0/+2FTA --
The National Gardening Association estimates that a well-maintained vegetable garden yields a $500 average return per year. A study by Burpee Seeds claims that $50 spent on gardening supplies can multiply into $1,250 worth of produce annually. - smemily, on 03/17/2009, -1/+2I agree. Boughten produce is deteriorating as soon as you buy it.. before that even. When you're growing produce, you usually have a few weeks of watching it grow and ripen while you imagine all the delicious things you could cook with it. By the time it's ripe, it's going to be used straight away.
- inactive, on 03/17/2009, -1/+2Next up, "Dollars from dung - manure suppliers make millions".
- cornfeed, on 03/17/2009, -0/+1At below freezing temps for about 6 months, there are NO winter vegetables. I still have to wait 6 more weeks before I can start on my gardens.
- brandnewx, on 03/17/2009, -2/+3My seeds arrived today. I'm going to plant to them now.
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Shet! These seeds can't grow on concrete. Bad seeds! Bad seeds! - sinisterD, on 03/17/2009, -0/+1yeah good idea, inflation is going to be a bitch in a few years.
- shiv68, on 03/18/2009, -0/+1
I started working on a 520 square foot plot urban garden last Friday and hope to have some plants and seeds in the ground by Sunday! - phrawgh, on 03/17/2009, -1/+2Help can the Kaiser!
- rentalsestate, on 09/11/2009, -0/+1There are several ways in which you can contact me. Feel free to call the office, email me, or complete the information request form located at the bottom of each Rental Description. Thank you for your time and interest.
Larry R. Taylor - Wishing you Happiness, Health, Success & Wealth - beauley, on 03/20/2009, -0/+1If you live in a northern climate where the growing season is short, it might be to your advantage to move your garden indoors. Obviously, this cannot be accomplished physically, but a small scale version of it is not beyond reason.
http://www.gomestic.com/Gardening/How-to-Grow-Vege ...
How to Grow Vegetables and Herbs Indoors - digitaljohn, on 03/17/2009, -2/+2They're all just fronting the marijuana plants with the vegetable garden...
- katorga, on 03/17/2009, -1/+1I read HR 875 and did not see anything against organic gardening in it. It seems to be aimed more at food processors and distributors as well as defining FDA regulations.
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