Comments on: The Rewards of Growing http://civileats.com/2009/08/05/the-rewards-of-growing/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 May 2012 16:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: » Read, Then Digest CKP National Blog: Resources and Updates on Our National Initiatives http://civileats.com/2009/08/05/the-rewards-of-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-3843 » Read, Then Digest CKP National Blog: Resources and Updates on Our National Initiatives Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:01:45 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4582#comment-3843 [...]  Civil Eats has a good write up on the “Rewards of Growing” [...] [...]  Civil Eats has a good write up on the “Rewards of Growing” [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://civileats.com/2009/08/05/the-rewards-of-growing/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 Sarah Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:15:33 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4582#comment-3830 I think you'll find that people all over are starting to return to making things instead of buying them. We've gotten away from that in our economy. Instead of having a job where you build or create something with your hands, many people stare at a computer screen all day. Instead of going home tired, but feeling satisfied that one has actually accomplished something tangible, many service industry workers go home feeling restless and unfulfilled. The home production of food is an interesting version of this. Instead of making objects to be used over and over again, growing and preparing food means making something that will be consumed once and never again. And yet, it's so satisfying to feed people, to stock up your pantry with good things, to know that your time and hard work were well spent. Americans can produce more than half of our needed vegetables in our backyards. We did it during WWII with our victory gardens. Here's hoping we'll get that close again sometime soon. Maybe the middlemen should get back into producing instead of moving stuff around and getting paid for doing nothing. Then they wouldn't have to worry! I think you’ll find that people all over are starting to return to making things instead of buying them. We’ve gotten away from that in our economy. Instead of having a job where you build or create something with your hands, many people stare at a computer screen all day. Instead of going home tired, but feeling satisfied that one has actually accomplished something tangible, many service industry workers go home feeling restless and unfulfilled.

The home production of food is an interesting version of this. Instead of making objects to be used over and over again, growing and preparing food means making something that will be consumed once and never again. And yet, it’s so satisfying to feed people, to stock up your pantry with good things, to know that your time and hard work were well spent.

Americans can produce more than half of our needed vegetables in our backyards. We did it during WWII with our victory gardens. Here’s hoping we’ll get that close again sometime soon.

Maybe the middlemen should get back into producing instead of moving stuff around and getting paid for doing nothing. Then they wouldn’t have to worry!

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