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Wow, this thread took a crazy turn! I definitely didn't read any insult into the responses, so not sure why... I used to devour all nutritional studies and the latest fad. I still do, but now definitely with a grain of salt ;) Basically, I've come down to getting food as whole and organic as...

Getting 300-400 lb of tomatoes per picking, about 100 lb of beans per picking. Sweet potatoes are insane, spreading still, probably 2-3 lb per plant. The last of the potatoes have dried up and needs to be dug. Fall lettuce is coming on strong, but spinach didn't germinate and is being...

Hairspray.

We loved our pressure-canned venison chunks. I would dump out a quart jar, add some cornstarch and fried onions and cook it up into a gravy. Excellent!

Yeah, sugar, TP, pickling spices, and other odd items :)

Will do a quick batch of hot pepper-garlic jelly tonight, and probably some quick jars of chopped tomatoes. When I get more time I want to do ketchup and more salsa, probably more pizza sauce.

Per my memory, which I think is accurate in this case :) 4 1/2 cups crushed raspberries 4 T lemon juice 6 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 package dry pectin I mixed the berries, pectin and cocoa powder thoroughly, plus lemon juice. Heat to a boil that can't be stirred down. Add sugar all...

Oooh--peppers! I've never dried them! I need to dehydrate mint soon. We drink a load of mint tea through the winter.

Ditto :) Yes, I play the shopping cart game also. It can be misleading, though! My cart this time of year holds a lot of chips (for salsa samples at market), tons of sugar (for the bees and jam for sale), soda (for special get-togethers), butter, and other stuff. Almost no fruit and...

Canned 18 jars of peach-raspberry jam this morning. Sold 40 lb of beans to the local hospital this afternoon. And when I get home from work will can approximately 20 jars of chocolate-raspberry jam tonight. 14 jars of stewed tomatoes yesterday Sometime this weekend need to do more pickles and...

Is that a 1-oz box that you're referring to?

I had them in my beehives 2 years ago, so we put up an electric fence on a battery around the hives and haven't had a problem since. Good luck!

Canned 24 pints of salsa, to sell at market for $5-6 each Canned 14 half pints of peach jam, to sell at market for $5 each Sold 10 lb green beans and 15 lb heirloom tomatoes to local hospital cafeteria, plus 25 lb of tomatoes to friend's brother. Total value $361.60. Not bad! Plus, I'm working...

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Here's what I have been and am going to plant: spinach lettuce (50 days or less) radishes turnips chard kale arugula choi kohlrabi

Same old, same old: Packed my supper for work :)

24 pints of salsa and 14 half pints of peach jam.

Last week 21 quarts of tomatoes, just from "culled" tomatoes. 14 1/2 pints of elderberry-peach jelly Coming up: peach salsa salsa dilly beans more tomatoes

We no longer buy meat, except fish. I make ALL our soap, although DH still buys shampoo from time to time. I make our laundry and dishwasher soap. We have our own eggs and buy few fruits and vegetables. I don't buy white flour--well ONLY when making biscotti. We don't buy syrup, but my mom...

Great idea!