I'll have to try for better downloading at another time, but this has been on my mind since Mexico City workers staged a large lunch time protest over corn prices a few months ago. For the most modest diets in Mexico, tortillas often are the backbone, so when corn prices went up there, it hit people very immediately.
My husband does most of our food shopping, so I have gotten a little out of touch with prices. But I went with him to shop two days ago, expecting to see a lot of the bargains that are usually offered in the week before what I call one of the "barbeque holidays" ---Memorial Day this time. However, I was pretty surprised. One of the meats that was on sale, a cut that is peculiar to and very popular in my city, was definitely higher than the regular price was on our last "barbeque holiday."
I am so glad to have my garden. It's produce will really be worth the work. Even those squirrels that steal my tomatoes (and corn!) might start to look pretty tasty after a while.
