Not so long ago, most people ate from the ground they stood on. My grandparents' generation grew what they ate and ate what they grew. Vegetables came from an intensive plot beside the house - no fertilizer, no pesticides, just night soil and succession planting to keep the soil from wearing out. Ducks and fish lived alongside the crops, clearing pests and weeds while fertilizing them. Something was always coming ready, season by season, the calendar deciding the plate. Soups were made daily to balance cold and heat in the...
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