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And you have no clue how much we produce and how much more we
have >> > that never enters the sales market (I even gave 2 nut
samples). >>
yes, if people had gardens they could cut food expenses
but then they'd actually have to do something to grow and
harvest it (and learn about nature and stuff...).
songbird
Yup. I'm still working on it but only trees really work for me,
though I get other things in smaller amounts. Lettuce and green
onions equal to our needs. Most years lots of bell peppers.
Current project, source some plant warmers and better seedling pots
yhat I can use year after year.
The United States imports about 15% of its food supply or
$204 billion worth. People fucking around in their backyards
are never going to make up for that.
Cindy, tank you for saying those of us who enjoy a food garden as a
hobby are 'fucking around'. I'm sure we will all stop because you
don't like it.
I'm not asking you to stop. I'm asking you to realize that Americans
will never grow enough in their back yards to make a dent in the
amount of produce consumed in this country.
You stuttering simpleton - we already PROVED we can do that during WW2!
AGAIN - since you keep doubling down on your rank STUPIDITY:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/homefront-ration-recycle-garden.htm
Half of all American households grew a Victory Garden – in their yards,
in window boxes, at their jobs, in school yards, and in community
spaces. Incarcerated people of Japanese descent also planted victory
gardens. By 1943, Victory Gardeners had planted over 20 million acres of
land and by the end of the war, produced about 8 million tons of food.
Preserving the food was just as important as growing it. Government
publications and training centers taught Americans how to can, dry,
pickle, freeze, and properly store root vegetables. They advised which
products were suitable for preserving and how to save seeds for the
following year. Community canning centers opened across the country,
providing entire neighborhoods with training and equipment.
https://www.warmemorial.org/dday-lead-up-articles/victorygardens
Faced with having to feed an expanded military and a hungry population,
the U.S. government reintroduced the idea of War Gardens from World War
I. They rebranded them as Victory Gardens for World War II.
World War II Victory Gardens were grown anywhere they could be: on
farms, in backyards, on city rooftops, in window-boxes, on public lands,
and in vacant lots.
A National Park Service article states that by the time the war was over
in1945, American Victory Gardeners had grown between 8 and 10 million
tons of food.
We do not have a food shortage. We import for variation of products
and for out of season goodies. We export fruit in summer and import in
our winter, for example. Overall, we export far more than we import.
The only charts that don't show us as the top nation exporting foods,
are the ones that treat ALL the EU countries as one, in which case they
have an edge.
We export crops like soybeans, corn, and wheat.
We import crops like fruits and vegetables, seafood, coffee, and
speciality products.
So???
Unless you're going to plant your back yard in soybeans, corn,
and wheat, your hobby isn't going to have much impact on what
the rest of the country does.
Corn is easily home grown.
Wheat is readily available domestically.
Most Americans DO NOT eat soybeans.
Any more utterly absurd non sequiturs for today?
Oh and one word for you to research - hydroponics.