Wouldn't THAT be a bitter pill to swallow?!

But, just think of the money to be made by the first trustworthy gardener to offer quality, at a fair price, with no advertising, no middlemen/distributors!

Or, the money to be saved by cultivating a kitchen garden! And the brisk trade among neighbors.

Sh-h-h...

During what was then called 'The Great War', WWI, 1914 - 1918, it was bandied about that the average backyard could grow enough produce to feed four adults for one year!

I've got an ancient book that shows garden plans.

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And, during the Dirty Thirties (circa 1929 to 1939), lobsters were considered 'trash' seafood.

A woman in Nova Scotia had a milk cow (therefore, butter, too), and onions and potatoes from her garden.

She sent her teenaged son out for lobster, she and her daughter set up a big table in her living room, and hung a sign on their gate...Lobster Stew - All You Can Eat - 50 cents.

Of course, fifty cents was a lot of money in those dark days, but that's how her family survived the Depression.

- From the book, 'Ten Lost Years', by Barry Broadfoot.

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Lots we can do with a patch of virgin soil, a shovel, a few buckets of water...and friendly neighbors.

The price of produce today, you'd think we'd be doing something about it. But then, some already are.

fledgling