Growing Your Own Stuff

Blackeyed peas, first day they sprouted.

Got my own garden, which you will see also, posted on Saturday.

I just love that NY Mary is hatching out her chickens. We all need to start gardening, and if you don't have some herbs in the kitchen at least, I think you ought to start growing some. The taste is unbeatable.

When I was a child, we got boxes of little chicks, put them in the kitchen with a light bulb for warmth, and when it got warm enough we had a chicken farm in the back of the large yard.

The problem with this is that on Sundays when we came home from church, it was one of us kids' turns to catch two chickens, wring their necks and pop them in a pot of boiling water, pluck and cut them up for dinner.

You can imagine this was not a lesson in ethics. It was one of necessity.

I still recall finding that one of the chickens we had chosen for dinner had eggs in her - in diminishing sizes.

We had killed the golden laying hen.

Of course, I think you need to start growing your own.

While many companies are now rushing to "go green," recent surveys show American consumers are getting turned off by the organic hype for three reasons: price, skepticism and confusion.

The percentage of consumers who believe organic products are good for them is down to 45%, while those who believe they're good for the environment has fallen to 48%, according to the latest survey from consulting firm WSL Strategic Retail. Both measures stood at a 54% approval rating two years ago.

I also think you want to hoe up a row before you do. See above. It's time to do our part. and i am so happy if you grow something of your own.

Container gardening is also a good thing.