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Dang right cause there ain't nuthin wrong wiff meat, spuds n gravy. Dats survival food right there. Ya caint survive on all dat foo foo junk!
Hmm...not all true.
Folks like to plant their comfort foods, but it also depends on what are in the stores.
There are lots of "interesting" home grown foods out there.
Trouble is ... home grown foods stay at home and not shared in the farmers markets.
So they are growing it, you just not seeing it. LOL And they is not sharing.
Folks also grow their old timers because they know it works in their garden and they can always buy the more interesting varieties in the stores.
Garden size is the determining factor in most cases. If you just have a teeny plot, you dont want to put "untested" varieties in it.
Just got to look in the right places and you'll see some cool things growing in backyards.
I started a pea patch in Redmond and there were lots of expats. 70%+ were from another country. You should see the variety of plants there!
I tried white eggplants this year...Cool plant, no fruit. I also tried ichiban japanese eggplants...loads of fruit.
I know for a fact in the central part of seattle, you will see lots of very interesting foods grown in the pea patches. Some of those seeds are saved and passed from neighbour to neighbour.
I saw a paw paw plant in Bellevue, PUR-simmons, walnuts, asian pears & dates, etc & in Beacon Hill, its just that if we grow "interesting" fruits...we risk not harvesting due to our climate zone.
I never harvested my "failed" persimmons, giant pumpkins, grapes...the list goes on and on. I try new things, but I also have a big lot to plant in.
Also, some plants are just not available. I have been trying to get a nice chestnut tree for a while ... w/o having to pay too much for shipping.
Raintree is very good, but prices add up fast.
