Will this soon be us here in the USA?
Waiting in line to get a loaf of bread. Gas isn't the only thing on the increase these days ... food prices are increasing as well. Not only has the price increased but the size of the cans, boxes and other methods of packaging are smaller. Bacon has gone from a 16-ounce package to a 12-ounce package. Cans that used to be 16-ounces or 1 pound cans are now 14.5 ounces. So not only are we paying more for an item but we are getting less for our money. Reports are saying food prices will continually increase during the first six months of this year. 
JPMorgan Chase each month dispatches a researcher to several supermarkets to comparison shop 31 exact items. In July 2010, the firm’s personal shopper came back with a stunning report: Wal-Mart had raised its prices 5.8% during the previous month. More significantly, its prices were approaching the levels of competing stores such as Kroger and Safeway. The “low-price leader” still holds its title, but by a noticeably slimmer margin.The National Inflation Association recently announced the release of its report about the future of U.S. food prices. The report was written by NIA’s President Gerard Adams, who believes food inflation will take over in 2011 as America’s greatest crisis. According to Mr. Adams, making mortgage payments will soon be the last thing on the minds of all Americans.
So with all of this being said I think it may be time for those of us who can to start growing our own vegetables. Now I know some of you reading this will be thinking I can't do that. Oh come on surely if our Grandfathers and Great-Grandfathers could do it you can do it! Pretty amazing when you think about it ... today's society thinks if you don't have a small piece of paper in a frame called a D-I-P-L-O-M-A you can't do ANYTHING! Our fore-fathers without any formal education were able to do more with less than we will ever think about doing! Sadly, today's society thinks if it doesn't come from this square box you are reading this blog on then what are we to do?! 
Honestly, I feel about modern technology as Betty White does about Facebook,"a huge waste of time". So get your tillers ready and let's do some planting! ~ Chef ~
