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I now can post from any where!!!

Independence Day Challenge ..Week 1

Plant something: Nothing to eat.. did plant some pansy :)

Harvest something: nothing

Preserve something: nothing

Waste Not: finished my produce bags!! Yeah!

Want Not:

Eat the Food: 100% of our meat this time around will be local !! woot!!

Build community food systems : I got nothing

Yeah!

It's almost Oct! This is my fav. time of year! Besides April.. of course..

Love it love it love it!

Independence Day Challenge ..again and other thoughts

Been thinking about this blog and how to use it to help keep me and my family moving in the right direction.

One thing I came up w/ is doing the Independence Day Challenge again.
So starting this Sunday and I hope every Sunday from here on out I will post my actions in this Challenge..

There is 7 categories ..some weeks I would have done them all and some weeks none at all.. So we'll see

Here is the categories :)

Plant something:

Harvest something:

Preserve something:

Waste Not:

Want Not:

Eat the Food:

Build community food systems :

Also was thinking about doing " What cha doing Weds? "

Showing what's project we've been working on..

So we'll see how this pans out !

Adding stuff to the side

I don't want to sound like an alarmist.. but lol.. I'm going to put in the side bar a list of sites and books that prepares you for whatever may come.. either by bad weather or bad economy ...
Its a good thing to have at least 3 mos. supply of food,meds and other stuff just in case..
Its better to have a years worth.. but baby steps I say..
I'm new to all this so as I learn I will pass on the info to you in post and in links on the side bar.

Also, I'm going to put a book recommending list on the side bar too... books that I have read and feel that are well worth the money!

Do enjoy!

OOOHHH I want this magazine!!!

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/urban-farm/urban-farm.aspx

What I've been doing this weekend!!

Its Sept. so its apple time in TN... :)
The top picture is of my dehydrator full of bits and pieces of apple ..drying nicely .. by Sunday morning I had a whole baggy full of apple goodness .. I'm going to use this for some granola I'm making this week.

The apples in the pan are being boiled down w/ sugar and pumpkin pie spices.. These are going to be used for a squash and apple casserole for next Sunday's Autumn Equinox get together I'm going too..







Sat. was also tomato day.. just a very small batch.. enough to make 4 bags of sauce for spaghetti and THE best tomato soup!!
The Roma's where sooooo pretty.. and taste as good as they looked :)





It seems Sundays are my baking day :) ..
I tried my hand at baking bagels.. and guess what? It worked!! I'm soooo proud ... they taste good..
Bagel are on our weekly menu from now on :) .. The freeze well too.
I can't believe how easy they are ..




I meant to post these last weekend.. but got busy...
The bread I made for my son.. I'm getting to be a pro! :)


These are tomato and cheddar AND broccoli and swiss quich I made for my lunches.. gooooooddd


Most of the stuff veggies and such where all from FM.. most of the cheese .. I'm just proud as punch with how my baking is coming along.. I know I know its a bread machine ... but today bread machine tomorrow a cobb oven out in the back yard :)
There's a loaf of French bread in the machine now.. the house smells like a bakery :)
A pot of veggie chicken soup on the stove simmering
Rice in the rice cooker to put in the soup to finish it up..
And lentils in my little crock pot to make lentil and curry salad for this weeks lunch..

Life is good :)