I stumbled upon this writer, Felisa Rogers, a week or two ago and am hooked. She speaks about the impact the economic downturn has had on her, her return to her frugal roots and a scavenging lifestyle. Every article ends with a recipe which uses foraged and homegrown incredients, complimented when they can afford it, by store-bought foods. The importance of knowing how to grow or forage for your own food is becoming a reality for more people every day.

Here's a link to some of her articles:
http://www.salon.com/author/felisa_rogers/index.html

Her piece entitled "How the recession turned me into a Scavenger" is here:
http://www.salon.com/life/pinched/2011/03/01/recession_turned_me_into_scavenger