CityBoyGoneCountry
10-27-2006, 08:44 PM
"To allow ourselves to be dependent on some vast Thing created by the Merchants of Greed is madness. It is time to cut out what we do not need so we can live more simply and happily. Good food, comfortable clothes, serviceable housing, and true culture - those are the things that matter. The only way this can happen is by ordinary people - us - boycotting the huge multinational corporations that are destroying our Earth, and creating a new Age - an Age of Healing in place of the current Age of Plunder.
"Self-sufficiency does not mean â??going backâ?? to the acceptance of a lower standard of living. On the contrary, it is the striving for a higher standard of living; for food that is fresh and organically grown and good; for the good life in pleasant surroundings; for the health of body and peace of mind that come with hard, varied work in the open air; and for the satisfaction that comes from doing difficult and intricate jobs well and successfully."
~ John Seymour
This is one of my favorite books. In part, this is what inspired me to move to the country. Oh, I had plenty of other reasons as well, but I'm just talking about this one at the moment.
What kind of impact do you think it would have on our environment, on our economy, and even on our society, if everyone in the country started to produce their own food? Of course, it's just not possible for everyone to produce all of their own food. You need to have room to do that, and there is no room in our cities. But what if those without enough room produced at least what they could?
Even if all you have room for is a single tomato plant growing next to a window, imagine what kind of impact that would have if every home in the country had a tomato plant. That's a lot of tomatoes that wouldn't have to be grown commercially and chemically, tomatoes that wouldn't have to be processed and shipped, and tomatoes that would just plain taste better.
If you grow more than you are going to use yourself, give the extras to a neighbor. If you don't like tomatoes, then grow sweet peppers, or bush beans, or whatever suits your fancy.
I don't know. I'm pretty baked right now. But it sounded like a cool idea to me. :stoned:
"Self-sufficiency does not mean â??going backâ?? to the acceptance of a lower standard of living. On the contrary, it is the striving for a higher standard of living; for food that is fresh and organically grown and good; for the good life in pleasant surroundings; for the health of body and peace of mind that come with hard, varied work in the open air; and for the satisfaction that comes from doing difficult and intricate jobs well and successfully."
~ John Seymour
This is one of my favorite books. In part, this is what inspired me to move to the country. Oh, I had plenty of other reasons as well, but I'm just talking about this one at the moment.
What kind of impact do you think it would have on our environment, on our economy, and even on our society, if everyone in the country started to produce their own food? Of course, it's just not possible for everyone to produce all of their own food. You need to have room to do that, and there is no room in our cities. But what if those without enough room produced at least what they could?
Even if all you have room for is a single tomato plant growing next to a window, imagine what kind of impact that would have if every home in the country had a tomato plant. That's a lot of tomatoes that wouldn't have to be grown commercially and chemically, tomatoes that wouldn't have to be processed and shipped, and tomatoes that would just plain taste better.
If you grow more than you are going to use yourself, give the extras to a neighbor. If you don't like tomatoes, then grow sweet peppers, or bush beans, or whatever suits your fancy.
I don't know. I'm pretty baked right now. But it sounded like a cool idea to me. :stoned: