How to Plow a Field
This isn’t what I was searching for when I found this post, but I figure it will be useful when we get ready to plant some row crops soon. How … Continue Reading →
Month: February 2009
Barter on My Mind
A slow economy seems to make for busy times. But in the midst of the busyness one thing keeps running through my mind. How can we build an independent local … Continue Reading →
Town Home Gardening
Don’t despair if you live in town and want a garden…You can still have a great, productive garden! We planted our very first garden during our first year of marriage. … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Quick Meals in the Pantry
In addition to long storage foods, staple foods and bulk foods in my pantry, I made a list of some pantry items to make easy, quick meals that I could have … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Canning for the pantry
I’ve been working my way through a book entitled Self-Reliance: Recession-proof your pantry. It is a short book from Backwoods Home Magazine that a friend of my let me borrow. … Continue Reading →
A great deal for your family store: $2.99 Diapers
Kroger recently changed the packaging design on their Comforts diapers. I went to the Kroger website and printed off $3 off any Comforts baby diapers coupons here. You can print … Continue Reading →
A great deal for your household store – Free Band-aids
I stumbled upon a great deal. If you have the Publix grocery stores, there is a blinkie coupon machine on the first-aid / medicine aisle that spits out $3 of … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Stockpile Misconceptions
A lot of people scoff at the notion of stockpiling food. That’s fine. There are many misconceptions and prejudices attached to the word “stockpile”. I happen to love the word … Continue Reading →
Real or Fake Food?
Here’s another good reason why you should know where your food is coming from. This article from USA Today: Something Fishy? Counterfeit foods enter the U.S. market. Some of your … Continue Reading →
Pantry 2009: Buy More Food
I have not posted as much as I originally intended about pantry building. It has been a subject that has consumed me these past two months of the new year. … Continue Reading →