> not so good for the urban resident trying to get a cooked dinner in front of his family every meal. Vegetables from the farm is how I create meals every day,

> not so good for the urban resident trying to get a cooked dinner in front of his family every meal. Vegetables from the farm is how I create meals every day, plus legumes and nuts from the bulk food store, probably 90+% of my calories. I don't buy packaged food. My vegetables come from the farmers market and farm share. I bring compost through Manhattan because I love living here and the alternative is putting it into landfills, which I'm not willing to do. It means carrying a few pounds a few blocks maybe once a month to where I was going anyway to get vegetables that are more delicious, healthy, and cheap than any alternative. These are all improvements to my life.