http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/03/03/redux-digging-the-downturn/ The upside of the downturn Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/03/03/redux-digging-the-downturn/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Saturday starters « Eat Cheap, Eat Well, Eat Up! Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:49:33 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2442#comment-514 [...] the terrific blog RecessionWire notes, when times get tough, people start planting. During the Great Depression, anyone with some [...] [...] the terrific blog RecessionWire notes, when times get tough, people start planting. During the Great Depression, anyone with some [...]

]]> http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/03/03/redux-digging-the-downturn/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Sarah Landis Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:13:47 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2442#comment-454 Yes! I'm right there with you! Last year my family began gardening in 4 large raised beds and we had fresh veggies into Oct. This year we'll add blueberry bushes in the yard, a border of herbs along the front walk, and a collection of edible flowers. I had been frustrated at the lack of local organic produce and decided to grow my own, but this year we have an economic incentive as well. The kids love it too and I don't have to run out to the store for fresh produce anymore - I just go out a little before dinner and pick it fresh! I'll be starting seeds indoors over the next couple weeks and ready for a May harvest of cold-tolerant greens just in time to put in my summer crops. I can't wait to get back out into the garden! You're right, it is an instant mood brightener! Yes! I’m right there with you! Last year my family began gardening in 4 large raised beds and we had fresh veggies into Oct. This year we’ll add blueberry bushes in the yard, a border of herbs along the front walk, and a collection of edible flowers. I had been frustrated at the lack of local organic produce and decided to grow my own, but this year we have an economic incentive as well. The kids love it too and I don’t have to run out to the store for fresh produce anymore – I just go out a little before dinner and pick it fresh! I’ll be starting seeds indoors over the next couple weeks and ready for a May harvest of cold-tolerant greens just in time to put in my summer crops. I can’t wait to get back out into the garden! You’re right, it is an instant mood brightener!

]]> http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/03/03/redux-digging-the-downturn/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Barbara Parramore Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:36:40 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2442#comment-452 Life on a farm in the 1930s included my fifth or sixth birthday. Milk, butter, and eggs were plentiful so there was birthday cake and hand-cranked ice cream in August. What I remember most was my cousin's gift. She brought me a red bantam hen in a cut-off cereal box! The pet produced small eggs to my delight. Little or no money hindered gift-giving in those days. Lynn's mom Life on a farm in the 1930s included my fifth or sixth birthday. Milk, butter, and eggs were plentiful so there was birthday cake and hand-cranked ice cream in August. What I remember most was my cousin’s gift. She brought me a red bantam hen in a cut-off cereal box! The pet produced small eggs to my delight. Little or no money hindered gift-giving in those days. Lynn’s mom

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