Healthy Foods

Definitely! I have room for a small garden now, but I would love to have the space for some fruit trees.

Amen to that. I would love to eat more fruits and vegetables and salads but it is so expensive. I have to make sure to buy food that my whole family can eat and that costs enough in itself. We don't have enough property to have a big garden, nor can we afford to move. We do put out a small garden every year and that does help somewhat.

I think they had it right in the olden days, you know when people lived off the land, everything they ate came from their piece of land, like bread from flour, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, livestock, fresh eggs each morning, milk from the cows and goats, cheese etc, I know that's not practical nowadays but wouldn't it be nice, that everything you ate you had grown or nurtured, no chemicals, no additives, no extra salt, sugar, no processed food, no hydronated fats. Wolfie wakes up, oh it was a dream LOL! Sometimes I think we haven't really advanced at all, technology may have but that's made us all incredibly lazy. People got by 200 years ago didn't they, for food? And there were less health problems then, none of this cholesterole worry or obesity or diabetes 200 years ago was there?

Wise1,You need not move from the city to grow fresh produce.You can grow almost anything in containers.All you real need is access to sunlight for what ever you choose to grow.I'm sure you must have a porch or deck outside of the apartment.Two or three Tomato plants for instance should satisfy your needs for the entire summer and if you know or learn how to can them all the better.

My problem isn't obesity because I don't eat enough to gain any weight...even when I do eat. The only good thing about my daughters abusive ex was that even though they lived in the city they had a huge yard and every year he had an awesome garden with everything from corn to zucchini. As it is now I'm lucky if I can afford 2 tomatoes that of course don't last me very long or any fresh vegetables for that matter. Yes, I would love to be able to have my own garden not only to be able to eat healthy but I love fresh vegetables.

Oh yes, having a garden is so much better because not only do you grow your healthy foods, but you can grow it organically and that is even better. Though I heard you can grow some things in a container for small places, I could never grow anything in a container. For over 2 years now I have tried growing mint, that way I can have fresh mint year round, but it doesn't grow well for me..

It would depend on many factors as to whether or not I would move out of the city. Access to transportation, health care, shopping etc. I agree with you though that growing a garden helps to eat healthy. When I lived in a house I grew some veggies on a small plot in my backyard. Now I live in a big city and don't have the opportunity to grow food but I am involved with a community group that wants to put in a community garden in my neighbourhood. I hope it gets off the ground once spring arrives. In the meantime I am retired and on a fixed income but I love to eat healthy foods. I concentrate on the specials in the grocery store and plan my meals and snacking around those. This week broccoli is on special and bananas are an unbelievable .25 cents a pound. So I bought a quantity of bananas those that are not quite ripe and I can afford to eat one a day which is really good for an older person like me. I also avoid processed foods and cereals. They are very expensive and not healthy. It takes a little more effort to cook from scratch but it saves money and is good for body and soul. I also do not waste food. Any left overs are made into a new meal and any veggies made into vegetable stock to be frozen and used in soups another day. Wishing you all the best.

Yes I would It makes me angry that they keep saying about People not living healthy and the reason for that is that People can not afford it as the prices are terrible I know there is a lot of things I would like to buy healthy wise I can't afford it

Moving out of the city is healthy anyway. I am going to start my organic veggie garden this year. I have my organic strawberry garden so far and I am very happy with the results.

I long to be able to have my own home that could have adequate land space not to only grow a beautiful garden, but more important to grow some of my own food...To be honest in many ways I'm fed up with city type living...I've lived here all my life and think I have a bit of the country gal in me, as when my mother, grandmother and I went on vacations to country areas I felt most at peace with myself....but then I'm a nature gal to begin with I think