Self sufficient living in a modern world
I had a great conversation that lasted 45 minutes with a Senior Casting Director today. I am not going speak a whole lot as I not sure where this sets. It might not go anywhere and I am just thinking how neat it would be to do a documentary style show or a show that…
People talk about the hundred dollar egg when I tell them that I raise chickens for eggs. As you know, there is a lot more to raising chickens than just getting eggs. To me, anything labeled organic is worth looking into, and anything that the Government says organic or free range isn’t really what might…
As the garden keeps giving, I keep on putting food up. Because I use several methods of storing food, I use the methods that best suit our needs and I know the food will get used. While the pantry fills, taters sit at the bottom under every shelf, jars start to stack up, and I…
Along side a country lane, chickens roam around the front yard, natural rocks decorate the land scape. A huge statue of a tree man sits in front of the house, with a hand painted Gourd Birdhouse hangs from the eves. As you pass by you notice a log flower bed filled with weeds and flowers,…
For most people here you understand how I live and the reasons why I live the way I do. It is a system that balances on many factors, some I can control, some I can’t. I know I have had ONE egg fried and savored in the last two months. No pancakes, no Souffles, no…
With all the recent request for my Wonderful recipe, I decided to blog it.. Modern Pioneers Ѽ Ѽ Apple Chips Ѽ Ѽ1/3 cup Cinnamon1 cup cane sugarnice pinch of Allspice (heavier pinch if you want the taste to lean towards Apple Pie)Pineapple juice7 pounds of choice apples (use sour apples for sweet/s our chips)…
There is a lot to be said about keeping things you “might” use in the near future, then comes along the rules of how long to keep it. I know on at least a half dozen times, I have stuck to the rules. But wouldn’t you know it in the near future I would need…
While waiting for the bumper crops to start, those tomatoes start to come in. I love to eat the wonderful fruits as they come in the house, having that kind of reward is so wonderful. I have, through the years come up with many uses as has Danielle. Coming from England she brings with her…
This food has long been the staple in many parts of world, and I believe has saved lives as much as ended lives. Stupid people are still building and shooting each other with potato guns. Then there was Black 47 in Ireland, again the source of people dieing and starving because crops were wiped out….
In the hot, dog days of summer, I am canning outside trying to keep the house cool. Nothing says farm work to me like a glass of cold Iced Tea, touch of lemon and just a tad of sugar to take off the bitter edge. As a child we always had water and goats milk,…