tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730218229428770234.post6401046960622093104..comments2023-10-30T09:39:01.797-04:00Comments on <center>Grim Wytche Farm</center>: Day 5Yarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482143022186609509noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730218229428770234.post-68116229777750749652011-09-25T08:36:57.274-04:002011-09-25T08:36:57.274-04:00Wendy and I try to go to the farmers market as oft...Wendy and I try to go to the farmers market as often as we can. We have developed a relationship with these people ... they know us and we know them. <br /><br />In addition to eating locally, one might think about eating seasonally. This includes not only eating the food fresh, but preserving it as it is in season.<br /><br />We also try to raise as much of our own food as possible. This is pretty tough on 1/4 acre, but ... we raise all of our own meat chickens, all of our own eggs, and all of our own maple syrup (4 gallons this year). We also raise a garden for fresh produce and have worked to increase our foraging knowledge.<br /><br />You are absolutely correct about cooking the food. We have also been learning to cook over open fire ... perhpas the most reliable source of cooking (art least in my area).Deus Ex Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425336387322313716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730218229428770234.post-67128717589120569332011-09-23T16:07:23.816-04:002011-09-23T16:07:23.816-04:00That should say "isn't" going to mak...That should say "isn't" going to make a lick of difference.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730218229428770234.post-86782765052890878522011-09-23T16:06:24.038-04:002011-09-23T16:06:24.038-04:00Learning to cook out of doors, either on a camp st...Learning to cook out of doors, either on a camp stove [best 50 bucks we ever spent. Propane is 2 bucks per canister] a charcol grill or wood fire are great skills to have for power outages. <br /> <br />As much as I love the farmer's market, depending on the time of year for a disaster and how some crops here have been decimated due to floods this year [just one example] I wouldn't hold out hope that they would be up and running. At least here. <br /> <br />Since we have already managed quite a few of these in the past 40 years - some lasting 9 days or more - I don't worry too much. I certainly don't rush out at the first hint of a major snow storm or flooding conditions. We're fine and I know we will be for some time. <br /> <br />Disasters like Katrina are a different thing altogether tho' - the need to evacuate trumps staying and utilizing all your goods stored. <br /> <br />Living so close to DC if we get hit by something [nuclear war?] what we have saved is going to make a lick of difference.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.com