I have often considered planting a garden but I know the maintenance and effort exceeds the value unless you team up with a few neighbors and do a really big one. I stick to buying bulk at Sam’s and strategically shopping the sales at the Kroger that floats in air. Btw, I don’t think John Yates article holds water. That Kroger is not supported by gas sales. That Kroger serves a community that needs a grocery in that exact location. The people who shop that Kroger don’t have a huge number of options. I’m in Rocky Hill. I shop Butler and Bailey often but for large food restocking I find myself at the floating Kroger. I avoid Food City like the plague but still slip in there when I am driving past when my list is small for items that I know I can’t get at Butler and Bailey. Walmart with its buying power makes economic sense to shop for staples, canned goods, and beverages but their meat I find lacking and I avoid their vegetable section. Without the floating Kroger I would find myself having to take much longer trips for my grocery shopping to reach the Kroger at Cedar Bluff or the one near campus.

Yes, food prices are horrible! I like how milk prices fluctuate with gas prices. All this time I thought cows ate grass when really they run on petroleum!