it's troubling but we buy most of our food from farmers who we know, local regenerative farmers. we've visited their farms and are comfortable with the way they raise their animals. our backyard is half saline swimming pool and half vegetable garden. last night i made broccoli rabe which i had just picked. today we'll have a large brandy…
it's troubling but we buy most of our food from farmers who we know, local regenerative farmers. we've visited their farms and are comfortable with the way they raise their animals. our backyard is half saline swimming pool and half vegetable garden. last night i made broccoli rabe which i had just picked. today we'll have a large brandywine tomato. we have 28 tomato plants in total interspersed with basil and marigolds. i've got collards, chard, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, peppers and strawberries. the green beans are almost too much to deal with. i blanched and froze 2 bags of them and have given some away to neighbors (home grown vegetables are a great way to promote community). there are also some cantaloupes ripening on the vine.
we stay away from conventional doctors and don't get vaccines (i lost my job of 40 years rather than get a covid shot and my BF used retirement as his excuse). we filter our drinking water with a berkey. i'm out in the sun everyday working in the garden. once i have all the plots dug out, it will be much bigger and i'll be able to grow more.
we have fruit trees in pots which we'll plant when the time is right- 2 lemons, peaches, cherries, 2 oranges, olives, grapefruit, figs, and 4 blueberry bushes.
our next door neighbor has a massive grapefruit tree. he can't even pick them all. we collect the ones that fall into the street provided they aren't smashed. he also has an orange tree that he started many years ago from seed!
a year ago, we bought a 19 1/2 acre plantation in the next state with a friend. the previous (late) owner set it up as a BnB with some long term tenants as well. we have 3 regular residents and the short term rental BnBs are always booked. our friend lives there with his family and manages things. we visit when we can. it's like a small village. lots of raised beds for vegetables, a fruit tree orchard and a pond with fish. we have 7 cows and 30 chickens there and will get more different kinds of animals as we gain experience.
if they start pumping mRNA into the air, we all fucked but for now, we're doing what we can.
it's troubling but we buy most of our food from farmers who we know, local regenerative farmers. we've visited their farms and are comfortable with the way they raise their animals. our backyard is half saline swimming pool and half vegetable garden. last night i made broccoli rabe which i had just picked. today we'll have a large brandywine tomato. we have 28 tomato plants in total interspersed with basil and marigolds. i've got collards, chard, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, peppers and strawberries. the green beans are almost too much to deal with. i blanched and froze 2 bags of them and have given some away to neighbors (home grown vegetables are a great way to promote community). there are also some cantaloupes ripening on the vine.
we stay away from conventional doctors and don't get vaccines (i lost my job of 40 years rather than get a covid shot and my BF used retirement as his excuse). we filter our drinking water with a berkey. i'm out in the sun everyday working in the garden. once i have all the plots dug out, it will be much bigger and i'll be able to grow more.
we have fruit trees in pots which we'll plant when the time is right- 2 lemons, peaches, cherries, 2 oranges, olives, grapefruit, figs, and 4 blueberry bushes.
our next door neighbor has a massive grapefruit tree. he can't even pick them all. we collect the ones that fall into the street provided they aren't smashed. he also has an orange tree that he started many years ago from seed!
a year ago, we bought a 19 1/2 acre plantation in the next state with a friend. the previous (late) owner set it up as a BnB with some long term tenants as well. we have 3 regular residents and the short term rental BnBs are always booked. our friend lives there with his family and manages things. we visit when we can. it's like a small village. lots of raised beds for vegetables, a fruit tree orchard and a pond with fish. we have 7 cows and 30 chickens there and will get more different kinds of animals as we gain experience.
if they start pumping mRNA into the air, we all fucked but for now, we're doing what we can.