tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16782636.post7046907387170737764..comments2023-08-05T03:41:03.980-07:00Comments on Our Life In The Country: Just Trying To Keep Up...country girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654145968002133819noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16782636.post-45600759431074548652008-07-28T16:48:00.000-07:002008-07-28T16:48:00.000-07:00Barbara Kingslover also wrote 'Nickel and Dimed: G...Barbara Kingslover also wrote 'Nickel and Dimed: Getting by on Minimum Wage in America' or something along those lines. HIGHLY recommended. It makes you think twice before shopping at WalMart and adds to my urge to tip generously at low brow restaurants.blogauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273194731103487683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16782636.post-35068075780568792942008-07-26T18:32:00.000-07:002008-07-26T18:32:00.000-07:00I loved The Poisonwood Bible.I'll have to check th...I loved The Poisonwood Bible.<BR/>I'll have to check the book out.<BR/>Maybe we could do a "book club" from a distance?<BR/><BR/>Mark and I went to the Farmers Market this a.m.<BR/>I'm thinking of desinging a "recyclable" cloth bag to sell there.<BR/>???<BR/>Better than getting a bunch of veggies and stuff in plastic bags. <BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16782636.post-20782361603845094652008-07-24T19:51:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:51:00.000-07:00living where we do, we can only consistently get l...living where we do, we can only consistently get local produce in summer and fall. the rest of the year anything local comes from greenhouses and cost one's first born son to buy. since i've grown accustomed to boy's face, imported veg wins out. i won't even begin about the fruit because the only stuff local are berries and they cost more then boy!<BR/><BR/>you're lucky that you can participate in such a thing there. we have a program here, chep (child hunger and education program) a nonprofit organization that puts together vegetable and fruit boxes for a reasonable price, but sometimes they're pretty sparce because of the cost of vegetables.<BR/><BR/>it's too bad that i love living here so much.dykewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776768691386493709noreply@blogger.com