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Food Storage guidelines indicate we should store powdered milk – 24 pounds per person. Naturally, this assumes you aren’t dealing with a dairy allergy. As always, your food storage needs to fit your family. This week TAKE STOCK of how well you are USING… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 23”
We had another sunny day, so I wandered the homestead checking where I needed to water (very few places). While fertilizing the berry bushes, look what I discovered: There are berries on the boysenberry bushes! I planted these in Spring 2021 and Spring 2022.… Continue Reading “TODAY’S DISCOVERY”
After enduring several days of rain (yes, I’m grateful to have someone else water the garden), the sun came out today. I took advantage of the break in the weather and checked to see if the sunflower seeds had made any progress (not really… Continue Reading “PEAS PLEASE”
Last week, Chronicle Farm brought four goats to clear the underbrush from the tree line in front of my house. You’ll be amazed at the transformation in just one week…. Click through these BEFORE pictures. Now, check out what a difference the goats made!… Continue Reading “THE RESULTS ARE IN!”
I did it – I finally have goats. Admittedly, I rented them but that doesn’t diminish the smile on my face every time I look out the window and see them. Meet S’more (Alpine), Lucy (Boer), Oreo (Nigerian Dwarf), and Stacy (Alpine) When I… Continue Reading “I HAVE GOATS!”
Last weekend my focus was on covering the in-ground garden where the weeds outpaced the corn to the point of no return. While watering everything though, I noticed that it was time to add dirt to the potatoes. Following the process for planting potatoes… Continue Reading “CATCHING UP WITH THE POTATOES”
There are many ways to approach Food Storage. The old-time way was to get a year’s supply of four basics: wheat – salt – honey – milk. That evolved into a more rounded program that looks something like this list which shows the pounds… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 20”
I’ve given up on the new corn “field.” I had read that it can take more than one try to successfully grow corn. This was my second year, so I was hoping for more success this year. We planted about 100 corn seeds in… Continue Reading “PLAN B, OR IS IT C OR … J?”
This week, let’s TAKE STOCK of our garbage. Provident Living includes using our resources wisely. As prices continue to rise, this is becoming more than a platitude – it’s essential. One way to see if we are using our money, food, and time wisely… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 19”
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