Tag Archives: Frugal
Building a pantry and shopping loss leaders
This was my last shopping trip in town and as I already have a pantry built up, I am able to pretty much able to shop loss leaders and top up things that need doing so only when things are on sale.. … Continue reading
Black Bean and Smoked Corn Sausage Patties
I am always trying to find ways to sneak beans into my hubby’s diet, when I meet him, he would not eat this or that or any seafood or beans, thankfully over the years , he has learned to like … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Veggies
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Fall Garden Stew-Canning
Lots and Lots of Tomato’s Ready-Check Boatload of green peppers ready-Check Yellow and Green Beans by the bowlful-Check Potato’s died down and ready to harvest-Check Carrots-small but o so sweet-Check Turnips-Love the flavor to this-Check Butternut Squash or any other … Continue reading
Posted in Canning
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Lamb Recipes, Soups and Stews, Veggies
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Lets talk Pumpkin…
Now most of us know what a pumpkin is, if nothing else from seeing them on the porches in N.A. at the end of Oct when the trick and treaters come out, or at thanksgiving when either the much loved … Continue reading
Posted in gardens
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Farm Life, Frugal, Garden, Health, Veggies
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Power Out-How are you planning on cooking….
Gotta say, I am a bit surprised at the massive power-outage that took place in the US and Mexico, I mean wow, how can such a huge blackout occur because of one staff member, removed a piece of monitoring equipment, … Continue reading
Fall update on Hugelbeets and how well they produced in year one.
This spring we made three hugelbeets, two on our own place, and one at a friends of ours, I figure its time to show the results, the issue with the results is that they just look like overrun mounds covered … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, gardens, Goals
Tagged compost, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, manure, Veggies
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An Apple a day..
Even if you missed looking for those stunning white to white-pink flowers in your spring walks and travels, when if you wanted to wild harvest fruit, you should in fact have a local map marked with lots and lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, frugal
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Canning, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Fruit Trees, Garden, Wild Foods
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Gardening for your critters
I know that most folks are seeing food prices going up, the size of the box’s going down, and everyone scrambling to figure out ways to cut down their food shopping bills, while still trying to feed themselves and their … Continue reading
Good deal but Bad Farm Sale!
Well, I had a ton of things to do today so taking time out for a farm sale was really not a great idea to tell the truth but I had invited a friend and she said yes so even … Continue reading
Thermos Shuttle Chef
Well part two of my ultra frugal plan to be able to cook food during our power outages, as well as a way to cut down on power use in regards to cooking meals. If you didn’t read up about … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 