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It wasn’t that long ago that the majority, not the minority in this country grew gardens for vegetables, canned the harvest and made homemade meals. We were healthier, even though more people smoked; we were thinner, though we consumed lard and butter; and few of us had heard of, let alone needed, mood enhancing drugs.  Could it be that most of us had a sense of community, a sense of empowerment or connectedness that played a critical role in our wellness? Is it possible that food is at the center of all of this; that because we’ve been emancipated from the full food cycle that we were once profoundly tied to, we have lost our appreciation of the effort and value of home grown, home canned, home-cooked meals and in doing so, lost vital nutrients-the most important of which is human contribution? Read more…

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