BF2S Forums Food Shortage My Arse

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

Not everyone has the time, money or will to farm for themselves. Does that make them a bad person? No.

Does it take any effort to roll a potted tomato plant into the sun? No. You don't have to be knee-deep in time sink muck to grow some of your own food.

Well if your starving of course your going to have the time to farm, but you certainly won't have the money to. If you had money you wouldn't be starving.

And if you do have the money to farm, you probably earnt it working, thus you have your time taken by a job.

And if you do have the will to farm, you certainly don't have the stress of time and money as a problem. Like, say for example, a farmer.

TheAussieReaper wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

Not everyone has the time, money or will to farm for themselves. Does that make them a bad person? No.

Does it take any effort to roll a potted tomato plant into the sun? No. You don't have to be knee-deep in time sink muck to grow some of your own food.

Well if your starving of course your going to have the time to farm, but you certainly won't have the money to. If you had money you wouldn't be starving.

And if you do have the money to farm, you probably earnt it working, thus you have your time taken by a job.

And if you do have the will to farm, you certainly don't have the stress of time and money as a problem. Like, say for example, a farmer.

If you're starving you'll be dead before you can reap the benefits of your harvest. You don't have to have a lot of money to run a small garden, and if you get the right plants for your area, they require minimal care and effort. All the will people need is enough to get up off their TV-staring ass every now and then and water their plants. Unless your job takes up 16 hours of your 24 hour day, you have enough time to check out your plants every now and then.

Tomato starter: $2.
Potting soil & pot: $10.
Tomato super win later in the year: profit + awesome taste. Bring on the sammiches.

My two major crops are raspberries, blackberries and two kinds of oddball grapes. All I have to do is prune them at the end of each year (the grape wants to conquer MOAR) and make sure they don't dry out in the summer. I still get to indulge completely in my time consuming video game habit, and end up with more food than I even feel like harvesting. Minor harvests are cherry tomatoes and strawberries. It's not enough to keep me fed, but enough to keep me from having to go out and buy the stuff during 'harvests.'

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2008-04-28 02:28:04)

Pubic wrote:

There are also hydroponic options available.  You don't need an expensive setup to grow food hydroponically, which can be good if you have bad soil or a concreted yard - buckets, jars and sections of PVC piping are all options, and you don't need lights.

I have a HT Flood and drain system, a dutch pot system and 1200watts of HPS, for emmmm growing tomatoes. It alone could keep me in vegetables. But I don't think it would outweigh the costs of the electricity, the nutrients and the labour. Would be still cheaper to buy.

Pubic wrote:

There are also hydroponic options available.  You don't need an expensive setup to grow food hydroponically, which can be good if you have bad soil or a concreted yard - buckets, jars and sections of PVC piping are all options, and you don't need lights.

no officer, it's just tomatoes

Geez, hydroponically growing your food isn't a bad idea, but expect a regular knock on the door from the police.

Last edited by wiru-will (2008-05-01 02:08:02)

wiru-will wrote:

no officer, it's just tomatoes

Geez, hydroponically growing your food isn't a bad idea, but expect a regular knock on the door from the police.

Thats why you keep your other growing cabinet hidden

I'm meaning more the lights-free way of growing.  I'm not sure if having a big 600w light going over some tomatoes or a herb garden makes it ecnomically viable, but a few lettuces/tom plants in an old PVC tube under the sun on your balcony or in your yard, yeah sure.

this is all well and good stuff.  Shitty for me where it is torrential rain for 10 months of the year, since most things don't grow well in winter here. Not to mention I don't have a yard.