Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: I buy too much food

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

[fast5] Re: I buy too much food

I live in an apartment in New York City and have no way to garden. But we do have fabulous farmer's markets here! When I go, I want to buy everything in sight!!! LOL.
They are always growing something novel, some new variety of fruit or vegetable. The one market is large; and there are several smaller markets.

I have toyed with idea of going with a friend, then dividing the big bunches of things in half, but haven't done that yet.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> I've been growing my own lettuce this year. Our local farmer lost his lease
> on the property and moved, and the supermarket stuff just seemed pathetic.
> There is NOTHING like well-grown lettuce! But I'm a pretty pathetic
> gardener, and have never successfully grown lettuce.
>
> So on a lark I tried using the "self watering" pots. I was surprised how
> easy it is. When the lettuce is watered using a wicking system, it doesn't
> "bolt" like mine always has in the past, and now we can just gather fresh
> leaves for salad. In a place like New Mexico, you could probably grow it
> year round, in the shade, in a few small pots. 4-5 heads would be plenty?
>
> There is a picture of my first (crude!) lettuces about 3/4 of the way down
> the link below, plus a link to a YouTube video on how to "grow your own"
> easily. Really easily. I use a bit of granular fish fertilizer in the soil,
> and it grows like mad.
>
> http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/2010/06/global-buckets.html
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> The little pots at the bottom are just small commercial plastic pots (the
> ones the plants came it) plus part of a plastic milk carton, and a bit of
> nylon rope. The Tubearc video explains the logic and how to do it.
>
> I'll post some more pictures of the lettuce currently. Right now it looks
> like a "lettuce jungle" ... huge big heads. Each head is in one pot with a
> little string that sets down into the water, so I just have to make sure the
> reservoir doesn't dry out.
>
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> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Heidi overbeek <heidioverbeek@...>wrote:
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> > I have the same issue. It really helps me if I only buy my favorites
> > fresh, and the rest I buy frozen. Also, I have a salad bar at work, so I
> > try to bring my own dressing, and make salads there. It's not organic, but
> > at least I end up eating 2 or 3 pieces of broccoli most days! They also
> > have fresh berries for breakfast, so I often buy them (and eat them later.)
> > I live in New Mexico where the fresh produce is sad, and expensive. We have
> > farmer's markets, but man do I miss the one I used to go to in San
> > Francisco.
> > Heidi
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