tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924158203215384269.post2035603829628577918..comments2023-02-20T10:39:00.110-06:00Comments on My Grandkids Farm: Rule #4, Don't Get HungryMike "Pops" Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764915910014484680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924158203215384269.post-88195719682003752602010-04-11T18:21:23.206-05:002010-04-11T18:21:23.206-05:00Beans and potatoes grew plenty of kids - me includ...Beans and potatoes grew plenty of kids - me included!Mike "Pops" Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764915910014484680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924158203215384269.post-37328402111023731542010-04-10T20:34:21.101-05:002010-04-10T20:34:21.101-05:00'An empty sack cannot stand up. A starving be...'An empty sack cannot stand up. A starving belly doesn't listen to explanations' A quote from my 'less is more' cookbook. <br />We planted our first real garden last year and have plaans to enlarge it by about 50% this year-more potatoes, more dried beans, and hopefully a solar food dryer to keep it all. I could put the hours I spend in the garden into wage earning work-but I ENJOY smelling like dirt. It also gives me a sense of peace-knowing that I will not be COMPLETELY at the mercy of industrial agriculture.<br />thanks for the postHickchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569529847455539317noreply@blogger.com