I walked into the grocery store last week and saw a bag of “organic” Yukon Golds for seven dollars. Seven dollars! For a bag of dirt-covered tubers that probably sat in a warehouse for six months. I stood there, grumpy as a bear in a snowstorm, and thought about my indoor hydroponic setup gathering dust … Read more
I was sitting in my kitchen yesterday, staring at a wilted head of butterhead lettuce I bought for four bucks, and I just about lost it. It’s January 24, 2026. We live in a world where I can track a pizza across town in real-time, yet I have no idea why my “organic” greens taste … Read more
I walked into the grocery store this morning and saw a head of organic lettuce priced at seven dollars. Seven dollars! It’s January 24, 2026, and apparently, we are paying “luxury car” prices for water and leaves. I’m grumpy because you’re being robbed at the checkout line while that same lettuce wilts in your fridge … Read more
I walked into my local grocery store this morning and saw a pint of strawberries for eight bucks. Eight dollars! I picked up the container, and through the plastic, they looked like they’d been harvested with a sledgehammer—white in the middle, bruised on the bottom, and smelling faintly of a shipping container. It’s January 2026, … Read more
I walked into my kitchen yesterday and saw a $5 bunch of supermarket cilantro looking like it had surrendered to a deep, dark depression. It’s January 24, 2026, and somehow we’re still buying herbs in plastic clamshells that turn to slime before the receipt even hits the trash. I’m grumpy because you’re throwing money away … Read more
You’ve done everything right. You bought the expensive plastic buckets, you hooked up the air pump, and you mixed that blue or green liquid into your water exactly like the bottle said. But now, it’s mid-January 2026, and your indoor tomato plants look like they’ve seen a ghost. The bottom leaves are turning a sickly … Read more
Look, I’ve spent thirty years with my hands in the dirt. I love soil. But it’s mid-January 2026, it’s freezing outside in most of the US, and the price of a bag of salad at the supermarket is starting to look like a monthly car payment. If you want fresh tomatoes and crisp lettuce right … Read more