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Article: Food independence takes on new meaning for this urban Florida couple.
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Countryside Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Introduction
Papaya trees tower over John (aka Johnny Papaya) Burns and his wife Natividad's all-organic garden, where they grow over 80% of their food, in place of the typical suburban yard in Sarasota, Florida. Johnny grew up in the backwoods of Alabama during the Depression, and ran off to the join the Navy at 17. Unfortunately his body could not tolerate the prepackaged "modern" food in the military and he became extremely ill--"Soft living and rich food can ruin a man, woman, or nation," he says. After eating poor-quality food and enough medication to choke a horse, he wandered upon the fact that his former, simple eating habits were much healthier for ...
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