tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post4707107174934246068..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Advice for Graduates, CF styleCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-41938232843583514492009-06-10T20:16:58.357-04:002009-06-10T20:16:58.357-04:00Well, there's always an Aerogarden!
Seriously...Well, there's always an Aerogarden!<br /><br />Seriously, I had fresh romaine for a couple months in my basement. Beautiful, tender, bug free, tasty stuff. I'm STILL harvesting ruby chard that I started in January. And I ate my first tomato off a basement vine in April!<br /><br />Currently, those gardens are about to expire and will be replanted in July after a brief vacation. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm digging up the front yard roses with plans to put some veggies in that nice spot that gets sun all day. If neighbors snitch some, it's still OK! Digging is good exercise. No treasure found yet though. No bodies either. Probably a good thing.<br /><br />Frankly, my next door neighbor has a few raspberry canes next to our driveway fence and she told me to pick as I see fit and when those berries come in, believe me, I do!Cynthiahttp://www.garbagethatgoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85882148393188412702009-06-10T16:29:16.602-04:002009-06-10T16:29:16.602-04:00Merry - Better than fresh? No No... you got me all...Merry - Better than fresh? No No... you got me all wrong. I guess I wasen't very clear either.<br /><br />They taste better then store bought ones that have been lying there for 8+ hours. Frozen veggies (most) are picked and frozen ASAP.Fit Jerk - Flawless Fitness Bloghttp://www.flawlessfitnessbook.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-74897007479522619092009-06-10T16:01:03.373-04:002009-06-10T16:01:03.373-04:00i have put in an outrageously ambitious veggie con...i have put in an outrageously ambitious veggie container garden this year. i encourage everyone to do the same!<br /><br />after all raiding the neighbour's garden definitely did NOT work out for Rapunzel's parents...emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862662097194843002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2270597257726594832009-06-10T02:35:03.382-04:002009-06-10T02:35:03.382-04:00I would love to feature your blog on my dieting bl...I would love to feature your blog on my dieting blog adailydoseofdieting.blogspot.com, please contact me if thats ok adailydoseofdieting@gmail.com:: ashley ::https://www.blogger.com/profile/13419800503660416015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-15162356200289378062009-06-10T00:29:16.932-04:002009-06-10T00:29:16.932-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.how to workouthttp://healthcaretous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-15047085133801382842009-06-09T23:37:15.289-04:002009-06-09T23:37:15.289-04:00I think there's a lot of good advice in these ...I think there's a lot of good advice in these comments. If the graduates don't appreciate all these suggestions, then I feel no sympathy if they ignore good advice and hafta learn things the hard way. <br />Like I did.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23466394261777371012009-06-09T23:36:13.694-04:002009-06-09T23:36:13.694-04:00Sorry -- I meant to add "always wear sunscree...Sorry -- I meant to add "always wear sunscreen"<br /><br />Um, Fitjerk? Frozen veggies taste better than fresh? Really? I'm thinking I'll have to try frozen veggies next time there's a heat wave.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-88225957664439707762009-06-09T22:52:40.530-04:002009-06-09T22:52:40.530-04:00Great advice for new grads is to grow their vegeta...Great advice for new grads is to grow their vegetables and herbs in containers! I have had vegetables placed precariously on balconies, attempting to get light from kitchen windows, you name it. If I can grow zucchini successfully in pots in the summer in the middle of Alaska, I bet it will grow anywhere! Now I have a garden on my tiny piece of lawn, all in containers. That way if you have to move, they can come with you!Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-71989640779430861382009-06-09T19:27:42.858-04:002009-06-09T19:27:42.858-04:00Frozen veggies make great ammo for when your frien...Frozen veggies make great ammo for when your friends are being annoying.<br /><br />Nothing shuts someone up like a flying frozen baby carrot! Pfft... violence can't solve anything? Said who.<br /><br />Oh yeah, and frozen veggies taste better to boot. NO QUESTION.Fit Jerk - Flawless Fitness Bloghttp://www.flawlessfitnessbook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19502583143559835522009-06-09T15:32:02.142-04:002009-06-09T15:32:02.142-04:00Wait - no "always wear sunscreen"?? ;) ...Wait - no "always wear sunscreen"?? ;) I miss the west coast farmer's markets too...Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14124899932857201182009-06-09T13:36:09.429-04:002009-06-09T13:36:09.429-04:00I really like the concept of the CSA shares, but I...I really like the concept of the CSA shares, but I've priced them before and they really looked like a more expensive approach to me.<br /><br />I'd love to this concept in a format that was actually less expensive than the supermarket. I wonder how the economics of scale (cheaper mass produced veggies) compare to the reduction in transportation and middlemen?<br /><br />Our local farmers markets are OK, but the window where the selection is any good is short..chris - fitnessfail.comhttp://www.fitnessfail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-80066652429415066162009-06-09T12:18:10.521-04:002009-06-09T12:18:10.521-04:00So does that mean I have permission to eat everyth...So does that mean I have permission to eat everything I buy from a farmer's market within minutes of getting it? Excellent. Nom nom nom.Saganhttp://livinghealthyintherealworld.