tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post6943861827065109438..comments2023-07-21T06:58:40.156-05:00Comments on <strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog</strong>: Time for a rantDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-26171095910373189112008-09-02T20:08:00.000-05:002008-09-02T20:08:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link Barbee!Thanks for the link Barbee!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-51983711055429266592008-09-02T17:13:00.000-05:002008-09-02T17:13:00.000-05:00Jean, if chickens make you smile, you probably wil...Jean, if chickens make you smile, you probably will enjoy reading this post I remembered reading on <A HREF="http://gardening4life.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-chickens.html" REL="nofollow"><I>Gardening4Life.</I></A>Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-79607773347806452352008-07-24T11:48:00.000-05:002008-07-24T11:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for a different perspective Patti. You're r...Thanks for a different perspective Patti. You're right, it's going in the right direction and certainly spreading the gospel of and eating fresh produce can't hurt either. It seems we're cycling back to appreciating the land and what it can give us.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-55324669993850984332008-07-23T15:57:00.000-05:002008-07-23T15:57:00.000-05:00thanks for the rant Jean,but let me play a little ...thanks for the rant Jean,<BR/>but let me play a little devil's advocate...<BR/><BR/>I read the article you refer to earlier. And I chuckled when I read it.<BR/>I was already aware of the service mentioned that would come in, plant your veggie garden, maintain it and harvest it for you. I'm in Oakland, California... across the Bay from San Francisco. I could avail myself of that service, but have chosen to do it myself for many years.<BR/><BR/>I do agree with your perspective - gardening can be holy and "bread work".<BR/>But from a sociological point of view, as a society we've gone from agraian to industrial to "knowledge" based. <BR/><BR/>Most of us really don't "know" how to garden. Many of us don't even really know where food comes from. Ask a group of urban school kids (and adults) where do apples come from and they're likely to say "the grocery store".<BR/><BR/>10 years ago it was trendy to be on Prozac. A few years ago it became trendy for adults to be on cholesterol lowering statins and kids to be on ADD drugs. <BR/><BR/>From that perspective, I think of this as an evolutionary (dramatic) improvement. First - someone has to have the awareness that it's better to eat locally grown, fresh food. Then they have to have the motivation to make whatever changes they choose to make it so that do eat more that way.<BR/><BR/>Even if they "hire out" their gardening... they are at least one step closer to their food, and the healthier for it. <BR/>Not perfect, but evolving.<BR/>Change generally happens slowly. At least this is a positive change.<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/>-PattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com