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Skriven 2008-01-07 13:45:56 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
    Kommentar till text 288 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
Ärende: good veggies
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Hi Hap!

> -> Yes, that's the truth <grin>.  Hey,
> -> got "Ominvore's Dilemma" today, and "In
> -> Defense of Food" .. they were both on
> -> sale.. which was handy -  Omnivore's
> -> Dilemma is great  :)  Thanks for mentioning it :)
> ->

> Happy that you like it and glad you find it
> an interesting read, and hopefully a bit
> educational as well!

It certainly is... about 1/2 way through it now.. I already grind my own
hamburger because I don't trust packaged ground beef, but.. after that first
section I'm thinking maybe my daughter and her family are pretty smart going
the vegetarian path only <grin>. But.. I do like steak too much to do that :)

> -> The above would cost $25.00 including shipping...
> -> they call this their "bitty
> -> box" (very small).
> ->

> It's obvious that it's a bit different than
> the one local here. Here it's all local grown
> produce, no citrus or tropical fruits. Pears
> apples and apricots and fruits that are grown
> here in Washington are in the baskets (I suppose
> they keep them in cold storage to parcel out

It was good for us because of the variety of fruit and vegetables.

> each week throughout the year.  Still the list
> above seems a bit pricey to me...must be the
> shipping charges I suppose!

I think so.  They're using UPS not the post office, which I know can be
expensive.  Still with the price of gas, and since we're about 15-30 minutes
from any large supermarkets the cost was not that out of whack to us.  I say
that, but know that as soon as the dirt can be worked, I'll have my garden in,
that's for sure :)

> -> As opposed to their LARGE box (this is the type I got last year that
> cost me
> -> $60.00 every two weeks):
> ->
> -> Tangelos        8
> -> Pears Anjou    8
> -> Oranges Navel  8
> -> Banana         2.50 lb
> -> Apples Granny Smith    8
> -> Tomatoes Grape         1.00 1 pint
> -> Spinach        1
> -> Potatoes Russet        2.50 lb
> -> Mushrooms White 1LB    1
> -> Lettuce Green Leaf     1
> -> Cilantro       1
> -> Beans Green    1
> -> Broccoli       1
> -> Carrots        1
> -> Chard Red      1
> ->
> -> They describe this box as: 5-6 fruit types + 9-10 veggie varieties. Now
> one of
> -> these days I ought to go over to our grocery store (We normally shop at
> a chain
> -> in the NE named Wegmans.. it's very much like Kroger if you're familiar
> with
> -> that) and buy the same exact items lb for lb in the Organic Fruit and
> Vegetable
> -> section :)  I don't expect to save a lot.  It seems just walking in to
> the
> -> grocery store these days, causes the bill to hit $300.00
> -> <bg>
> ->
> I am very prudent when I shop, (most of the time)

Same here, generally.. <grin>

> and I try to do my shopping no more than a week
> in advance (other than frozen staples) so I manage
> to keep the bill a lot lower than that (thank goodness!)
> I try to shop sales so when broccoli is on sale
> we get broccoli...when it's not we don't (g)

We shop more like every two weeks.. since I've got a lot of veggies in the
freezer from the garden, that seems to do it for us.  Then once in a while,
I'll have to restock the pasta and grains, etc..  Food isn't as bad here in the
Binghamton area compared to some others around us.. for instance in Ithaca NY,
my daughter says the cost of food is outrageously high.. no doubt because that
area doesn't have an major interstates to transport food items.. just ONE long
winding road :(

> -> Yeah, it was handy.. They can't eat citrus, we can..  They like brussel
> sprouts
> -> I don't (that's a joke <bg>).
> ->
> I LOOOOVE brussels sprouts! $1.98 a pound this week
> and still a good buy. Broccoli is $0.74 a pound,
> leeks are $1.89 a pound.

hehe :)  I admit, since I tried brussel sprouts with the recipes you posted,
I've really changed my mind about them <grin>

> -> > A good garden can really give you an edge up
> -> > on supermarkets! Anne and I used to do a lot
> -> > of veggie gardening in our back yard. Those
> ->
> -> That's neat :)  Since we moved back to NY from KY about 5+ years ago,
> I've been
> -> gardening in my backyard in 6 raised-beds.. Need another bed this year
> <grin>.
> -> In KY, I only grew tomatoes and potatoes.. was just toooooo hot out
> there for
> -> me to really do much... In NY I complain about the cold like crazy, but
> darnit,
> -> I can work easier here in the spring <grin> Heat and me don't mix <g>
> ->
> Me either!

Yeah, it gets to me more than it ever used to now..I've had MS for about 30+
years and intolernce of heat over 85 degrees is the norm for a lot people with
it.. but no big deal really.. I have to work on the garden early in the morning
or early evening when the sun isn't beating :)

> -> Yes :) A couple of years, I ordered a slew of various chinese vegetables
> -> seed... Dakon Radish,Bok choy, Cabbage.. geez, I can't even remember..
> it was
> -> really nice to be able to just "have" what I needed given what I felt
> like
> -> experimenting with <grin>
> ->
> Those are the things that it really
> pays off to grow.

Agree there :)  This year one of the reasons I want to add another bed is to
give the bok choy and other chinese veg's some more room.  My husband really
likes the home grown potatos too.. so your post about the potatoes was of great
interest to me :)


> -> > of things that you like. Joan M and I were discussing a
> -> > method of growing potatoes, if you'd like I could post
> -> > you the link and you could investigate it if you grow
> -> > tater's at all. It's a GREAT method!
> ->
> -> I think I saw it, and I grabbed it then.. but what the heck did I call
> that
> -> file?? <laugh>.. needless to say, I think yeah, post it again :)
> ->
> -> Last summer, I had two kinds of pototoes going butter and red.. they were
> soooo
> -> good :)
> ->
> Go have a look at ciscoe.com it should still be there!

Found it and bookmarked it.. http://www.ciscoe.com/~ciscoe/archive/spuds.html
:)  Thanks for that :)  I might not need that other bed after all :)

Take care,
Janis

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