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Wow Karen--that was a little thesis of your own--and I loved it--every word.

I do heirloom, can extensively and greenhouse sustainable-like(roof gutters==water), in the heart of Appalachia.

I can related to your proselyte sensitivities, but I have the same aversion to out of season tomatoes, so.... But on the other hand, I can about 50 quarts of tomato juice to get me through. And I've changed my folks focus from staples to standards, by bringing canning to a new level: spaghetti sauce completely ready to warm from our fresh garlic, celeries, tomtoes and so on. Potato salad out of our canned new potatoes is world class.

The shadowed trusses of our ridges and hollows, are also world class as a study in diversity, relativity and sustainability. (There's a cold spot here, but a warm spot over there)

I've developed some unique theories of my own on sustainability and scale that sound pretty congruent with your read. I enjoyed your thoughts immensely as well.

al 'the sacred was born, in the mountains' justice

Someday I hope to eat something that wasn't engineered by Monsanto. I might have to steal Indian corn from somebody's autumn decoration to do it. This is a very interesting blog. Some suggestions:

For cold weather music, try listening to the Sibelius Concerto. It is famous for evoking the ice-swept landscapes, or something like that. Or Tchaikovsky's 1st, "Winter Dreams". Or Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Snow Maiden".

Or you could just stare at a picture of Glenn Gould, all dressed up in 3 overcoats, 4 sweaters, 5 scarves, 6 hats, and 7 pairs of gloves, bless his heart.