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and being forced to plow
Having grown up in the asscrack of nowhere, and being forced to plow and weed gardens, and pick vegetables and fruits, what you see above is a tremendous exaggeration.
I've dug my own gardens before. Go for the natural approach, so shovel, and my hands are all I use to dig, mix, and weed. Biggest effort was a 4x4 and 2x6 one year, and digging down to the harder ground in Southern California clay is not easy. But I grew the biggest cannabis plants I've ever seen that year. The juiciest tomato's, and strawberries so sweet and soft I'll never forget them.
There is something about getting in the dirt with your hands that is so peaceful, balancing. Now I have to use pots, and it's just not the same.
Pro tip... get fertilizer from cow or horse shit, makes things really grow. Local horse ranches practically give it away.
What, a guy thinking he can house cows in his backyard an exaggeration!?
NuttBoxer saysWhat, a guy thinking he can house cows in his backyard an exaggeration!?
No, the idea that food tastes significantly different when you buy it from a store versus buying it directly from a farm is a tremendous exaggeration.
Exceptions are fruits - they are often picked green so they aren't spoiled by the time the market receives them.
Carrots, potatoes, corn (in most cases), peas (in most cases), cucumbers, tomatoes - there's little if any difference. Don't know much about steak, but I doubt it. I've had venison, that's Bambi. The carcass is left on a hook for a week (at least) to let the meat tenderize in a shed - as the cells break down the meat becomes less tough, because a deer can absolutely beat the living absolute shit out of any human being. Meat has to be aged. So the idea of fresh meat, is a new one.
The current fad of "organic food" drives me nu...
Most farms grow most of their food for stores and mass consumption so their food has to be in line taste wise. But if you let food grow mostly untreated it certainly tastes different.
There are certain types of tastes in "wild" fruits and vegetables you won't get in a store, for example extremely tart and juicy oranges, which simply don't taste well to the typical processed food palate and thus don't sell.
Ever tasted a (usually smaller and dinged up) "cosmetically challenged" apple which either fell from the tree or had some other minor issue? So good.
No, the idea that food tastes significantly different when you buy it from a store versus buying it directly from a farm is a tremendous exaggeration.
Exceptions are fruits - they are often picked green so they aren't spoiled by the time the market receives them.
Carrots, potatoes, corn (in most cases), peas (in most cases), cucumbers, tomatoes - there's little if any difference. Don't know much about steak, but I doubt it. I've had venison, that's Bambi. The carcass is left on a hook for a week (at least) to let the meat tenderize in a shed - as the cells break down the meat becomes less tough, because a deer can absolutely beat the living absolute shit out of any human being. Meat has to be aged. So the idea of fresh meat, is a new one.
The current fad of "organic food" drives me nu...
No, the idea that food tastes significantly different when you buy it from a store versus buying it directly from a farm is a tremendous exaggeration.
I find that they are different a mere 15 minutes after being picked.
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