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The kids are excited about the progress we are making on preserving. They feel such ownership and pride in the hard work they have done this summer. We still have a little ways to go – we are 85% of our needs for the year. We have about 50% more to do to meet our goal of maintaining a surplus. In numbers, we have completed 700 servings of fruits and vegetables and have 500 servings more to go. We have completed half the pears and apples. Still to do – the other half of pears and apples, peaches, tomatoes, peas, pumpkin, and spinach. Peas and spinach did not do well in the spring garden, so we are trying them again this fall. The children will be off school this week and probably on a minimum schedule – math and reading only for the following week. We started early knowing that we would have a fall preserving break. They have a long list of preserving to do every day to meet the last of our needs. They are so proud of the fact that they are helping put food on the table. I think we are all excited to take a break from the garden in another month or so. As we head into October, our focus will shift to sewing – nightgowns are first on the priority list. I hope this fall to spread my sewing wings and maybe make some shirts for the boys. I also have a quilt to finish and the girls are planning to start one. By then we will also need to make some more soap. Our hope and prayer for the fall is a milk cow. We know that in the fall people start getting rid of their animals for fair prices because they don’t want to feed them through the winter. My husband is not so sure as he does not want to get stuck milking. The girls are very excited to try milking. We believe our milk goats are bred so we will start getting some milk this winter either way. We believe the sow is bred also, so we’ll have Christmas pigs. We transitioned to our new menu and have had very little to purchase from the grocery store. We have stocked up on local honey that was collected by a friend on the property adjoining us. We of course are purchasing wheat, oats, and rice. I will at some point have to purchase baking supplies - baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, etc - but for now I am well stocked. We are making all snack items from scratch. This has gone lots smoother than I thought it would. We have been making something almost every day. We keep out what we need and put the rest in the freezer. When we need it again, we take out what we need. With snacks not just sitting in the cupboard, they are not just slowly disappearing. LOL. I hope you are enjoying the abundance of your homestead . . . |
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Posted by Laura of Harvest Lane