Hey, you got lemons, suck on 'em, Amurka. That's the tone of and endless array of Globe stories dealing with economy and food.
The only people who don't have to throttle back are.... you guessed it!!
"Urban poultry farms ruffle some feathers" by P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times | June 21, 2009
MADISON, Wis. - As the recession drags on, city dwellers and suburbanites alike are transforming their backyards into stamp-size poultry farms. Victory gardens, proponents say, are not enough. Chickens are the next step....
I thought the recession was ending?
That's what the paper says ad nauseum every day!
[Hens] typically lays one egg a day. Angelina Shell, who runs “City Chickens 101’’ classes at the Seattle Tilth Association, an organic farming group, admits it can be challenging trying to eat the 18 eggs her hens lay each week. “I bake constantly,’’ said Shell, 36, whose refrigerator is crammed with bright yellow-tinged quiches. “I go over to friends’ houses and they say: ‘Oh, it’s another egg dish. Great.’ ’’
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At least the elites are eating good, and that's all that matters.
I feel full just thinking about it.
