I’m guessing that a lot of people who are still ‘hanging on’ financially are also hanging on to their internet connection so as to look for work or at least file for unemployment benefits until they run out. Here in Michigan, lots of people “call Marvin” every two weeks … Marvin is the automated unemployment arrangement. If you can’t keep your internet connection up, the public libraries still offer internet access free. Although, if a recent trip to my local library points to a broader pattern, you may have to be prepared to either wait in line or bring a laptop.
I’ll try to make the wait worthwhile.
I’ll let you know where to find free seeds. I’ll show you what you can forage. I’ll tell you when to plant, when to pick and how to prepare what you’ve grown. And, most importantly, I’ll tell you how to preserve the extra (follow the advice and there WILL be extra) to help you get through the next winter.
If It’s Green, It’s Cash
If you live in Michigan, I’ll show you how to get the exclusive use of a plot of land to grow enough to feed your family – and still have produce left over to sell as a cash crop. Can you say “organic produce”? I thought you could. Go to the market and price the organic stuff. You’ll swear it was grown over a gold mine. Why not grow it, eat and preserve what you need, and sell the rest yourself? The land, leased from the state, will set you back $50 for the year. As the long-term unemployed will tell you, that’s exactly 500 soda bottles or cans for a years worth of food.
I’ll try to hunt similar sources down elsewhere, but would certainly welcome your input. In fact, I’ll need your help; no man is an island and no man is an expert in everything everywhere. As I write this, I am just one person.
A backyard garden can be your own declaration of (food) independence.
My hope is for this blog to become truly worldwide in scope, with articles for the absolute newcomer and articles for the seasoned hand alike. That is; I want it to be neutral as to color, race, creed, nationality, educational level, income level or political affiliation or any of the other dividers that have so long held humankind apart.
Food is neutral (or should be) and so am I.
I’ll need help. Most especially, I am looking for guest authors with niche expertise, such as mycology, UN food policy, organic insect control and others. If you fancy yourself an expert on anything related to growing or marketing food, its sciences, tactics or techniques, please use the contact page on the main menu bar to contact me with a proposed article. I’m all ears.
Can't argue with that logic.
I’ve recently begun writing about gardening in the Detroit edition of examiner.com, an online magazine specializing in local coverage of multiple markets (currently ~40). But getting viewers of this site to read those posts, while nice, is not the reason for posting this.
