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Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Keys To The Pantry
He who holds the key to the pantry – holds the key to health, wealth and prosperity.
With the prices of fresh produce far exceeding junk-food, more people are finding ways to grow nutritious, organic foods at home. As an avid gardener it thrills me to see so many people, world-wide taking greater control of their nutritional needs by planting gardens in their yards, on porches, patios and roof-tops – even pots and containers of all sorts.
Small farmers are discovering a myriad of techniques to grow more food with less land, harmful chemicals and soil damage. Solutions like hydroponics, aquaponics, tower-gardening, green-houses and shipping containers are all space-saving methods of growing food that leave a smaller foot-print on the planet, while providing multitudes of tasty veggies.
From herbs, peppers and tomatoes to sugar-cane, kale and corn – the possibilities of fresh food on your table are endless. People of all ages and from all walks of life are communing with nature and learning how therapeutic and exciting it can be to grow your own food.
Friday, August 21, 2020
Don’t Fence Me In
I owe so many thanks to my God for placing me right where I have always wanted to be; Mississippi. I have room and space to build or do anything I please. Even so, I have enjoyed experimenting with growing vegetables and fruits in various large containers.
As I learn more about soil, composting and what grows best in the southern climate, successful crops are becoming more the norm than failures.
I used to till and work a large plot that was about 70 x 150 square feet. That was fine when I had children to teach and help, but I have been blessed to learn ways to work smarter, instead of just harder.
Applying Hugelkultur techniques to large containers has created a super-rich soil environment for year-round crops. Positioned with full-sun (southern exposure) my plants are thriving as I reap the bounty.
I have retired my big tiller in favor of a shovel, a yard-cart and some handheld tools. Living in the forest provides unlimited sticks and leaves for nutrient-rich beds, but I also use my composter to turn kitchen-scraps into plant food and there is more goat and chicken manure than I ever thought possible – LOL.
So, whether you are growing tomatoes in buckets or herbs in pots, rest assure that you do not need acres of land to grow some food.
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
OUR BEAUTIFUL MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi is many things to different people.
To some it is this. To others, it is this.
Mississippi Is All This And Much More.
Vast landscapes and rural county-sides are just a part of the this great state.
There is night-life in the casinos, sun-drenched beaches on the coast and there are cities.
There is night-life in the casinos, sun-drenched beaches on the coast and there are cities.
Jackson Mississippi
Mississippi Is Growing
With more people making Mississippi their home each year, we could soon be facing some of the issues that plague urban areas around the world as we struggle to feed our growing population with a food economy that is rapidly becoming obsolete due to corporate greed and policies that ensure that some have the best picking of the first-fruit, while others go hungry.
Census Data http://censusviewer.com/state/MS
Hunger in Mississippi
Hunger In Mississippi
Although hunger is not a new phenomenon in the U.S. or anywhere else in the world, it is a man-made condition because God has provided us all with a bountiful earth, but only a few have laid claim to it so that we all might buy from them – or starve.
Mississippi Food Deserts
Driving on Mississippi’s winding highways, you are sure to see farmland, cattle, silos and the like. And it is easy to think that there is plenty of food for all. But this is not the case, especially where Food Deserts exist. Food Deserts are areas that do not have the supermarkets and grocery stores that we have become accustomed to visiting to fill our pantries and kitchen shelves.
The Challenges Of Making Ends Meet
Farm Land
After joining The Attala County Self-Help Co-op, to learn more about using my land to produce food, I have become aware of hunger and passionate about helping others to become empowered by growing things in their homes, on their balconies and where ever they have a bit of sunlight pouring through a window.
How Food Banks Work http://www.msfoodnet.org/how/
Growing Potatoes
Community Action For Healthy Food
I have been astonished to learn the role that limited access to quality and affordable produce plays in the lives of many Americans. Mental and physical health are effected by lack of nourishing vegetables. I am also proud to report that there are countless groups working to change this dilemma. http://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/how-we-work/
Fighting Hunger in Mississippi
Mississippi Farmers Markets
People are planting gardens on public lands, teaching school-children where vegetables come from and Farmers Markets are springing up all across the nation.
Mississippi Farmers Markets Pictorial
Farm To Table
Locally Grown Produce is gaining ground as a movement as more Americans choose healthier lifestyles. Many restaurants owners are buying local produce and preparing meals with the freshest ingredients.
More Resources
We can begin to reclaim the power to feed ourselves, our families and our communities – one yard or balcony at a time.
Mississippi Farmers Markets Listed By County
http://www.msfb.org/%EF%BF%BCmississippi-farmers-market/
http://www.ms.gov/content/Pages/FarmersMarkets.aspx
http://farmersmarkets.msstate.edu/markets/index.html
Agriculture Resources
https://www.mdac.ms.gov/resources/
Mississippi Farmers Markets Listed By County
http://www.msfb.org/%EF%BF%BCmississippi-farmers-market/
http://www.ms.gov/content/Pages/FarmersMarkets.aspx
http://farmersmarkets.msstate.edu/markets/index.html
Agriculture Resources
https://www.mdac.ms.gov/resources/
Grow Something Delicious
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