Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair. -Kahlil Gibran
Sunday, April 19, 2009
independence days - week 50
since i'm struggling to get the garden in again this year due to my rambunctious toddler, i thought taking the id challenge would be a good moral booster for me. i try to practice this idea anyway during the growing seasons so it's a great reminder of how much i really do even when it feels like i do nothing.
thanks to gina for prodding me back into this challenge! i believe sharon (the creator of this great challenge) is starting up again too at her blog.
i am now focusing more preparedness & solstice gifts.
1. plant something
~sowed oats
~transplanted elderberries to safer place (and then ha! on me, greg STILL tilled them. luckily i was able to salvage them and put a concrete brick next to them so he won't do it again)
~asters, irises and asian lilies (ok, not food but beauty) from rebekah's house
~transplanted violets
2. harvest something:
~eggs (chicken and turkey)
~dandelions
~violets
~various leaves for making my morning tea: sage, bergamot, thyme, oregano, echinacea, motherwort, dandelion, lemon balm, peppermint, spearmint
~grass from the lawn to feed to the sheep and goats
3. preserve something:
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4. prep something:
~froze violet infusion to make jelly on a rainy day
5. cook something:
~cream of dandelion soup
6. manage your reserves:
~taking care of baby chicks that we hatched ourselves this week
7. work on local food systems:
~invited a woman who lives in our town to visit with the gaots and sheep and chickens. she ended up taking home 6 eggs to try to incubate
~sold eggs to local people
~worked on my herbal roots to teach children about using herbs medicinally and for food
8. reduce waste:
~use canvas bags at grocery store
~re-use egg cartons for our nest run eggs
~use plastic shopping bags for trash bags
9. Learned a skill:
~tried my hand at dying with dandelion flowers
Labels:
homesteading,
independence days,
sustainability
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2 comments:
It's great to see an update!! I am always so amazed at all your accomplishments. Do you plan to do this again?
yes, i plan to continue on this and have meant to pick it back up for awhile, just got side tracked. :D
i'm always amazed too...some of these things (tilling, sowing oats) were greg's doing...but then, when i read your list, i'm amazed at what YOU do working full time away from home and being a single mama a lot with sr on the road so much!!
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