I've lost okra; what have you lost?

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lawtig02 said:
Yes, sorry if that was unclear. I have a pretty good sense of how vital the countries to our south are to our economic and cultural wellbeing. When Trump thinks about the south, he has Hoboken in mind.
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Thanks for clarifying. (I guess the lack quotation marks threw me off.)
 
BillOfRights said:
www.nbcnews.com

Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as 'shithole' countries

President Donald Trump referred to African countries, Haiti and El Salvador as "shithole" nations during a meeting Thursday and asked why the U.S. can't have more immigrants from Norway.
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apnews.com

Trump: Why allow immigrants from 'shithole countries'?

WASHINGTON (AP) — In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordin
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How much Okra do Haiti and El Salvadore export to the US?
 
Homemade pickled with a cayenne pepper, a garlic clove and a pinch of dill and salt in each jar, for me..
 
BubbaOtis said:
Homemade pickled with a cayenne pepper, a garlic clove and a pinch of dill and salt in each jar, for me..
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Inflation is making food more expensive.

"Make growing and canning your own food great again" just doesn't have the same appeal.
 
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dir.tridge.com

Fresh Okra Price in United States | Tridge

Discover Fresh Okra prices in United States today, including export, import, wholesale, and farmgate prices. Analyze trends and forecast future prices.
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This seems to indicate that Okra prices are down. Okra at the Kroger down the road from me is $3/lb, of course I’m in the south.

This seems a little like MAGA and eggs to me.
 
lawtig02 said:
If you live below the Mason Dixon Line and have a farmer's market near you, they'll likely have okra coming out their ears right now. Grocery stores suck for it. Asian markets are ok. Farmer's markets between mid-June and early August are swimming in it.

I consider myself an okra aficionado and the BEST okra is always what you grow in your backyard, but southern farmer's markets this time of year are the next best thing.
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Amen. I’m an okra fiend myself and don’t even bother buying at the grocery store anymore because the quality and quantity at the local farmers markets are just extraordinarily better.
 
HeelYeah2012 said:
Thoughts and prayers, super
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The point wasn't that this is a horrible depravation. The point is actually the opposite: Trump's policies are going to cause a series of tiny depravations. Each one decreases our quality of life just a bit. Put them all together and life will get worse. Not "omg my life is over" worse, but we should expect more.
 
One reason I stopped being a member of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) in Vermont, Upstate NY, and Maine was excessive amounts of Swiss chard, kale, zucchini, and squash.

One reason I stopped being in a CSA in Chapel Hill/Carrboro is excessive amounts of okra and zucchini.

You can’t provide enough tomatoes, little tomatoes, or cukes.

The primary reason I’ve stopped with CSA’s is that the premise is rarely honored……if I invest $500 in your farm in January and it’s a shitty season, I might only get <$400 in veggies……10-12 years ago, I might get $1,000-1,200 in a good season…….today…..if I invest $500 in January, I might get $525 over the season in a really good year.

Get $300 in a bad year and $525 In a great year is wrong.
 
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