May 15, 2008
Independence Days Challenge Update
Posted by Kathie under Activism, Gardening, Goals, Home, Independence Days Challenge, Kitchen Adventures[2] Comments
Plant something - Not much happening here in the way of planting. All inspections have come back good, so it looks like we’ll be moving in a few weeks!
- Harvest something - Dandelions and chives that’s it so far, but mint and rhubarb soon.
- Preserve something - I canned chicken and beef stock from bones I’d been saving in the freezer (I’m keeping a tally on the pantry building page).
- Prep something - I’ve been saving newspaper and finding burlap sacks at the coffee roaster to snuff out grass and plan new gardens at our new place.
Cook something New - Nothing new this week, just lots of old standards and using up things we have on hand so as not to have too much excess when it comes time to move.
Manage your reserves - I started a 2008 pantry building tally to keep track of what I have on hand, and I always label and date jars when I’m done canning.
Work on local food systems - I shared some worm compost water with a neighbor, for their strawberry patch. That’s about it, I’m not doing well on this Independence Days Challenge.
Reduced Waste - Saving the newspapers for mulch means no recycling necessary.
Learned a Skill - Does learning the intricacies of real estate and mortgage processing/procedures count?
PS: It does look like all is good for us on this house deal, as long as the appraisal comes in like we’re expecting. Posts may be a little light and because of the move I don’t know that I’m going to do as well as I’d planned on this independence days challenge.
1. Plant something - Considering we had snow, yes snow this morning and our hopefully impending move, I haven’t done much planting. I did transplant some seedlings into bigger pots to keep until we hopefully move.