Fed Up by Expense, Smokers Grow Own Tobacco

peaceandlove · 08-20-2009, 03:33 PM

"Fed Up" seems to be a popular phrase these days!

Fed Up by Expense, Smokers Grow Own Tobacco

Seed suppliers report a tenfold increase in sales as many seek cheaper fix

Wed., Aug 19, 2009
AP

RICHMOND, Va. - Something unusual is cropping up alongside the tomatoes, eggplant and okra in Scott Byars' vegetable garden — the elephantine leaves of 30 tobacco plants.

Driven largely by ever-rising tobacco prices, he's among a growing number of smokers who have turned to their green thumbs to cultivate tobacco plants to blend their own cigarettes, cigars and chew. Byars normally pays $5 for a five-pack of cigars and $3 for a tin of snuff; the seed cost him $9.

"I want to get to where I don't have to go to the store and buy tobacco, but I'll just be able to supply my own from one year to the next," Byars said.

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08-20-2009, 03:33 PM	#1
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Fed Up by Expense, Smokers Grow Own Tobacco "Fed Up" seems to be a popular phrase these days! Fed Up by Expense, Smokers Grow Own Tobacco Seed suppliers report a tenfold increase in sales as many seek cheaper fix Wed., Aug 19, 2009 AP RICHMOND, Va. - Something unusual is cropping up alongside the tomatoes, eggplant and okra in Scott Byars' vegetable garden — the elephantine leaves of 30 tobacco plants. Driven largely by ever-rising tobacco prices, he's among a growing number of smokers who have turned to their green thumbs to cultivate tobacco plants to blend their own cigarettes, cigars and chew. Byars normally pays $5 for a five-pack of cigars and $3 for a tin of snuff; the seed cost him $9. "I want to get to where I don't have to go to the store and buy tobacco, but I'll just be able to supply my own from one year to the next," Byars said. Continues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32482742...mall_business/