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42292294394934788542009-06-09T11:16:07.952-04:002009-06-09T11:16:07.952-04:00I have a little apartment in the city and this yea...I have a little apartment in the city and this year the bf and I decided we'd grow our own plants, we have pots and window boxes EVERYWHERE! It's great and our tomato plants are just starting to have their little babies :-) It's so exciting! <br /><br />fresh, untreated, non gmo food!Raynahttp://www.raynamcginnis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30787129053217433112009-06-09T11:01:43.226-04:002009-06-09T11:01:43.226-04:00We call our garden a "Backyard Grocery" ...We call our garden a "Backyard Grocery" because during the summer, we enjoy lots of fresh produce that we KNOW was (1) freshly picked (2) has no chemicals on it and (3) is as heirloom (not genetically modified) as we can afford. We still have a couple of winter squashes in our basement from last year! We almost have tomatoes and strawberries ready to pick ... yum yum! Vee at www.veegettinghealthy.blogspot.comVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530474939705680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-87459646846097990242009-06-09T10:49:50.777-04:002009-06-09T10:49:50.777-04:00Supermarket vegetables & fruits that are in se...Supermarket vegetables & fruits that are in season (wherever they're actually grown) will be fresher & tastier than those out of season. I bought a cookbook that's seasonal, which helps me try to stay focused on seasonal foods. <br /><br />Another way to get fresh v & f is to have friends who plant gardens! They always have extras to give away.<br /><br />etAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-83812856521984622252009-06-09T10:39:10.235-04:002009-06-09T10:39:10.235-04:00I find the "proud" upscale grocery store...I find the "proud" upscale grocery store's definition of local kind of funny sometimes...essentially, as long as something is grown in the mid-atlantic region, they'll give it the big "GROWN LOCALLY" sign. But hey, good for them for making an effort.tfhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735303292996192352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-46340187376439919132009-06-09T10:30:21.130-04:002009-06-09T10:30:21.130-04:00i just heard of a Good Food Box program in my home...i just heard of a Good Food Box program in my home town...for 30 bucks a month, every 2 weeks you can pick up a box of locally grown produce and grains with recipe cards tossed in.<br />I'm in...<br />Someday I'll have a garden in my back yard. Too much to do in the yard to get to that point yet. The herb garden is all I've got at the moment.<br />You're right though - veggies from the garden taste best...the farmer's market is sucha great thing. If you can get up early enough before it's all picked over it's great...Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56788594097345046742009-06-09T10:02:37.454-04:002009-06-09T10:02:37.454-04:00I like to go back to my favorite saying when offer...I like to go back to my favorite saying when offering advice to grads: Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit: Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.<br /><br />Support your local farmers!Tom Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965141076174420895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4781325344069313412009-06-09T09:58:40.774-04:002009-06-09T09:58:40.774-04:00"wondow boxes" Heh. Sounds like someth..."wondow boxes" Heh. Sounds like something Billy Mays would sell. <br /><br />I need more coffee, too!Beaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124824392519962306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-27276377942440317352009-06-09T09:57:00.294-04:002009-06-09T09:57:00.294-04:00We do something roughly equivalent to combining CS...We do something roughly equivalent to combining CSA and container gardening. <br /><br />If you have a house with room for a garden, make your own gardening cooperative with your neighbors. We've been doing it for years, and it's a blast. Everyone grows different things, so you don't have five houses growing zucchini. You go grocery shopping in the neighbor's yard. Just watch out for Mrs. Klopczik's dog, Rufus.<br /><br />But if you live in an apartment, you can do the same thing! Really! Find some of your neighbors who you can stand to talk to for more than five minutes, and you agree that each of you will grow something! Mesclun growns great in wondow boxes, tomatoes and bell peppers are fabulous in a patio pot, green bush beans are compact, nutritious, and (if you get the purple and yellow ones, too)festive! And the best part? NO ONE has room to grown Zucchini! <br /><br />YAY!Beaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124824392519962306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-54882262601371255972009-06-09T09:52:41.473-04:002009-06-09T09:52:41.473-04:00I have part of the back 40 into potatoes. And corn...I have part of the back 40 into potatoes. And corn, peas, carrots, turnips, onions, garlic, spinach, radishes, lettuce, beans..... Now if it would just stop freezing at night!!! sigh.<br /><br />(Crabby - try a different type of lettuce.... some are less bitter)the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24748974480919665982009-06-09T09:32:22.103-04:002009-06-09T09:32:22.103-04:00My husband and I are 30 years out of college and s...My husband and I are 30 years out of college and still haven't been able to get tomatoes planted once in that whole time. Looks like I will have to schmooze with some suma cum laudes for fresh tomatoes this summer.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117083150374231978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82394427833450689842009-06-09T09:01:46.925-04:002009-06-09T09:01:46.925-04:00I actually I do go out and plow the back 40. Okay,...I actually I do go out and plow the back 40. Okay, I didn't plow it, and it's not 40 acres - more like 20 feet, but still! I have a garden and I am so excited about it I could tinkle!<br /><br />AND I just found out yesterday that Oklahoma has a co-op where you can have stuff delivered from local farms! I'm so giddy, I might tinkle twice!<br /><br />oh, and the best advice I got for graduation? "Don't drink the bong water".Jillhttp://thesassypear.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-50686892068442500022009-06-09T08:41:48.863-04:002009-06-09T08:41:48.863-04:00I can't think of anything else to add...you ei...I can't think of anything else to add...you either have to grow it, buy it, or steal it. And you covered all of those. But growing it is the only way to beat that 20 minute window of opportunity to get all the nutrients. Victory gardens for everyone!! :-)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615291830525865931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-65021802454023669282009-06-09T08:35:03.681-04:002009-06-09T08:35:03.681-04:00Your idea for advice is superb for a new graduate....Your idea for advice is superb for a new graduate. They already think they know so much (thinking back to a certain someone graduating last year who doesn't understand why he must go to college when he feels he's already qualified to teach).<br /><br />And Tricia's comment about her mushroom just about did me in.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.com