Comments on: The Story of Anathoth http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/ Making the Connections Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: DeAnander http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/#comment-317296 DeAnander Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:31:52 +0000 http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/#comment-317296 One response to my "productivity" essay over at Huffpo was that busy modern families do not have time to grow vegetables. The community garden seems to address that issue rather nicely. I forget how many hours of TV per diem American families watch, but I think it was up around 4 or 5 at last count. Surely some of those hours could be redirected to gardening? The synergistic health effects (better food and more exercise and outdoor time) could be startling. But I keep forgetting -- no one really wants the populace to be healthy; it's far more profitable to keep the masses sickly and functional only with constant, lucrative med/pharma intervention. One response to my “productivity” essay over at Huffpo was that busy modern families do not have time to grow vegetables. The community garden seems to address that issue rather nicely.

I forget how many hours of TV per diem American families watch, but I think it was up around 4 or 5 at last count. Surely some of those hours could be redirected to gardening? The synergistic health effects (better food and more exercise and outdoor time) could be startling. But I keep forgetting — no one really wants the populace to be healthy; it’s far more profitable to keep the masses sickly and functional only with constant, lucrative med/pharma intervention.

]]> By: Michael Anderson http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/#comment-317264 Michael Anderson Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:00:14 +0000 http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/#comment-317264 Two hours a week in the garden, as per the agreement. Not a heckuva lot, for the results you get for EVERYONE. Surely that is acceptable even to people who don't fancy themselves farmers? Two hours a week in the garden, as per the agreement. Not a heckuva lot, for the results you get for EVERYONE. Surely that is acceptable even to people who don’t fancy themselves farmers?

]]> By: DeAnander http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/#comment-317184 DeAnander Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:47:32 +0000 http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/23/the-story-of-anathoth/#comment-317184 the Great Northern Feedlot -- ouch, what a perfect description... great article. thanks Stan for x-posting. the Great Northern Feedlot — ouch, what a perfect description…
great article. thanks Stan for x-posting.

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