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Just a suggestion for you people to consider.

I've been buying cans of soup for five years now. Basically about $1 a can.

I buy 100 pound bags of rice and beans.

To suppliment the soup.

Gravity water filter.

A TV dish . (Dish network, Direct TV etc )

I use window tint ( MIrror ) to line it.

Cast Iron Dutch Oven.

So here is the dope :

1 can of soup and 1 pound of rice feeds a family of four for one day. HOW ?

gravity feed the rain water into the dutch oven

half gallon in the oven hanging on the 'arm' of the dish above the mirrored portion collecting and focusing the sun on it.

Boils in a few minutes.

add rice or beans

remove and add soup.

Done.

3 months of food (soup)in a single container and 100lb pound bag of rice or beans.

Cheep and delicious.

I farm now, but I don't grow rice ;-)

Just a suggestion for you people to consider. I've been buying cans of soup for five years now. Basically about $1 a can. I buy 100 pound bags of rice and beans. To suppliment the soup. Gravity water filter. A TV dish . (Dish network, Direct TV etc ) I use window tint ( MIrror ) to line it. Cast Iron Dutch Oven. So here is the dope : 1 can of soup and 1 pound of rice feeds a family of four for one day. HOW ? gravity feed the rain water into the dutch oven half gallon in the oven hanging on the 'arm' of the dish above the mirrored portion collecting and focusing the sun on it. Boils in a few minutes. add rice or beans remove and add soup. Done. 3 months of food (soup)in a single container and 100lb pound bag of rice or beans. Cheep and delicious. I farm now, but I don't grow rice ;-)

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beans and rice, in other words, legumes and grains combined make a complete protein.

nothin' like real meat, but it's something.

that's why in many cultures even before the science came to light, they often combine these two types of food.

learn the half dozen plants that grow about everywhere so that you have greens to eat.

people laugh at weeds, but they are a helluva lot more healthy then mass produced farmafia agricultural "products'. clean and more concentrated nutrition. cook em with some cackleberries scramble the mess together and some hot sauce.

good stuff.

red chile pepper will help ward off maladies. good food is good medicine. thats why i like hot sauce, not failing to mention benefits of vinegar.

wild plants: chickweed, plantain, dandelion, young thistle leaves, etc. oh and stinging nettles, one of the best foods made by God. superfood.

dandelion is a diuretic but does not deplete potassium.

i make my standard five mushroom, five herb teas. "whatchagot" mix i call it, whatever is in pantry or the herb chest.

doctor yourself, aint needed a doctor in decades. Praise God.

stuff like that. God's garden.

now for farmers, i do respect the farmer, not the big dogs that try to manage and control what you all grow.

its hard work. The Lord bless you, Farmer. o7

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Amen, great comments!

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ThanQ, Farmer, a joy to share.

Godspeed!

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yep! most "weeds" people take out of the garden are totally good for you!
eat 'em up!...
(don't forget to cook or steam yer nettles first!)

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Clover can be used as spice/seasoning. You can make wine out of dandelions, others can be thrown on compost piles of you don't want to use them. Weeds are useful.

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Amen to that, especially the stinging nettles, now there is wood or horse nettle but does not pack nutritional wallop of urtica dioica.

That is why also to learn latin names as common names can be confusing.

goes without saying, people, make sure you got a positive ID 100% of the time on 100% of what you harvest.

Be sure of ID. Be sure it is all the same stuff. Once was on a group forage and someone else mixed their plants with mine. Let me just say there were some baddies in the mix. Double check everything. Check it again. Especially for mushrooms. If i am not triple dog sure, it goes into the compost.

Most plants and all mushrooms i cook. Very few plants i eat raw. chickweed stellaria media. young dandy leaves. All edibles be aware of any look alikes that are not edible. Could put a hurt on ya. Best to learn first hand out in the field with experienced forager.