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Yes, and believe it or not, there were grocery stores "back then" as well. No one, not even people who lived on farms, grew everything.
Then address the poster, not a whole category of people.
I dunno; it seemed like you were advocating self-sufficiency. Now you have explained yourself. More people lived on farms and in small towns in WW II. And honestly, I don't think you always save that much, if any, money by growing your own, esp. from canning/freezing.
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.
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.
The poor, generally, don't make efforts, above the barest minimum. That is why they are poor.
Yet, here you all are, poo pooing anyone who does just that. I think it's ironic that you should post that statement when all you and others like you do is whine on an internet forum 24/7.
Then if the poor are out there doing so much, why is Obama hiking the food stamp rates to such incredible rates? We've never seen the money spent on food stamps as high as it is right now. I work for my living, I'm not mooching off anyone.
So no one is going to bring up SNAP cards and such??? Much less tedious than getting dirt under your nails...
Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner. Todays poor are comfortably poor. With SNAP cards, WIC, school breakfast and lunch for your kids, food pantries, food co-ops, soup kitchens, and churches. nobody needs to fend for themselves.
Yes, and believe it or not, there were grocery stores "back then" as well. No one, not even people who lived on farms, grew everything.
Then address the poster, not a whole category of people.
I dunno; it seemed like you were advocating self-sufficiency. Now you have explained yourself. More people lived on farms and in small towns in WW II. And honestly, I don't think you always save that much, if any, money by growing your own, esp. from canning/freezing.
Actually you could save a bunch.
If you were working it would be more economic to buy at the grocery store.
But my argument is that since the people aren't working...
...When ever they aren't looking for employment they could be working on the garden. It does take a bit of start up cost, but it's not that much at all.
I know this because they grew on my Russian farm, and I can't find them fresh in the south...
Who said they were?
There are also high-bush cranberries, also known as mooseberries. Both make excellent jam, or on a baked pork loin with sauteed granny-smith apples and Calvados. Mmmmm.....
Why don't people research what "poor" people do in their communities to alleviate their own poverty before opening threads question why they don't do the things that they are and have been doing for years?
Because the right wing hates the poor intensely, and they can't think up enough ways to attack, degrade and insult the poor, but they try their best to give the appearance of being helpful while expressing hostility toward them.
The poor don't need to grow their own food. They eat better than anyone with all the food stamps they get.
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.
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