22-06-2016, 16:26
(This post was last modified: 22-06-2016, 16:28 by Stevenator.)
Although I've never had serviceberries, they're supposed to be delicious & being that my wife is a "birder", the song birds are supposed to love them. I'm planting the persimmons for the deer, too. The way I see it, if we get to enjoy & share the bounty with the wildlife, then we both win.
As far as muscadines go, that's more of a family history thing, but muscadines are delicious. I'm going to plant enough to eat, to make a large batch of jelly, and reap at least 10 gallons of wine. That's the goal. "One Day", I'll be growing enough foods to last through the winter. The whole "get back to nature thing", and stop buying foods that can be grown on site. My tomatoes this year are amazing & delicious. We roast & freeze enough for recipes to last as long as they will.
I've only been here one year, and it's a slow process. From buying a very large rainwater collection tank & irrigation hoses, to building my own compost bin, it's going to take some time. But to me, those are important & money saving equations. Watering is very time consuming & soil amendments are downright expensive.
I'm still going to stick with PM, but I just can't bring myself to swallow handfulls & handfulls of pills several times a day. I just can't do it. As I sit here & drink my green & spearmint tea with lemon, I'd rather change the diet to healthy NBE foods.
They say this is a "personal journey", and I'm trying to tailor my plan for me. I'm sure I'll tweak it along the way, though, but for now this works for me. I say this as the incredible research that Lotus & Abi have shared is amazing, and it's in no way shape or form as to diminish their contributions. I do salivate at the meal plan Lotus outlined earlier in this thread.
:-)
As far as muscadines go, that's more of a family history thing, but muscadines are delicious. I'm going to plant enough to eat, to make a large batch of jelly, and reap at least 10 gallons of wine. That's the goal. "One Day", I'll be growing enough foods to last through the winter. The whole "get back to nature thing", and stop buying foods that can be grown on site. My tomatoes this year are amazing & delicious. We roast & freeze enough for recipes to last as long as they will.
I've only been here one year, and it's a slow process. From buying a very large rainwater collection tank & irrigation hoses, to building my own compost bin, it's going to take some time. But to me, those are important & money saving equations. Watering is very time consuming & soil amendments are downright expensive.
I'm still going to stick with PM, but I just can't bring myself to swallow handfulls & handfulls of pills several times a day. I just can't do it. As I sit here & drink my green & spearmint tea with lemon, I'd rather change the diet to healthy NBE foods.
They say this is a "personal journey", and I'm trying to tailor my plan for me. I'm sure I'll tweak it along the way, though, but for now this works for me. I say this as the incredible research that Lotus & Abi have shared is amazing, and it's in no way shape or form as to diminish their contributions. I do salivate at the meal plan Lotus outlined earlier in this thread.
:-)