Country folk know how to make do, have been doing it for generations
That was a couple of generations ago....I've been on Sustainable Ag boards and Govenor's council with people that work with rural farm families. The most bizarre thing I saw was the height of summertime and the Farmer's Union printing recipes for jello salad with box mix dishes instead of locally grown produce concoctions. Most times both or at least one member (usually the mom/woman) works off the farm for insurence, benefits and a steady income. I was really surprised to learn this info, shocked actually.
One of my shrooming buddies grew up with a mom who taught him to forage, fish and hunt. He finds tons of blackberries, 1000s of snapping turtles, oodles of fish, shrooms of course, wild hickory nuts & black walnuts.
His cousin makes peach wine. Now those skills are even more rare....he facinates me, more than most other eliments of the food world the forager that can find all kinds of goodies out in nature is in tune with the earth. How's that for new agey wavey thinkin'?
$40-50 a month for a family of 4.wow. I have no clue how that happens unless it's supplimented by the food banks or other providers.
The search for food then takes up significantly more time for that person than one with expendible income. |