Deep South
10-31-2010, 10:21 PM
I've missed this forum. I can't believe I've been gone from it for so long. I have had a lot going on.
Urban is not where I want to be, but it is where I am for now. All I can do is do everything I can in my current situation. I garden as extensively as I can in my given situation - gardening this year: 12 varieties of herbs (which I cook with every day, use for health and learning to use in other ways), tomatoes, brussel sprouts, beets, garlic, green onion, shallots, lettuce, arugula, swiss shard and kale, and two citrus trees. Family hunting and fishing - freezer stocked with fish, duck and geese.
I tend to prep a lot because I live in a sometimes hurricane affected area. I have a heavy stock of batteries, flashlights, candles, candle lanterns, wind up LED flash lights, oil lamps and oil, matches, canned goods, powdered milk, medical supplies, etc etc etc.
Prepping has helped get me through tight finances during a period of time this year. Those hurricane prep foods were a Godsend. I had good food to supplement my groceries. And I always had fish. My cats and dogs were grateful for that too.:D
I just had to add that last year at Christmas time, my dad gave me a bug out bag for my truck. I never mentioned it - he just thought of it on his own to get one for me. How cool.:cool: I added it to the other stuff I keep in my truck.
Urban homesteaders - feel free to share your stories from this year.:)
Urban is not where I want to be, but it is where I am for now. All I can do is do everything I can in my current situation. I garden as extensively as I can in my given situation - gardening this year: 12 varieties of herbs (which I cook with every day, use for health and learning to use in other ways), tomatoes, brussel sprouts, beets, garlic, green onion, shallots, lettuce, arugula, swiss shard and kale, and two citrus trees. Family hunting and fishing - freezer stocked with fish, duck and geese.
I tend to prep a lot because I live in a sometimes hurricane affected area. I have a heavy stock of batteries, flashlights, candles, candle lanterns, wind up LED flash lights, oil lamps and oil, matches, canned goods, powdered milk, medical supplies, etc etc etc.
Prepping has helped get me through tight finances during a period of time this year. Those hurricane prep foods were a Godsend. I had good food to supplement my groceries. And I always had fish. My cats and dogs were grateful for that too.:D
I just had to add that last year at Christmas time, my dad gave me a bug out bag for my truck. I never mentioned it - he just thought of it on his own to get one for me. How cool.:cool: I added it to the other stuff I keep in my truck.
Urban homesteaders - feel free to share your stories from this year.:)