Sounds good, but have y’all checked the price of fertilizer lately? It’s doubled, at least. Seeds have gone up too. OTOH, people who don’t garden are in for an even bigger shock. We’ve lived a long time with reasonable food prices. I think we’re about to see that come to a crashing halt.
Using food for fuel is a stupid idea. Sure, it’s renewable, but think about the repercussions. For once, the farmer is getting a decent price for corn and soybeans. Follow that path a little farther. Deisel is out of sight. Feed is made of protein—gained from corn and soybeans. The farmer’s costs, as always, keep going up. End result—food is going to cost more. Add the cost of fuel to that...
Any of y’all see that article last week about Hatians eating mud pies? Sad, so sad.
I go to our friends who have lots of rabbits, and some other animals. They have quite a manure pile. Cheapest fertilizer around. Just the cost of the gas to go get it.
I like to go to the supermarket and get the plastic buckets from the bakery dept. Their frostings and fillings come in them and they usually just throw the buckets out otherwise, so if you ask, they’ll give them to you. They do need to be cleaned out, though.
Since they are food grade containers, there’s no problem putting fresh veggies in them while you’re picking.
They’re great for hauling around the garden for weeding, using for watering, collecting crops, and the old dirty ones for hauling the manure I get.
You are preaching to the choir here, I know about the costs...........
Hubby is now seriously considering a chicken coop after the sticker shock he got hit with buying eggs yesterday. $2.09 a dozen for just plain eggs, nothing fancy or anything. And $3.75 a gallon for milk -— but no talk of a cow or goats :)