tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post8301866555805054163..comments2024-02-02T00:22:18.479-06:00Comments on Okay, Listen Here: Organically SpeakingStephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-64802723034071449722012-02-24T15:34:39.263-06:002012-02-24T15:34:39.263-06:00Canning? That's a whole other story there! l...Canning? That's a whole other story there! lol But there's nothing in the entire world like home canned Spiced Peaches! Yum, yum YuM!!! But I don't can. I let Sister do that ALL by herself! Oh! And Mayhaw Jelly! But y'all probably don't even know what that is around here, do you?<br /><br />Sounds like we need us an Earth Fare Field Trip! :DLesia Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961313800912097829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-45170110298393372712012-02-24T15:26:13.880-06:002012-02-24T15:26:13.880-06:00Stephanie, I coveted your shelling machine! No, r...Stephanie, I coveted your shelling machine! No, really! There wasn't one in my hometown til after I went off to college I don't think. That or somebody did some fancy-schmancy storytelling! I suspect it was the latter. I come from a long line of storytellers. Tall tale tellers, mostly. :DLesia Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961313800912097829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-69920871207156859972012-02-24T15:14:43.185-06:002012-02-24T15:14:43.185-06:00Oh, Lesia, you tickle me. ;)
Hubby grew up farmi...Oh, Lesia, you tickle me. ;)<br /><br />Hubby grew up farming and growing vegetable gardens. That was how he got his spending money. He's a whiz at gardening. I learned to can goodies, homemade spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, jam, pickle relish, applesauce, pickles and so forth, thanks to his green thumb. (Since writing takes much of my time now, I don't can anymore.)<br /><br />We grow a lot of vegetables here out our house. LTC loves to garden. He leaves the flowers to me. But who can complain with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, onions, cucumbers, squash, peppers and so forth. We don't have much luck growing pole beans because rabbits get to them. We've tried English peas and sometimes can get a few (pardon me if I don't mind saying the work isn't worth the small amount of peas you get). We've tried melons, no good in our soil. We've tried corn. Nope! Carrots. Not a one. But we do love what we do get. ;)<br /><br />I've never been to Earth Fare. Boy, I need to go.Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-45358396356999360972012-02-24T14:58:35.672-06:002012-02-24T14:58:35.672-06:00I also grew up with a garden and pea shelling. It...I also grew up with a garden and pea shelling. It was a GREAT day in my life when the local Co-Op got a shelling machine. For $5 they would shell all that you had. YEA!!<br /><br />I love fried okra with fresh tomatoes. Hard to beat!<br /><br />I am not really tempted to plant a garden but like others here I will go to the farmer's market or take fresh grown veggies from friends.Stephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-32129586719154615232012-02-24T12:33:31.267-06:002012-02-24T12:33:31.267-06:00Thanks Clair! I'd love to read that article. ...Thanks Clair! I'd love to read that article. I'm pretty fuzzy on what matters and what doesn't when it comes to organic. The skin thickness is the general rule for me, too. Although, watermelons throw a wrench into that plan. Flavor-wise, organic watermelons win hands down. (My favorite is a yellow meated one. Yum!) Actually, there's nothing quite like picking your own watermelon in the field either.Lesia Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961313800912097829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-40152352467211613872012-02-24T12:24:23.388-06:002012-02-24T12:24:23.388-06:00Oooh! Lynn! I love that game! I think I'll ...Oooh! Lynn! I love that game! I think I'll try it out on V and see if she can choose between the two. Fun!<br /><br />As for Earth Fare, I admit, it's a definite feel-good trip for me. Even all the other stuff they have. I like to browse through, touch, examine, wonder at, and explore the whole store. And Trader Joe's...oh how I love Trader Joes! No trip to Nashville is complete without stopping by there.Lesia Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961313800912097829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-6912885468081135982012-02-24T11:25:12.485-06:002012-02-24T11:25:12.485-06:00If you decide to buy, you don't have to buy th...If you decide to buy, you don't have to buy thick-skin produce organic (pineapple, for instance) because the pesticide ickies are on the skin, which you don't eat (unless you're weird). I'll find the article that I read this in, if you want me to.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413000375363660540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-87222946269656931562012-02-24T11:24:47.202-06:002012-02-24T11:24:47.202-06:00I love organic food. I know it's expensive, b...I love organic food. I know it's expensive, but I buy as much organic as I can. I had a grandma who always had to have a garden, so when I was little we had a lot of fresh produce. One of my favorite things was when she would boil potatoes and turnips, then put butter and salt and pepper on them and serve them in a bowl. It was a game as to which you'd get when you took a bite. I loved it.<br /><br />And the tomatoes, the lettuce, the peas -- jeez, so much stuff that I wished I had the time and inclination to grow myself. <br /><br />But I don't. I can barely keep houseplants alive. So I go to Earth Fare, or the organic section of Publix, and in season the Farmer's Market. It tastes better and it's better for you. <br /><br />Some things I don't buy organic. Bananas, for instance. Why, when you're going to peel off that skin anyway?Lynn Raye Harrishttp://www.lynnrayeharris.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-802431364961816492012-02-24T08:33:38.585-06:002012-02-24T08:33:38.585-06:00Hmm...I don't know Jean. I've seen my sis...Hmm...I don't know Jean. I've seen my sister (the real organic gardener) leave squash in a bowl on her buffet for weeks and it still look beautiful and enticing. The tomatoes, not so much. Somebody gobbles them up before they hit the bowl! <br /><br />So when are we going to lunch again? And you're right, as much as I like Liz Claiborne clothes, I would NEVER EVER consider becoming a seamstress for her! (Blek! Sewing...doubldy-triple EWE!!!) Same with tomatoes, I suppose. But I can sure stitch these things into a story. ;)Lesia Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961313800912097829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-46578152221753738272012-02-24T06:46:07.613-06:002012-02-24T06:46:07.613-06:00I grew up eating homegrown too but I'm not sur...I grew up eating homegrown too but I'm not sure it was organic. I'm pretty sure there was some fertilizing and poisoning going on. But it was tasty. Buy. You quit your day job to write and eat lunch with me--not become a farmer.<br /><br />I don't buy a lot of organic, but I do find that it stays fresher longer. What's up with that? I do buy organic apples because I eat the peel.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.com