Tomalien

New additions and updates in the gardens.

Feeling grateful after another night of violent storms.

Sharing some recent losses and the blessings that make it all matter.

Introducing a few of the cows, a calf, and a big Hi from Peanut the horse.

Discussing staple supplies, market, retail and real costs of buying and what and how much we get per year.

Starting a garden and fruit trees with material source suggestions and tools and sources I’ve had success with.

Updating on progress and a few losses in the gardens.

Lots of progress in the garden with a curveball.

Telling on myself for blunders and showing off some progress.

Loss of a beloved horse due to little known or discussed hazards of extreme cold.

Making sure our livestock and pets are faring well and paying extra attention to potential hazards that they can encounter. Our little dog is fine. I had to carry him in and check his paws for frostbite.

Now is the time to get serious about what, how and why your gardening plans are.

Homemade and natural. 3 lbs ground pork, 1 tbsp dark brown sugar, 2 tsp rubbed sage, 3 tsp course salt, 2 tsp course black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic granules, 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, 1 tbsp maple sugar OR maple syrup, pinch ground cloves. Mix all together well. Form into patties and freeze on a parchment lined cookie sheet for 2 hours. Transfer frozen patties to a freezer bag and store in the freezer till needed. Can be cooked from frozen.

Sprouting sweet potatoes to grow your own slips.

Pantry items that are essential in hard times. Those things that people who experienced the depression and other economic crises had in their pantries.

Take advantage of post holiday sales and prices to make your own baking extracts.

Talking about the value of wisdom that is or is being lost.

Getting my seed starting system set up, showing my gardening journal and the plants I’m starting now.

What happened last month

Introduction