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The poor don't need to grow their own food. They eat better than anyone with all the food stamps they get.
I disagree with them eating better than anyone due to the poor having the worst nutrition.
My point is, when somebody is not working or not looking for employment, they ought to do something productive so they won't be using the tax payer dime so much...
I did. If you go back you'll see I quoted that poster above my comments.
You took my reply to that poster and replied as if I replied to you.
A community garden will never replace all your food. That is what this thread is about..community gardens.
Tomatoes, peppers, string beans and maybe melon and strawberries. Save a few bucks and eat fresh food.
But that's just it... if everyone saves a few bucks, that's a lot of money we could save in food stamp usage.
A good citizen should be allowed to grow his or her own pot and corn.
You can grow marijuana in Alaska, but not corn. Corn takes too long to grow, and the growing season is too short in Alaska. You cannot grow onions, peppers, or tomatoes in Alaska either, unless you start them in a greenhouse first. But you can grow up to 25 marijuana plants legally.
Then the middle-class needs to grow their own food so the have enough money to pay government to feed the poor better than what the middle-class eats.
Exactly right. Some people have to work for a living and to pay for the free living of those who think they're too good for a little work. You can bet more middle class have gardens than the food stamp types, maybe if they could grow doughnuts and soft drinks.
They do. And no one talks about it. How on earth did my grandmother feed 7 kids with limited income? Poor people have been having community gardens for a long time, but it isn't trendy to talk about poor people.
Especially those who are way greener than all of us.
We only reward community farming when it is a choice, not a necessity.
Last edited by jade408; 02-24-2013 at 01:08 PM..
Reason: fixing my typos
One way we could make the poor have some skin the game is for them to grow their own food. I've read some articles suggesting such gardening could save Detroit, seeing how there is plenty of abandoned lots over there. I think Urban Farming is something that should be given some serious thought, given the economic conditions in this country.
Farming and effective gardening is hard work and very water intensive. The poor tend to be too lazy to grow their food. Canning is also fairly labor intensive, thus this would be avoided.
If they were that industrious, they probably would not be poor in the first place.
In that case why doesn't everyone grow their own veg? It's cheaper to buy veg at the store and you don't have to wait 4 months.
I'd love to but I'd have to chop down three 100+ year old oak trees that are shading my back yard. It's cheaper to buy my vegetables. I do miss fresh tomatoes though. Guess I should have thought of that before I bought this house.
I'd love to but I'd have to chop down three 100+ year old oak trees that are shading my back yard. It's cheaper to buy my vegetables. I do miss fresh tomatoes though. Guess I should have thought of that before I bought this house.
Build a little greenhouse or small lighted area indoors. You only need a few square feet to grow three or four plants, and they do just fine under artificial light, if you have lots of it.
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Guess I should have thought of that before I bought this house.
