Growing your own

Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 9 months ago to Culture
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Perhaps time learning in a garden should be considered as important as time spent sitting in a classroom.

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  • Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 9 months ago
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A work colleague is working with a client that does "vertical farming." Basically trays on racks. They have special lights, control CO2 and on/off cycle of lights, and water/nutrient mixture. They get the seedlings to grow to a replantable state in about 3 weeks, where they then transfer them to deeper growing media based on the type of item being grown. They've copied tremendous amounts of technology from the pot farmers (mostly illegal - who've developed methods to grow their crop inside to hide).

    Something to think about should Atlantis end up being a floating community, or one on an island with limited space or poor growing soil.
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  • Posted by straightlinelogic 9 years, 9 months ago
    I never knew gardening was so fun. When we moved to Albuquerque I planted tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, jalepenos, squash, watermelon and herbs in planters in the back yard. After you've had homegrown for a summer, it's very hard to go back to store-bought. We have so much that I give stuff away to family, friends, and neighbors. Every day after lunch I harvest the day's "crop," and I find that incredibly satisfying. There is something very rewarding about picking, cooking, and eating things you have grown.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I didn't have to carry water. Did have to stack hay in the barn. 60# kid moving 50# bales kept me in shape. :)
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    But try being a 10 to 14 year old boy carrying the water in buckets on a yoke from a hand drawn well with a garden of nearly 1/2 acre. But it kept us all fed.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I love eating the stuff from my garden. For me it is very rewarding to know I can eat all winter without going to a store.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 9 years, 9 months ago
    I haven't had a garden in a long time, but I had a 50' x 50' garden to tend when I was 9 to 18. The best lesson I learned was how to prevent weeds from interfering with production.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I only have a point because I saw first hand how it works.bit does not matter in government if you pay or not. They still say in the meeting, "this program is so important. Look at how many people we helped or look at how many attended our class. There is no way you can cut this program". And so it goes. No program is ever cut. :)
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 9 months ago
    Time in a garden is some of the best time ever spent. Take your kids. They may not like it when young but they will appreciate it later in life.
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I have a garden too. Learned all I needed to know about preserving growing up on the farm. I would not set foot in an Extension program. I sat on a county board for 4 years and saw the waste in that system first hand. Worst part is it is all taxpayer (producer) funded. Find another source. There are many.
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 9 years, 9 months ago
    I have a garden. I told the neighbors to please pick some lettuce I have so much. I grow some veggies and I also herbs and medicinal plants. I preserve what I can, mostly by dehydrating. I may have enough tomatoes to can some salsa this year.

    MSU Extension has wonderful classes on gardening and preserving. Check you're local colleges for courses.
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