RE: A 2nd Intro or How I got Started Growing My Own Food
Man, what a journey! I know so many people who need to hear this story. I work very hard to produce as much of our food as I can. What I can't produce I try to source is high quality as I can. I've always been a little freaked out by food that isn't really food. But so many people that I know believe that a box of macaroni and cheese is food because it's marketed as food. I understand the high cost of high quality food if you can't produce it yourself, but many of the people I know who can't afford quality food go out to eat several times a week and can afford satellite TV and a car payment on a brand new car every few years. I guess it's just a matter of priorities and priorities come from experience. But maybe if hearing your story and learning from your experience changes someone's priorities then it's worth sharing.
I was just talking to nutritionist who has been practicing since 2001. She said I was the first person she knew of who cooked entirely from scratch. She said some of her older clients might occasionally cook from scratch, but I was the first to only cook that way. Sad commentary on Americans..
I’m, maybe, the worst cook I know. But I’ve been working on learning over the last several years. And to tell you the truth, if I plan ahead, it doesn’t cost me too much more time and recipies with raw ingredients come out best for me.