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Derechos (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 10:07 PM Original message |
The True Cost of Tomatoes |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thirty five years ago, I used to hop on my bike, and ride four miles... |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Same wage - THIRTY-FIVE YEARS LATER. Pretty much the same situation in the construction and lawn |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. The solution: Grow your own or buy from a farmer's market. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 01:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Like These |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Wow! I mostly garden in big, big pots. I dream of a garden big |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 04:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. California. That Was from 5 Plants |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I am guessing you planted an heirloom or two. I think I will try those |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. We Are In a Pretty Shady (and Often Foggy) Spot Too, But We Get Some Sun |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. they look so different from store bought |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. That's what I am doing. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. I'm doing both. But in PA, my garden is just beginning to show yellow flowers. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I buy local, or as close as I can get. I'd love to build myself a small greenhouse. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. I can't imagine the damage done to Joplin alone - it's been a devastating season |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. I grow my own and can what I can't eat fresh. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 10:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. The ONLY way to do it. |
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