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Post by capecmom on Jul 5, 2011 13:03:58 GMT -4
You know all of these food storage formulas of how much you will need for one year boggles the brain. How are you guys figuring it all out? I have tried several different methods/charts/formulas, but I never seem to be happy with any of it-this morning I decided that I just want 52 of everything-then I can go on from there for certain things if I want.
For a family of 5 plus probably others I figured that each product would get used once per week. Like-have at least 7 kinds of vegi's stored so there is a lot of variety. Then you could have at least one kind of vegi every day....
I'm gonna work on 52 qts of potatoes-that way I will have regular potatoes,some for soups, stews etc, dehydrated ones to boot and potato flakes. Do you think that will last a year? Honest opinions now-this Summer I am really working towards my one year plan.
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Jul 5, 2011 14:45:05 GMT -4
I have not sat down and figured anything, all I am doing is growing everything that grows well here and putting as much up as I can until I start seeing dates three years or so on the oldest goods.
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Post by ☼ ЯÏĊk ☺ on Jul 5, 2011 16:14:46 GMT -4
Yep, I just grow what I know we like. (I would lose my mind planning for stuff)Then I added stuff that we like but cant grow, like rices and pastas. I canned an arseload of meats in jelly jars, figuring I could add it to whatever I wanted to make it last. I have no formula or plan, because I know as soon as I make a plan, something would change to screw it up. I must be over 300 pounds of rice by now, and maybe 250 of pasta. Maybe 50 pounds of dried beans and peas, with more when harvest time rolls around. I'm doing up my taters in pints, to add to stews and chowders and such, course theres only 2 or 3 of us here... I know I need more of a lot of stuff, but can live comfortable without it. Water is my biggest priority. Kinda off topic but I just now ordered a small diaphragm pump for circulating my hot water. Its 3.6 GPM, the smallest I could find. I was hoping for something like 2 GPM, the closed loop is 59 gallons exactly and the pump I ordered will save us over an hour a day labor from our redneck method we have to use now. I also ordered a 12v lamp for over the table here, with a cute little solar panel. Only drawback is the remote control. I hate them things. It'll either get broken or lost in no time. Now, if only toilet paper grew on tree's.......;-) Found this place today, too. I like it. www.westonsupply.com/ After the well pump, I'll get a mill and some grains. I have 3 half- rows set aside for growing stuff, but...Ka- CHING. |
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Post by ☼ ЯÏĊk ☺ on Jul 5, 2011 16:17:57 GMT -4
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Post by capecmom on Jul 5, 2011 17:09:39 GMT -4
I want one!!!! Or two or three!
Hey, do you think that would work in the chicken coop?
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Post by capecmom on Jul 5, 2011 17:11:29 GMT -4
My plans always get blown out by the wind too-but I don't feel like I am in control of the situation unless I try to plan somehow. If my plan fails-well at least I tried-but I would beat myself up otherwise.
I need some more shelving units!
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Jul 5, 2011 17:12:45 GMT -4
There are absolutely effective, inexpensive solar solutions for your coop lighting needs.
Countryside, Hobby Farm or Grit had something on that a month or two ago.
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Post by capecmom on Jul 5, 2011 17:20:55 GMT -4
Very cool-I'll show James!
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Post by Martin on Jul 5, 2011 23:36:24 GMT -4
There are absolutely effective, inexpensive solar solutions for your coop lighting needs. Countryside, Hobby Farm or Grit had something on that a month or two ago. You git the Grit? Is it any good? I haven't seen an issue of it in many years. Many up here got sour towards it when it left Williamsport. ~Martin |
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Post by ☼ ЯÏĊk ☺ on Jul 6, 2011 4:26:36 GMT -4
There are tons of cool small solar lights out now. If you go to that northern tool one and look, they have led shed lights that you may like.
One of them mags had stuff on LED not too long ago, in like a 3 part series. I save all that reading for the winter, I just skim through real fast because I'm nosy. If memory serves, didnt MEN buy GRIT? One of them mags, anywho. While skimming through one, I noticed articles from MEN that I'd already read, bought and paid for. I called up bitching, too. I stopped getting MEN right after that, they can stick that global warming/ climate change crap right up the poopah.
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Jul 6, 2011 6:38:19 GMT -4
There are absolutely effective, inexpensive solar solutions for your coop lighting needs. Countryside, Hobby Farm or Grit had something on that a month or two ago. You git the Grit? Is it any good? I haven't seen an issue of it in many years. Many up here got sour towards it when it left Williamsport. ~Martin I like Grit a lot! I like Hobby Farm too, and Countryside is a favorite. If I get in a pinch BWH will be the one I DROP, there is still some good info, but when I know that the publisher and managing editor are two big phony's...... |
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Post by ☼ ЯÏĊk ☺ on Jul 6, 2011 7:00:00 GMT -4
OMG, aint you a-skeered that Olivia will see this and get all fung sha- way on ya?
Anyone have a hand grain mill? Whatchoo got?
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Post by capecmom on Jul 6, 2011 7:23:57 GMT -4
I love the Northern Tool cat. I think the last one I have is from the winter so may be I'll order a new one. I'm seriously digging these solar lights! James is too-
I'm gonna get together a plan and see how and what I want to order.
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Jul 6, 2011 16:56:51 GMT -4
OMG, aint you a-skeered that Olivia will see this and get all fung sha- way on ya? Anyone have a hand grain mill? Whatchoo got? Hahahaha, yeah I am scared after you just called him Olivia...LOL....besides, I believe there is still some good people there, just Dave and Annie ain't what they have chose to portray and I hate phony's |
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Post by lauriel on Jul 6, 2011 17:58:09 GMT -4
Julie, I always can EVERYTHING I can grow in a year. Some years you might not get a crop of something. I have canned goods that are 4-5 years old and still taste good, just trying to use them first, of course I won't be doing any huge amount of canning this year, so I am glad to have what I canned in previous years. I always have tried to have a years supply of things I can't grow. Last year I did a lot of meat. Rick I know you have a Kitchenaid mixer. I have a grain mill that fits on mine and I love it. I also have a hand crank one, for oily grains the Kitchenaid won't handle.
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