I wish we grew our own. . . TT # 24
We have a fairly large garden and a few animals. So we do raise some of our own food, but every time the cashier at the grocery store tells me a total, I wish we raised much more of our food. I wish we could raise....
1. Bananas
I think my kids, especially Nolan, are part monkey. We simply can not keep bananas in the house. And the price! They have almost doubled recently here. I know you can get banana trees to raise inside. I'm not sure one would be enough. I need a banana forest!
2. Coffee
Mommy fuel is expensive, but it is necessary.
3. Strawberries
The ones in the store just don't compare to those from the field. I do get my fix by going to pick your own farms, but I'd rather have my own. We will someday!
4. Carrots
I've never had any luck growing these. I doubt they would grow well in the hard clay we call dirt here. I probably need to create a carrot bed with some sandy soil mix, but that would require time I don't have.
5. Milk
We don't have dairy animals. We toss around the idea of getting them every now and then, but milking is a huge commitment. One I guess we aren't quite ready for.
6. Blueberries
I love these little blue balls of sweetness. We do have wild bushes here, but they are very small. I rarely find any berries on them. I think the wildlife gets there before I do. The price of these fresh in the store is outrageous! I do without, for now. When we have space cleared for some fruit trees, blueberries are on the top of my list!
7. Apples
There are some wild trees where we keep our large animals, but I'd prefer something closer. I'd also like to have more varieties. The kids eat applesauce like crazy. I'd love not to have to buy it anymore.
8. Pears
Notice a trend here? Fruits are lacking in our current production.
9. Mushrooms
We love mushrooms, especially the big meaty kind. We have done some wild mushrooming, but it is time intensive. You also can't depend on finding anything.
10. Broccoli
Another favorite here. We are trying it this year. We'll see what happens.
11. Fish
I would love to include more fish and seafood in our meals. Someone in this house needs to take up fishing as a hobby!
12. Cheese
Another big expense in my grocery budget. I guess I need to go back to #5 for that one.
13. Money
Well if it grew on trees. . . We have lots of trees.
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I might need some air tools for some of these jobs.
Thursday Thirteen
12 comments:
Mommy fuel LOL I love that! Happy T13!
We're trying broccoli this year, too- the seeds are sprouted & under my grow light right now. Can't wait to put them outside!
Almost everyone of these is on my list as well! We got a banana tree last year, apple trees this year, blueberries, strawberries, rhubarb, horseradish and asparagus. Broccoli, I wonder if you could make a cold frame for it over there? It's actually a perennial here. As for coffee, I wish I could develop a taste for chicory coffee but haven't done it yet...
The dairy--we're right there with you. Eggs too. We don't have chickens yet. Fish--have you considered putting in a small pond? Backwoods home has a great permaculture article. Let me see if I can copy it for you...
We can't have any animals except cats, dogs, & 1 horse on our land but we're looking forward to having a garden and growing our own veggies!
how about peanuts? My kids love peanut butter!
And the coffee. Definitely the coffee.
While growing your own is the best way, do you have any 'pick your own' farms?
My kids also love applesauce, we all love blueberries & strawberries. We'd go to pick your own, pick as much as I thought we'd need, go home and process - canned applesauce, frozen blueberries. When I had access to a pear tree, I made pear sauce and canned pear slices.
Broccoli is a wonderful fall plant, in New England it can be grown thru the first couple of light frosts.
For myself, spreading the harvest out over several months - strawberries in June, blueberries in July, apples in Sept & Oct, broccoli in the spring and fall - evened out the work, especially with children,house,husband to care for.
I planted dwarf pear and apples trees because I found them for $7. I got pears once, guess I should research how to take better care or them. I wish I could grow avocados and lemons.Yum!
Joanna,
The broccoli is out in my mini greenhouses. We'll see what happens!
Becca,
Ah to live in Florida:)
Thanks for the permaculture article. I've downloaded it but not gotten a chance to read it.
Morgan,
yes peanuts would be a good one too. We do go through a lot of peanut butter.
Annon.
There are very few pick your own places here. And those have a limited selection.
Maggie,
Not sure how dwarfs produce. That would be interesting to research!
Broccoli? You want to grow broccoli? Don't you remember what President Bush(senior) said??
I started a couple strawberry plants last year, we'll see how they made it through winter but I'll be adding a couple more I think. We are planning on picking up some blueberry, raspberry, blackberry plants soon. My MIL has these already established so I am hoping to start some from cuttings.
I'd love to have tomato plants year round, dd loves to eat them fresh & the winter prices were outrageous!!!
So friends of Chris's are going to start growing their own 'shrooms. They have a cave on their property. No. Not the "magic" kind! LOL
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