Nurturing The Green Gardens That Feed Us

From the beginning of creation as far back as we read, in history books such as the bible. Farming has always been one of the main sources of getting the foods we want to eat. Surely plants grow wildly but if life must be sustained in an enjoyable manner it is always better if the foods of choice are cultivated.

Farming over the centuries have been done on different scales. This means different farms cater for different groups of consumers, it was also done based on the availability of land. On the one hand large scale farms grow crops like rice, corn, wheat and other essential staples. While on smaller farms and backyard farms you found that people tend to plant more vegetables which are relatively easy to grow. Some of this produce is sold at the market and some used for at home purposes.

Farming is a great way to build family unity in that every one has a chance to get involved. This is so especially on the more traditional farms which involved the rearing of livestock such as chicken, goats and cows. However even with small home gardens the whole family can get involved, even the little children. Besides a little dirt on the palms everyone should be able to have fun. The earth is beautiful we eat from it so it really would not hurt to help to nurture it.

Global warming and food shortages have prompted the appeal for more people to get involved in farming. Farmers and farming though are often times looked down on and I find that to be very startling. Without them there would be no human life because they provide the raw materials for our bodies to produce energy and function effectively.

Be a saviour in your own right, go out and get some seeds. Help save our environment. Plants effectively increase our oxygen supply and not to mention the amount you save by not having to go to the shop to pick up your greens. Your car would be lighter on those weekend grocery trips, effectively saving gas (another environment protection point scored). Besides it will be fun, do not leave out the little ones give them a chance to explore. Don’t forget to share your produce with a neighbour or a friend. Tell about your new garden and show them how to get involved.
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Are you to be blamed for high gas prices?

Why do you think gas prices are so high? The price of gas has not been increasing gradually, it just keeps shooting higher! It seems as if nothing is been done about it. The sellers of gas are taking more and more everyday from our pockets, more from the money that we spend our precious (or maybe not so precious) time to earn. There seems to be no organization or group looking out for the welfare of the people.

I wonder who is responsible.

Could the culprits in this be us the people? Come to think of it, how many of us have changed our daily routine to consume less gas (oil/energy) since the prices got out of hand? We hear of people suffering everyday, being put out of jobs and having their business’s close down. Have we changed our habits to help these people!? Guess what we have not. Amongst all the cries and complaints we have managed to miraculously increase our consumption. We are consuming more oil now than we ever did in history while the prices are higher than they have ever been. Why are we complaining then? From the signs we are very intrigued with high prices. Oil has possibly taken on new value. I wonder if there are diamonds in it.

What about the people who are growing hungry and helpless day by day because of our insatiable desire for oil. We have widened the gap on them and are shutting them out. Why? Have we no concern for the weak among us. The little children, the poor, the old folks and other vulnerable secs who cannot fend for themselves, do we not care about them any more. It is really sad.

Look at it this way. If you were a business man and you saw a greater demand for a product, and you increase the price of your goods for one reason or the other; then you see more sales coming in than than before; would you lower the price? Ninety nine percent of us along with a great fraction of the other 1 percent would not. Why? It is simply because the companies have to work harder to produce more to fulfill our greed. They have workers to pay. At least that is the one reason I can see. Where does that leave us?

There are many ways to stem the price increase, I do not know them all, but what I can say is. I doubt the companies will lower their price, because, they have to be increasing production. It is either we reduce our consumption, or, we find alternative energy solutions and use more energy efficient technology. I doubt we will achieve much by the former. I don’t know. Am I the only one feeling perturbed by this?

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