tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post8172387128211834988..comments2023-11-02T05:18:38.925-05:00Comments on Antiquity Oaks: Fight Back Friday: Review of "Fresh!"Deborah Niemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-27457021100965631612009-08-15T11:12:44.520-05:002009-08-15T11:12:44.520-05:00Thanks so much for this review! I very much want ...Thanks so much for this review! I very much want to see Fresh, and am now even more anxious to do so!<br /><br />I have to echo what others have said. We have friends who live down the way from us who live in - what my kids call TP houses, the kind where you can knock on the bathroom window next door from your own toilet and ask for a new roll of TP! - who have eliminated their grass. They've planted every last inch of their postage stamp sized plot with veggies - they spent a lot of time studying light and sun exposure to optimize their growing - it's been nothing short of phenomenal.<br /><br />It can be done. But it does take determination, hard work, and a will to see it through.dinahttp://knownbyname.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-66612988472100371792009-08-14T11:11:09.466-05:002009-08-14T11:11:09.466-05:00I loved reading this conversation; thanks, ladies!...I loved reading this conversation; thanks, ladies! I agree that there are many ways to economize and still eat FOOD, even if you live in a townhouse. One example: buy organic dried legumes. Even at a premium price, they will cook up for less per serving than cans of pre-cooked beans.<br /><br />And Anonymous, you talk about what your first husband made you do -- past tense. Sounds like he's out of the picture, so start making new choices! It's never too late!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-60659154204018473042009-08-14T11:02:30.429-05:002009-08-14T11:02:30.429-05:00Anonymous -- I hope you can see "Fresh" ...Anonymous -- I hope you can see "Fresh" because Will Allen is growing thousands of pounds of fresh produce in the middle of Milwaukee -- in greenhouses. His ideas can be downsized to an apartment, and there are lots of books available on growing food in the cities and in containers. The suburbs and cities don't need to empty out -- nor should they. I'll be posting soon about my plans for bringing my tomatoes inside when frost hits in October. And fresh alfalfa sprouts and bean sprouts can be grown on any kitchen counter. There are many little things you can do that will add up!Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-81261991632324949762009-08-14T10:54:56.532-05:002009-08-14T10:54:56.532-05:00Thanks for this review. I haven't been able to...Thanks for this review. I haven't been able to see the film yet, and this is perhaps the most thorough review of it I've read.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing it in today's Fight Back Fridays carnival!!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />~KristenM<br />(AKA FoodRenegade)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-58181169354465700032009-08-14T10:26:12.991-05:002009-08-14T10:26:12.991-05:00Anonymous -- I seriously disagree with you about e...Anonymous -- I seriously disagree with you about eating healthy has to be more expensive than just buying at a grocery store. <br /><br />I don't know where you live --but there isn't a pantry or freezer that I couldn't re-do and they would save a lot of money. But you will have to change the way you eat. No soda -- no frozen pizza -- no processed foods.<br /><br />I bake bread everyday for less than 30 cents a loaf. Takes some rising time -- a half hour of baking. There is no fuss. And there is no bread at the grocery store that is 30 cents a loaf.<br /><br />You can do it --- start with small steps. Listen to Deborah -- Melanie -- you don't need to be on a homestead to do this.<br /><br />Fight the fight with us. We need your voice.Miss Effiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840863444770266279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-70211984845797662562009-08-14T06:29:52.295-05:002009-08-14T06:29:52.295-05:00What's a girl to do? She can continue to be A...What's a girl to do? She can continue to be AWARE. That's important. Too many federal regulations get passed about the condition of our food with little or no publicity.<br /><br />Speak out. Tell others about your desires to eat fresh, your efforts, and how you do your best to achieve what you can on a budget.<br /><br />If farmers are going to fight the takeover of our food systems by industrialized, giant, people UN-FRIENDLY systems, we need all the voices we can get.<br /><br />And while everyone is thinking about it...consider what is coming if the "economists" are wrong - we are not heading out of Depression (no euphemism of "recession" used here...) but are in it for a much longer haul. Controlling the production of your food in ANY small capacity may be one of the most important steps you take.<br /><br />Bring a potted veggie plant to work - they do pretty well in artificial light and warmth - and give your co-workers a jolt...melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-23416763035081960782009-08-13T23:48:16.694-05:002009-08-13T23:48:16.694-05:00With 300Million+ people in the US alone wouldn'...With 300Million+ people in the US alone wouldn't it be a beautiful thing if we all could do without processed food. The beauty, the dream.<br /><br />CSAs and Farmers' Markets in my part of the world are every bit as expensive, if not more, than buying in my local grocery.<br /><br />Sorry as hard as I try some of us have to live where we do - the cities and the suburbs aren't going to empty out suddenly [moving to be able to grow their own food] to support a healthier lifestyle and as I said trying to eat healthier by buying local is cost prohibitive in a lot of cases.<br /><br />What you do is admirable and I have to admit I am a bit jealous because I grew up with what you have now. For us? Now it is a three level town home with a 8x8 backyard, no sunlight and a deck that I can't grow anything on.<br /><br />And if you have the argument we had a choice, actually we didn't. My first husband made sure where we lived. We had no choice. I tried to buy my grandparents' farm, but the courts/my ex made sure we couldn't. So - as dreamy as it would be to eat FRESH - sometimes constraints intervene and people can't.<br /><br />What's a girl to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com