Philippines gets advice US could use
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
June 15, 2008 8:37pm CST
People of the Philippines received advice to avert a food crisis, advice that other countries including the US should follow.
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The advice includes diversifying the diet, using rice less as the meal mainstay, growing crops in the back yard, and growing food plants in containers.
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Story~
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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080604-140609/Grow-veggies--other-tips-to-beat-food-crisis
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Americans are also at risk of food crisis, although at the moment we face only high prices at the supermarket. Our bread basket states are taking a beating from Mother Nature, leaving crops under water, scorched by drought, or blown away by tornadoes.
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Of course, anyone wanting a big, juicy beefsteak tomato has no choice with the tomato salmonella outbreak.
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3 responses
@baleleng2008 (917)
• United States
16 Jun 08
I born in the philippines and yes when I was back home we used to plant vegs especially in our school.Now im here in the state I also plant vegetables but this time my two kids help me.I teach them to plant vegetables so they realize that its good to eat fresh vegetables than frozen one.Its not good only when the cold season come bcoz all our asian vegetables are all die...waaaaaaaaa!
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Jun 08
A greenhouse can solve that problem. Some can be quite reasonable. You can also build one. Especially if you container garden in the green house. Plants can heat each other also.
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http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/howto/greenhouse.html
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
16 Jun 08
This is true, many of us in the U.S. have become fat and lazy. I used to grow fresh vegetables every summer when my kids were younger and now that I live in the south with a longer growing season I could grown so much more but I don't have the interest. I have two orange trees that are sick and I almost killed them trying to cure them. They're coming back but it'll probably be a couple of years before they produce fruit again. Instead of being sentimental about these trees I'd replace them if I had any sense.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Jun 08
I understand sentiment. You could have the soil analyzed for what ails them. That could aid their recovery, and if the problem is in the soil, their replacements would have gotten sick.
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Container gardens are less work and more veggies.
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My apartment kitchen has two bags of potting mix sporting potato plants.
I've also got herbs and bell pepper & tomato seedlings.
I've also got herbs and bell pepper & tomato seedlings.
@rsa101 (41005)
• Philippines
16 Jun 08
Nice suggestion in there. I guess with the growing population we have and with the thing we abuse mother nature we are now at a beating with her that is why. I guess its time we should have time to take care of our environment too to make things right for them. I think we are now at the verge of self destructing but I also believe that we could do something to it to stop it from further deteriorating. Your suggestion is a good one too. It could help us in our own small ways.
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@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Jun 08
Earth will take care of herself (and give those monocrop farmers a good hard spanking).
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So if we want to avoid a swat or going hungry or price gouged...care for Mother. Even just adding a bit of your food needs from your own garden helps.
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Container gardening, and vermicomposting are easiest. (Don't let the worms make you squirm. They don't bite and will want to hide from you. Worm bins come with lids, much like hamster cages.) Both can be done in apartments. Light can be complimented by a florescent light bulb. Composting, if you just can't take worms, is slower, but also can be done in an apartment.
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Vermicomposting~
http://www.wormdigest.org/content/view/67/2/
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Vegetable Gardening In Containers~
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/container/container.html
