tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post7898147366354354601..comments2023-07-30T05:57:48.256-04:00Comments on Gospel of the Living Dead: Hopeful Economic NewsKPaffenrothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-35626169044985928882009-02-05T09:45:00.000-05:002009-02-05T09:45:00.000-05:00We live in a state of farms. Recently, we bought ...We live in a state of farms. Recently, we bought shares of a local farm's production, which lasts from June till February. We're eating more fruits and vegetables than we ever have in the past. <BR/><BR/>If there's going to be trouble, it's going to be in the cities.<BR/><BR/>Kim, if you're in dire need, give us a visit. We can probably fix you up with something green, and we're within spitting distance of what was once the largest orchard in the world.John Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193512490180575763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-87868971044689967652009-02-04T20:03:00.000-05:002009-02-04T20:03:00.000-05:00We have two apple trees, a peach tree and a nectar...We have two apple trees, a peach tree and a nectarine tree on our third of an acre lot. We harvested enough fruit this past fall to carry us through spring, easily, by which time we'll all be heartily sick of cobblers, pies and preserves.<BR/><BR/>For veggies, we have this to fall back on for a good part of the year:<BR/><BR/>http://kuriosfarm.blogspot.com/Sir Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197339869018056533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-61447701200098772472009-02-04T18:12:00.000-05:002009-02-04T18:12:00.000-05:00Yes, well-played, MattC!And I should point out - M...Yes, well-played, MattC!<BR/><BR/>And I should point out - MattC lives in MO and Pat (I think) in IN. You guys don't know grocery prices until you've seen NY prices (though some urban areas are worse).<BR/><BR/>And then, like my complaint had been heard, or like my moldy-bread penance had been deemed acceptable - I just went to the store, and APPLES and STRAWBERRIES are on sale at mid-90s prices! And I don't know how the apples taste yet, but they look like the apple the Evil Queen gives Snow White in the Disney classic, they're all so perfect, round and red! Yay!KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-21317300865272739982009-02-04T17:48:00.000-05:002009-02-04T17:48:00.000-05:00You know, once fuel costs skyrocket due to the eco...You know, once fuel costs skyrocket due to the economic detonation of peak oil, you can forget about see fruit prices ever again at the prices you see them at now.<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait, you preemptively said that for me, Kim. Thanks! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Interesting to read about your thrifty shopping and dietary practices. Thank you for the glimpse into your effective management of such stuff, Patrick.<BR/><BR/>My wife is quite the coupon clipper and stingy shopper at the grocery store. Always has been, but these days it's more necessary than ever, and I really appreciate her for that. Fortunately, I'm hearing that we can all expect some relief on dairy product prices in the immediate future, since prices in that market have absolutely tanked. The bad side is that this will mean the extermination of nearly all of the remaining small dairy farmers, with only the corporate giants to remain.<BR/><BR/>Notice how effectively I managed to find a dark cloud in front of that silver lining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-86537069292013627602009-02-04T15:55:00.000-05:002009-02-04T15:55:00.000-05:00Yes, it's the variety I miss most of all! I used t...Yes, it's the variety I miss most of all! I used to be able to get some fruit really cheap (apples in the autumn, for example) and I could get ANY fruit, if I wanted to splurge a little. Now a lot of stuff is virtually out of reach. <BR/><BR/>And bananas? Once fuel costs skyrocket (as MattC will remind us, if he stops over here), you can forget about seeing them ever again at the prices you now see them.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-21230166660585704312009-02-04T15:47:00.000-05:002009-02-04T15:47:00.000-05:00Oh, there are fruits and vegetables of the cheap v...Oh, there are fruits and vegetables of the cheap variety. This usually consists of bananas (the cheapest fresh fruit you can find), and frozen bags of broccoli and peas. Carrots and celery are also usually only a dollar/bag fresh (although we don't get those every week). The frozen cannisters of OJ concentrate are also good for fighting off the scurvy. Don't get me wrong though, I would LOVE to have fresh fruit on a regular basis.Patrick Rutiglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250930272921673936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-16718049933747575722009-02-04T12:35:00.000-05:002009-02-04T12:35:00.000-05:00That's admirable, economically, but I don't know h...That's admirable, economically, but I don't know how long you can sustain a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables. (Never mind the pleasure of eating them.) I mean, I lived on 10/$1 ramen noodles at one time, but that's a thing of the past. And once kids are in the picture, the need for variety becomes more acute, as you want to feed them stuff that's good for them, never mind how MUCH they eat, once they hit the pre-teen years.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-21073391390015637042009-02-04T12:31:00.000-05:002009-02-04T12:31:00.000-05:00My fiancee and I have a very tight grocery budget ...My fiancee and I have a very tight grocery budget which we survive on primarily through consumption of pasta, rice, chicken (frozen bags), and substituting ground turkey for ground beef. I've been feeding both of us on about $30.00-$35.00 per week for a few years now.Patrick Rutiglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250930272921673936noreply@blogger.com