As I surf the internet I am amazed at the hundreds and thousands of recycling, repurposing articles I find. It makes me wonder why some people still don't get it. I think it really is quite simple, do what Grandma did. I remember my grandma - she's been gone for almost 25 years. Her sweet demeanor, her frugal ways - she was truly in touch with the land. I remember when I was about 5 or 6 scrambling through her garden, the corn stalks towering above my head. Her garden was so huge and dense that we could play hide-and-seek in it - really!! Amazing! She had a raspberry patch that must have been 30 feet by 30 feet, it was huge! And every single August and September, her kitchen was a-bustle in the midst of canning/freezing season. Every day for days on end she picked, washed, boiled, canned and froze every single vegetable and fruit she picked. We feasted on that all winter long and in the spring it started all over.
It wasn't only that, she mended, fixed, recycled and upcycled so many items - it was just the way it was then.
I know we are all far too busy to do what our grandmas did. But to try - even just a little - would be a good start. At least that is the way I see it.
