Thanks to the heat wave across country , including our part of southwestern Wisconsin , we ’re digging up our beautiful Norland Red spud today to observe Independence Day from both alocal - foodand renewable - energy perspective . ( Our farm is completely power by sun andwind energy . ) Of naturally , these stump spud are divvy up with friends atpotlucksandpicnics , perhaps accomplish Thomas Jefferson ’s call for a land filled with yeoman farmers .
Unlike Jefferson ’s more rural vision for the nation , these days you ’re just as likely to find yeoman of the guard sodbuster in the city or suburbs . The more than 28 million acres of lawns in the U.S. , if put into food for thought output , could go a long style in concentrate the amount of fruits and vegetables that are being grow outside of the U.S.—or being shipped an average of 1,500 mile across the commonwealth .
At the turn of the 20th century , more than half of all American families worked the land . During World War II , as many as 40 pct of the U.S. population ( and many Canadians and Europeans , too ) grew at least some of their fresh fruit and vegetables inVictory Gardensto take responsibility for their nourishment and to make a contribution to the state of war movement .
University of California garden historian Rose Hayden - Smith confirms : “ During the top year for Victory Gardens , 1943 , some government estimates indicated that up to 40 per centum of the smart fruit and vegetable eat up on the American homefront were produced in school , home , residential area and work garden . ” Now that ’s patriotism !
More Americans than ever are growing green thumbs . Today , nearly 1 in 7 of us may grow a love apple plant in araised - bottom garden , crop basil from acontainer gardenor run to a diminished flock ofchickensin the backyard . As we quickly let out , if you imbed a cum in the natural spring , you must be fix to witness the miracle of nature ’s abundance as your countertop spill over with cucumbers , tomato and , of path , zucchini . That ’s what led us to penningFarmstead Chefand this blog .
Getting back into the kitchen and gardens pays un - taxable dividends , too . Even fiscal guru Dave Ramsey admits that Americans could save as much as 75 percent on food price by growing a garden and eating at habitation .
The the true is you do n’t need to be in the 1 percent to eat like it . By relearning how to cook in our kitchen and acquire our own nutrient , we can consume like millionaire without let to be one . Plus , our food is impudent and more nutritious , and we fuck exactly what we ’re eating .
Savoring the good life ,
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