tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post4415697389581677403..comments2023-06-23T00:44:56.058-07:00Comments on Sinfonian's Garden Adventure: October 3, 2008Sinfonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-73122919937396636192008-10-04T01:12:56.000-07:002008-10-04T01:12:56.000-07:00I fed my family of four on $30 per week all last f...I fed my family of four on $30 per week all last fall and winter. (It can be done!) We are in landscaping and our area was going through the worst drought in recorded history. Didn't have much going on in the garden because we couldn't afford seeds, soil amendments, etc.. It was so bad I was 12 pounds underweight by February. I baked bread and we ate a lot of beans and lentils. There just wasn't enough work to pay the bills and eat. We didn't have a single spare PENNY. You bet your booty I've got the garden going this year! Of course, if people continue to not pay their landscaping bills (the company my husband is with is owed $30,000) the garden will be a moot point because we won't be able to keep our house. <br>Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I'm going to go plant the rest of my garlic, and pray.Rebekahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-86577949862103848352008-10-05T00:12:20.000-07:002008-10-05T00:12:20.000-07:00Everything you say is right!The economic boom that...Everything you say is right!<br><br>The economic boom that has run without check for sixteen years had to go pop! But those sixteen years led people to believe that their lifestyle could be built around credit and consumerism.<br><br>If there is anything good that will come from this shambles, it is the hope that we learn to live within our means and discover what is really important.<br><br>Cheers<br><br>RobRobhttp://sustainablegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-43834155245502890082008-10-04T13:09:17.000-07:002008-10-04T13:09:17.000-07:00Hi Rich! How's it going? Garlic time, eh?Hi Rich! How's it going? Garlic time, eh?Judyhttp://www.ft2garden.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872247640329823856.post-61056071368066136072008-10-04T02:54:27.000-07:002008-10-04T02:54:27.000-07:00I’ve always lived with my belt tightened. Not from...I’ve always lived with my belt tightened. Not from need, but from inbred frugality from ancestors who subsisted on what they could grow from the good earth. Having never lived depending on “plastic” or bank loans…if we want to buy something we save for it…we aren’t suffering from this apparent collapse of the economy. If any lesson is to be learned from this, it is to live within one’s means.<br><br>And don't you dare tell anyone how much those birdhouses I built ended up costing me!Annie's Grannyhttp://annieskitchengarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com