I poked around and didn’t see a gardening or cooking forum at the Trap. Maybe someone could point me in the right direction if I somehow missed them. If not, these are HUGE topics that take up an entire forum in and of themselves. I noticed a fair interest in cooking at this site while creeping around the “What’s Your Favorite Food” post, so if it isn’t here already, cooking would make a great forum. I noticed that post garnered an incredible amount of interest. Food is integral to our lives, so may as well have a forum dedicated to it in all its wonderful forms.
And gardening? As our food supply becomes more polluted with pesticides and GMOs, people are increasingly turning to growing, harvesting, and preparing their own food. So how 'bout a Gardening forum too? This time of the year, as our thoughts turn to the outdoors, gardening would be especially timely.
Let’s get the conversation started. I know many of you have green thumbs or kitchen skills. Where do you stand? Should we have dedicated spaces for these topics?
Topic Summary: Considering new forums for gardening and cooking due to high interest and food supply concerns. Should we have dedicated spaces?
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Organic food, also known as ecological or biological food, refers to foods and beverages produced using methods that comply with the standards of organic farming. Standards vary worldwide, but organic farming features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. Organizations regulating organic products may restrict the use of certain pesticides and fertilizers in the farming methods used to produce such products. Organic foods are typically not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or synthetic food additives.
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I’m not much of a gardener - or a cook - but various people in my family love to do one, the other or both. I help out with the parts that I don’t mess up. I can chop vegetables, grate cheese, etc. And in the garden: I can mix compost with the best of 'em. Just don’t turn me loose on any of the plants or they’ll shrivel up and die out of pure spite smirks
As for organic: I would love to eat more natural, non-messed-with food. It’s very expensive, though. A very small jar of organic peanut butter is more than four bucks at the grocery store, for example. I can get a jar of “regular” stuff that’s twice as large for half that. And organic chicken? Anywhere from four to seven bucks a pound when I can get the “regular” stuff for 50 cents a pound or less. When the grocery budget is only so large…well, you know.
But I’d still love to learn more about affordable options and maybe swap recipes. So count me in for a cooking forum!
Sorry for this kind-of-a-stupid-question, but what is organic food and what’s its difference from the usual ones? Sorry. I’ve heard of it before, but I only thought it was just the ordinary ones.
As for the cooking forums, yeah I’d gladly participate. Members could share cooking tips and recipes (although I don’t know if others would participate, I know I do). But in case it couldn’t be created, it would be fine to put the topics on appropriate subforums like what Buff mentioned.
I love to cook and I’d love to see some tips and techniques in cooking and recipes as well. As for my food intake, I am leaning towards eating more healthy foods, and basically more veggies. I’m actually quite comfortable now not eating meat (especially pork and beef). I’m actually comfortable eating oatmeal now, that I hated like years ago (and after I found out that it could be very helpful in losing weight and “making you feel full”).
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