Our steps towards food independence, February 1, 2012 to Present:
Plant:
- May: Tomatoes, onions, basil, habanero peppers, chives, strawberries, beets, carrots, beans, cucumbers, zucchini, watermelon, sunflowers, Mexican sour gherkins, GIANT pumpkins, rhubarb, lavender
Harvest:
- Eggs: 343
- Spinach, Chard, Arugula, Peas: 6.5 lbs+/-
- Strawberries: 7 quarts
- Asparagus: 12 lbs (approx.)
Preserve:
- Frozen: 8 cups chicken stock, 8 cups turkey stock, 1# pizza dough, 5 quarts strawberries
- Dried:
- Canned: 3 pints peach ginger preserves
Waste Not:
- Scraps given to chickens and/or compost pile
Want Not:
- May: 6 gallons of white vinegar, 10lbs baking soda, bulk baking powder
Eat the Food:
May:
- Pantry: pickles,
- Freezer: last of the tomatoes, corn, peaches, elk meat, chicken, berries, green chiles
Build Community:
- May: neighbor shared rhubarb with us, hosted the May potluck.
Skill Up:
- Feb: Keeping records, researched fan training fruit trees, bought grow light, refinished furniture
- March: sanded and painted steel fence posts
- April: replaced a chain-link fence, built our first lasagna bed, divided and transplanted some day lilies
- May: started on the flagstone patio
February 2012 Progress
March 2012 Progress
April 2012 Progress
More records of our work towards independence since 2010 are on the blog
here.
For more info on the Independence Days Challenge see
this post.
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That WAS fun! Nicely done!!!!
Super cute! Loved seeing your year even though we’ve never meet face to face. Sometimes it truly feels like I know you. Have a wonderful Christmas. Katie Jean
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