Dealing with discouragement

[Beekissed]

Medicinal is elderberry, catmint,catnip,bee Balm,lavender,borage,st John’s wart,valarian,oregano,sage,rose hips,comfrey,raspberry & blackberry leaves.

Don't forget your sour cherry...medicinal as well. You know how much I pay for a qt of tart cherry juice at Wally World?? Almost $6! It's a great anti-inflammatory for arthritis pain and it also lowers uric acid levels for gout. It's made a huge difference in both of those problems for me.

I have three sons too!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

They grow like weeds here too - but the stinkin' stink bugs can decimate your crop to the point that you don't get a single one....

 

[Beekissed]

Yep...easy is relative to your climate and soils, not to mention your pest numbers.

 

[Chic Rustler]

I don't want anyone here to think that the reason they may not succeed in a self-sufficient endeavour is simply because they're not tough enough!!

I love this statement!

Got alot going on right now so i figured id read back threw this thread. Failures are to be expected i guess. But what really counts is if you regroup and try again! Thats where the rubber meets the road.

So its been a trying year. Couple late frosts, record heat, drought and now im betting on an early, hard winter.

We haven't put up as much food as id like. But its much more than last year and we aint done yet. Its been a rough couple weeks. Had some unexpected expenses pop up that really hindered progress. Still need to make some changes to the rabbitry and get it back up and going. And we have several started projects along with numerous projects in planning. But for now we have plenty of rabbit, chicken and a little bit of venison in the freezer. We have a full pantry and bedroom closet and we have gone from spending $600 a month at the grocery store for the 6 of us to $250 and we could back that down more if we wanted.


Tomorrow is going to be a busy day for sure. Just like today was. Still have alot of honesteading we need done this weekend and my truck decided to break down today so ill be working on that as well.

I need to finish mowing the place, do ALOT of sheet mulching/woodchip hauling in the orchard, fix the truck, clean up the shed, and plant more crops for fall. We will see just how much gets done.

 

[Chic Rustler]

THANKS to all of you guys for your words of encouragement this spring. It was very helpful!

 

[baymule]

$350 a month is darn good savings on groceries. You and your wife have worked hard, staying up late to can the food that y’all have produced. Yeah, it’s been a tough year, but it didn’t stop you.

 

[baymule]

Now you need a pig..... jus’ sayin’...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

im gonna need a $300 fuel pump for my truck.

Ugh...sorry!

On a higher note i harvested a bushel of those green beans today and theres another hlf bushel on the vines going to seed! Its gonna be a late night

See - ya'll just keep on keeping on!

 

[baymule]

Those green beans will not stop until a hard frost kills them. My husband loves them.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Those green beans will not stop until a hard frost kills them. My husband loves them.

You wernt lying about them putting some food in the cabinet! I think im done with all the other pole beans. No need.


I planted some of the butterbeans last week. They are up. Idk if i will get a harvest before the frost but i wanted to try.