Cold Oklahoma Winter and Eating Right

I planted a garden last spring (09) but I had to share it with everyone at the Ranch, several years back we made a community garden. I love the idea, until I went South on everyone! Since Aug 08 when I was diagnosed with cancer, I decided to do an organic garden, I guess we weren't all on the same page. Here came the Round Up and 7 Dust! So........I abandoned the project! We don't have a farmers market, we live in a real rural RED NECK community, where everyone eats at the corner greasy cafe or the new SONIC DRIVE THRU! and we buy our vegetables at Wal Mart, or should I say potatoes. My community isn't real big on organic anything let alone vegetables. Our soil is killer great, it grows anything and it grows it BIG! watermelons get huge and pumpkins well they are unbelievable! I have only seen a few of those around here, nobody cares about growing anything.

I have been stuck this winter, shopping at Wal Mart just like the  rest of them. Its funny how Wal Mart knows what to ship where, we get just the basics, nothing gourmet! We are lucky to have bok choy but we have a big abundance of iceberg lettuce and Roma tomatoes! So variety for a veggie eater is nil. When I was in Scottsdale Az, we went to Whole Foods! Has anyone been to Whole Foods? OMG!! I would die to have that store in my town. Shopping for a raw food diet and a all natural diet is not easy, reading labels is mandatory. I have found a lot more than I ever dreamed I would at Wally World! Even their bakery is starting to stalk all natural sourdough bread. I buy that for my boys for their garlic bread. I have some occasionally :)

Well come this spring I am claiming my own ORGANIC garden. Not only is it better for you to eat from your own garden, you will save money too. I plan to plant, tomatoes of course, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, melons, and herbs. Lots of herbs! Rosemary grows great here in Oklahoma, even though my Mother has pasted on, in her garden the Rosemary bushes are over my head. An herb garden is essential for any cancer cure or preventive diet. Fresh basil, garlic, rosemary, oregano, thyme, lemon grass, lavender and sage are a few great ones to have. All the mint families are great in a container too. I did grow a few herbs in a sacred spot last year, away from poison!

The ground is frozen and the new year is on its way............
more later..........