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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can grow your own food. It's really not that expensive to buy starter plants. I never use fertilizer or pesticides either. I spent maybe $30 of plants that has provided us with veg from late June-now and probably through the end of Sept. You can can via boil water method too.[/quote]

I am poor and have no outdoor space and no direct sunlight in my tiny apartment. I can't grow my own food. Having land is for rich people! [/quote]

County rents plots for $120/year, you can grow tons of produce from March to October. You can lookup the information on Fairfax County website. [/quote]

Again with assumptions that 1. $120 a year is not an insignificant amount of money and  2. That the poster has the resources to plant said garden, plus the time resources and transportation to get to that plot to plant, care for, and harvest said plot. 3. That that person then has the storage ability for all this wonderful food. The riches on here complain about excess in their CSA box. What if you don’t have a fridge, or only a bar fridge and no freezer? You may not have anything other than a hot plate, so canning is also out of their question. 4. That that person also has the time and skills to use those items in their food in a meaningful way. [/quote]

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