Re: Blog COMMENTS RE: Moving Forward to the Old Ways?

I would guess they did what they did in the old days because (a) it was expensive (b) they didn't have easy access to most things (c) it was literally a pain - think of having to carry the water from the well! I think of when I've been camping or backpacking - this is very similar to how we clean dishes - except with one even more water saving step ... the first step is to "scrub" the dishes with dirt (after they've been scraped). I don't think I'll implement that step at our house though!

As for mellow yellow - count me in. I've been doing that since the '70s too - I grew up in S. California. But, um, there IS a limit to the extent of the mellowing...

Mellow Yellow

Oh yah! yellowing can get stinky. I can only do it for so long.

Yes! And as for "organic food" - before WWII, they simply called it "food"! (insert rant regarding "conventional" label euphemistically applied to chemical agriculture!)

Yep, you're at the cutting edge of an ancient technology.

I wonder about diapers: a doc at the local clinic remarked on our cloth diapers - "how do you like these old fashioned diapers?" - these were fancy organic side-snappers with breathable covers: how DID they diaper in The Old Days?

-rene

Re: Blog COMMENTS RE: Moving Forward to the Old Ways?

Great point about "food" v. "organic food" v. "conventional food" v. "chemically supported food" or whatever we'd call it. My husband commented that at that time there was the general feeling that science would make all of life better (hmmm, some yes, some no, eh?). That coupled with a huge growth in population there was a need for much better yield to keep up with the food needs. I expect there's a middle ground - a way to feed the world's population while reducing the chemical methods (etc.) and increasing a healthier way to live?

That said, not all new ways are bad and old ways better. The "new" realization about germs, bacteria, washing hands, brushing teeth is okay by me!