I tend toward hippie granola anyway but watching Frontier House has made me really think about the food we use to sustain ourselves. When you kill a pig yourself, you don't want to waste that life. Chances are you've become attached to it in some affectionate form, or at least recognize it as a living creature. So when you kill it for food, you want to respect that by using it to its fullest capabilities. Chickens, you don't want to turn them into a McNugget - you want to taste that bird and savor its meat. Corn and other crops, you don't want to waste the effort it took to plant them, water and feed them, then harvest them by turning that product into snack chips. When you work hard for your food, you don't want to disrespect that effort by turning it into meaningless crap.
So if I were Michelle Obama, I'd go one better and preach about cooking your own meals from fresh ingredients instead of frozen dinners in the microwave; I'd encourage schools to organize field trips to farms so kids can see where their food comes from and get to know the animals that will eventually end up in their bellies; have them actually work a garden and have them make homemade ketchup from tomatoes they've grown. I think this is especially important for inner city kids who would otherwise never have the opportunity to see a different side of life. Maybe it would inspire them toward a different destiny, at least give them something to think about. Help them acquire new skills and the self-confidence that goes along with that. It's pretty powerful to be able to feed yourself with food you personally have grown.
I think this is a terrific use of taxpayer bucks, much better than sending it over to some third-world #### hole or building more tenement housing.
And if any Republican fatties tried to get in my way, I'd have them beheaded.
So if I were Michelle Obama, I'd go one better and preach about cooking your own meals from fresh ingredients instead of frozen dinners in the microwave; I'd encourage schools to organize field trips to farms so kids can see where their food comes from and get to know the animals that will eventually end up in their bellies; have them actually work a garden and have them make homemade ketchup from tomatoes they've grown. I think this is especially important for inner city kids who would otherwise never have the opportunity to see a different side of life. Maybe it would inspire them toward a different destiny, at least give them something to think about. Help them acquire new skills and the self-confidence that goes along with that. It's pretty powerful to be able to feed yourself with food you personally have grown.
I think this is a terrific use of taxpayer bucks, much better than sending it over to some third-world #### hole or building more tenement housing.
And if any Republican fatties tried to get in my way, I'd have them beheaded.
What an agressive go-getter! 
Me, too. I have been using Forum Runner and it doesn't show the originator in the view I'm seeing.
