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The Return of the Milkman
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#12Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects?
Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables or fruits every now and then, a past time activity to enhance one's mental health by getting to work with your hands and creating something from bare minimum?
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#13Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects? Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables o…
I've heard that there are a lot more people planting gardens this year, yes. I'm not doing more than some beans and peppers due to previous experience with our desert summers, but if I was somewhere more temperate / water-rich, I'd definitely be doing it.
My high school had an FFA chapter that had a small garden behind the shop building; students with room at home would also raise sheep, cattle, and hogs. There weren't a lot of people in FFA, though. I think gardening, at the very least, would be a good addition to the curriculum... ideally I'd like to see all students taking at least one home economics / shop type course every year beginning in middle school, but if wishes were horses...
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#14Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects? Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables o…
Its been trendy to start gardening since the beginning of covid, at least anecdotally (I've ramped up my container gardening) and from what I hear on podcasts. The 'Victory Garden' in particular is a trendy concept and I'm all for it.
My one concern about this as a food source is that if you don't have soil (in other words, you have to buy it and put in containers, then amend heavily) I suspect this is vastly more expensive and worse for the environment than buying from farms. The quality is fantastic though - tomatoes from the store make me gag, but fresh off the vine the ones I grow are delicious. It is also very good for mental health.
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#15Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects? Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables o…
I have. Not for a project but because I'm vegetarian and super market produce is absolute garbage. Often old, mostly tasteless, picked unripened, and grown on NPK fertilizers is depleted soil resulting in a lack of macro nutrients. I filled huge raised beds with mushroom compost (trucked in) and topped them with locally sourced municiple wood chips (keeps soil from drying out). Companion planting has almost completely staved off pests and the crops are growing vigorously. We plan to run cold crops under hooped plastic in the winter. We have been eating out of the garden for weeks now.
Check out "back to Eden" of you want to reduce labor. Basically talks about how they used cover to create healthy soil grow crops in parched conditions.
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#16Since the lockdown our local milkman has been a lifeline - milk, eggs, bread, veg and meat delivered reliably every few days when every other home delivery company had buckled under the load. Made getting through the first few weeks so much less stressful.
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#17This is wonderful, and with the advent of the internet/easy telecommunication, it would be great to be able to order additional things as part of the delivery. I'm particularly interested in the reduction of packaging waste that this would enable.
I've got a local jam maker who creates truly wonderful products. She delivers and also can re-use jars; its one or two steps away from being a milkman type deal. Farmers markets are a great way to find vendors who can do this, at least in my little part of socal. I've got a nut guy, a baker, and a jam maker and I love supporting these kinds of local operations.
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#18Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects? Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables o…
I have a garden but dealing with bugs and weeds limits my enthusiasm for planting crops outdoors and so in addition to just growing a few things outside I’ve also been growing things in our AeroGarden and am experimenting with Kratky style hydroponics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratky_method .
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#19Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects? Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables o…
After seeing the devastated shelves in the local supermarket shortly before lockdown, I semi-jokingly bought a load of vegetable seeds wondering whether I’d need to dig up the lawn and turn it into a kitchen garden. Three months later we’ve got a good crop of cucumber, tomatoes, peppers and carrots going.
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#20Have people also started growing vegetables and herbs at home as their creative projects? Unfortunately basics of agricultural farming are not part of school curriculum. I wonder if that was so at some point in the past. Wouldn't it be so great if everyone of us knew the basics of farming like we know basic maths? It could in theory result in growing more plants (good for environment), getting some fresh vegetables o…
After seeing the devastated shelves in the local supermarket shortly before lockdown, I semi-jokingly bought a load of vegetable seeds wondering whether I’d need to dig up the lawn and turn it into a kitchen garden. Three months later we’ve got a good crop of cucumber, tomatoes, peppers and carrots going.
You and a lot of others.
A seed distributor I have a distant connection with with was running at about 7x normal volumes. They were also selling a lot of things that won’t be grown easily at this time of year, so there are likely to be mixed results.