JustAnotherNut
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I see there is a garden section and another about chickens. But I'm wondering just how far anyone here gets into it.
As for me & mine, I have a garden & try to grow as much of our own food as possible. I grow enough that I can also freeze, can or dehydrate enough to last as long as possible. I keep trying to preserve enough to get us from one season to the next. Lessening our dependence on store bought manufactured franken foods. Not that we will ever be completely independent, we do make a dent on our reliance.
We also have a small backyard flock of chickens, for both eggs & meat. Since we are on a 1/4 acre lot with neighbors I'm not able to raise cows or pigs, but I am looking into trying my hand at turkeys this year.
I also try to grow grains to sprout to feed my birds although so far only about enough for an occaisional treat.
I also make a lot of our food from scratch to stay away from boxed & processed foods. All of it takes more time & work effort, but I think the health benefits are worth it. I know where most of our food comes from & how it's produced, raised, or butchered and exactly what's in it.
We do still have boxed mac & cheese or tv dinners or hamburger helper once in a while and some things just can't be reproduced at home but we keep trying.
Anyone else here do anything along these lines?
As for me & mine, I have a garden & try to grow as much of our own food as possible. I grow enough that I can also freeze, can or dehydrate enough to last as long as possible. I keep trying to preserve enough to get us from one season to the next. Lessening our dependence on store bought manufactured franken foods. Not that we will ever be completely independent, we do make a dent on our reliance.
We also have a small backyard flock of chickens, for both eggs & meat. Since we are on a 1/4 acre lot with neighbors I'm not able to raise cows or pigs, but I am looking into trying my hand at turkeys this year.
I also try to grow grains to sprout to feed my birds although so far only about enough for an occaisional treat.
I also make a lot of our food from scratch to stay away from boxed & processed foods. All of it takes more time & work effort, but I think the health benefits are worth it. I know where most of our food comes from & how it's produced, raised, or butchered and exactly what's in it.
We do still have boxed mac & cheese or tv dinners or hamburger helper once in a while and some things just can't be reproduced at home but we keep trying.
Anyone else here do anything along these lines?