tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post6261348890728206801..comments2023-08-23T10:38:27.295-07:00Comments on Another Year Without Groceries: And So It BeginsRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-24837904456003577202011-07-08T07:49:46.765-07:002011-07-08T07:49:46.765-07:00I know right? I iknow someone who has to deal with...I know right? I iknow someone who has to deal with much harsher conditions than us, says that he'll just take it up when disaster strikes thinking it's easy and failsafe. I'm in California where growing food couldn't be any easier and we still have failures - and I know what I'm doing!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-24453800218238961302011-07-08T07:43:12.440-07:002011-07-08T07:43:12.440-07:00Such an inspiration (yes, I'm back catching up...Such an inspiration (yes, I'm back catching up on months of your posts) The fruit trees are a perfect example of gardening in general. It is NOT easy. One year I had such an egg plant crop it was amazing. This year zilch. Survivalists types who store seeds but have never gardened make me coo coo...one of my major pet peeves.SECRET PEPPER PERSON:https://www.blogger.com/profile/06434583043459305729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-20149453907726468122011-07-03T12:51:52.054-07:002011-07-03T12:51:52.054-07:00I will be watching this closely! I'm curious ...I will be watching this closely! I'm curious about the creative solutions you and your family will come up with. Good luck!April Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284816070903462748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-53919456819195836542011-07-02T09:54:00.732-07:002011-07-02T09:54:00.732-07:00You're such an inspiration! I love reading ab...You're such an inspiration! I love reading about your adventures in self-sufficiency and it's encouraging my husband and I to try more ourselves. We're currently in the very early stages, but we're figuring out what items we consume that we can do better at home. We're currently working on cheese, ketchup, pasta, among other things. Already doing ourselves: yoghurt, bread, wine, crackers.<br /><br />Now if I can just get my garden to be more productive! Of course, the biggest handicap there is me. I'm not very good at the planning ahead part. :-) I'm working on that!<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Tolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11185383810943575031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-27330189431310888252011-07-02T02:35:28.209-07:002011-07-02T02:35:28.209-07:00Good luck! I'm following along and learning as...Good luck! I'm following along and learning as you go!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241019601015255068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-72330802593771722722011-07-01T15:23:59.620-07:002011-07-01T15:23:59.620-07:00Will be watching eagerly - I think this is a super...Will be watching eagerly - I think this is a super experiment.Erica/Northwest Edible Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359991268813430431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-22541710101427524102011-07-01T13:04:23.406-07:002011-07-01T13:04:23.406-07:00I'm with you on the sushi. I tried to learn h...I'm with you on the sushi. I tried to learn how to make it and it just ain't the same. <br /><br /> I think that's so cool that you guys are trying to live off your land completely. We hope to try someday, but have a ways to go on that. If nothing else it would be good to know if it's possible or not, and give you an ideal of what you would need to do differently in order to live off your land if it doesn't work.JULIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597015941965130337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-6078691713713676862011-07-01T11:22:06.454-07:002011-07-01T11:22:06.454-07:00Bwahahaha! You guys are killing me!Bwahahaha! You guys are killing me!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-49637168914819635272011-07-01T11:03:38.476-07:002011-07-01T11:03:38.476-07:00Rachel, it's the single thing that makes me mo...Rachel, it's the single thing that makes me most angry about California's government. There's absolutely NO REASON why they can't cut their own fat from their salaries and parties to update all the dams and DIG MORE HOLES to catch all that run-off from all that snow in the mountains. What would be the possibility of y'all coming up with some sort of aerobic watering system to pick up the slack when all the rains cut back?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121820035844661657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-18027553524484135422011-07-01T10:55:42.735-07:002011-07-01T10:55:42.735-07:00Not sure about the previous comments, but this eff...Not sure about the previous comments, but this effort is truly commendable!!!! And crop shortages do happen, as I'm all too familiar with. :) Good luck!!!Julie Longyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800232445006315473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-12064808933338487312011-07-01T07:55:59.098-07:002011-07-01T07:55:59.098-07:00Wait, sorry, I meant THIS IS ALL BECAUSE FASCIST L...Wait, sorry, I meant THIS IS ALL BECAUSE FASCIST LIBERALS VOTED IN A MUSLIM FOR PRESIDENT! If we just had prayer in schools, your fruit trees wouldn't have forsaken you!EvrenSevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131985789483273230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005007494779554415.post-84894470112569256312011-07-01T07:54:13.191-07:002011-07-01T07:54:13.191-07:00Maybe a roadie to the central valley to barter lab...Maybe a roadie to the central valley to barter labor for fruit?EvrenSevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131985789483273230noreply@blogger.com