I came to a realization last night while mowing/trimming/weeding my lawn. We've gotten so backwards as a society. We spend a ton of time and money on keeping our grass green and trim just to avoid a nasty note from the HOA, while a hundred years ago they spent time and money on thier home gardens growing their own foods. By growing their own foods they avoided much of the procressed foods and icky ingredients (like HFCS) that all of us get on a daily basis. I'd much rather spend time weeding/caring for/growing my own fruits/veggies than keep up with the Jones'.
I wish I could find the article I read a couple years back that showed a strong inverse relationship throughout the past century of how much we spent on food versus health care. As our food got cheaper (processed, crazy chemicals) our health care costs went up. Back prior to the industrialization of the nation, most people grew their own food or ate locally grown food, health care costs were minimal. The article did a way better job of explaining all of this.
It's just something that hit me hard when I realized I could be shooting rather than trimming the lawn.
I wish I could find the article I read a couple years back that showed a strong inverse relationship throughout the past century of how much we spent on food versus health care. As our food got cheaper (processed, crazy chemicals) our health care costs went up. Back prior to the industrialization of the nation, most people grew their own food or ate locally grown food, health care costs were minimal. The article did a way better job of explaining all of this.
It's just something that hit me hard when I realized I could be shooting rather than trimming the lawn.