I have to say that it is saddening for sure that the agriculture industry has so many corrupt issues and acts. This is not the only are this semester where we have taken a look at the fact that our food is being threatened and so are the people who are working so hard to get our food to our tables. I know it may seem unfathomable, but we must do something proactive! Living on Maui is a huge blessing because we have a much better chance of growing our own food year round than those on the mainland. Try shopping only at Grocery stores that only sell local or humane foods. Mana Foods is a great option. Some people think that it is so expensive, but I have compared prices to Safeway and more times than not, Mana wins the award for most affordable and charged with Aloha.
Gardening is a beautiful thing that we always have at the tip of our fingers. All we need is soil, water, some chicken poop and some seeds or starts. The hardest part is the motivation and the back breaking work it takes. But the outcome far outweighs the hard work.
To go out the the garden, to pick a tomato and eat it right off the vine is the most wonderful taste you can ever imagine! Peas, carrots, corn, beets, kale, lettuce, arugula, spinach & herbs are just a few of the things I, the most incompetent gardener of all, have has success with. It brings people together and it gives great feeling of accomplishment, to have the patience to watch a seed grow is also a great metaphor for life itself.
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I think this is a very good way of starting a change if people start buying local foods more often and start growing thier own foods, just doing these things may seen like it will make a little difference or no difference at all but it will just think of if every person that bought an onion today, bought an maui onion instead the shelves would probally be empty.
I have been considering starting a garden at home and after reading this artical and reading your post I think I have found the motivation to get started. My family always had a small garden growing up. There are so many reasons to grow your own food. Health, save money, and save fuel that it takes to get the food we eat to the shelves we buy it from. However, I can't help but think if everyone did it that there would be major econonomic reprocussions. Considering all the people that are employed to get that food on the shelves.
It would be nice to grow your own fruits and vegetables and you are right that we do lack the motivation to tend to that garden when it needs it. But for me, even if I wanted to have a garden as a hobby I couldn't because my parents rent our house and I do not think we have the room for it.
A lot of us have become accustomed to just going to a store or restaurant, asking for food, consuming it, paying, then leaving. We have done this so much that we don't know anything else and we get stuck in that mode. So how do we become unstuck?
I do think that buying local produce and supoorting the local farmers would be a good start.
I absolutely agree that we should all grow something. Whatever you can manage.It's always better to eat fresh from the garden. Then you know where it came from and it has the most nutrients. You can grow in containers if you have no where else.Whatever you can't grow try to buy local. That way your supporting our farmers. Fresh foods do not need to be transported thousands of miles.Eat what is in season here on our island and you will never be disappointed.One of the satisfying things in life is to make a wonderful meal with things you grew or caught fishing. At Least for me.
Growing your own garden is the best way to go.It is fresh and chemical free. It saves money and time. In the beginning there might be tons of work to be done. But in the end it will be all worth it, especially when you get to eat what you grow. growing you own garden will also be good for the environment.
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