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Posted by Larry Johnson on April 01, 2021

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What the government and news media don't want you to know and why

Why food prices keep going up The revolution will not be televised few people are aware of the fact that where and how we get our food has been quietly been changing. While the news media is quick to point out the rising cost of groceries, they seem to have little or no interest in telling you why. Every program on TV lives or dies buy it's ratings. The news is no exception. In my opinion there are two reasons why this topic is not featured or even discussed on the news. One is it's not attention grabbing. Most people only care about the here and now. This is a slow moving crisis, so bringing it to the forefront won't get much attention. The second is panic. If given enough attention by the major TV and internet outlets enough people would start stockpiling food which could snowball into a full blown panic that could be much worse than when the pandemic hit. It's happening now Currently preppers and homesteaders are aware and have been growing and storing their o

The Health Risks of Eating Store Brought White Potatoes

Why Grow Potatoes Let's face it potatoes are cheap so why spend the time and effort to grow them especially in the dead of winter? I will give you two reasons. 1.They are free 2. They are much healthier. Every spring for the last 5 years I have grown potatoes. Run of the mill white potatoes, Yukon Golds and sweet potatoes mostly in containers. My gardening space is limited so last year's harvest was only around 20 pounds. Fortunately, my son-in-law's family grows potatoes which help me avoid buying potatoes from the store for most of the year. Not too long ago my family was invited to spend the day with the folks up in Braxton County. Everyone up there is awesome. You will never meet a friendlier, more down to earth group of people and I even learned a few new things about growing potatoes. Eat at Your Own Risk I recently read an article titled The Health Risks of Eating Conventionally-Grown Potatoes by Max Goldberg. Quoting from the article. According to the

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