Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Getting Off The Grid - What Is New On The Homestead


I started seeds in the house back in January, I have tomato plants, sweet green bell pepper plants up and the plants are beautiful.




A couple weeks ago I started seeds for another variety if tomatoes and those are up and about to put on the second set of leaves.



Just a couple days ago I did another planting, of Jalapeno peppers. I have not home canned hot peppers in a very long time. This year I do plan to make pepper jelly and cowboy candy as well as pickled jalapenos for those nachos and cheese.



Next good moon phase I will sow the seed for the eggplants, I have seed for black beauty, they are deep purple, the type I usually buy or grow. I also bought another variety of tomatoes, I will also plant these with the next best moon phase.

AND .....

The best news ever. I got my Strainer/ Sauce maker. 



Last year I ordered a new one on ebay and I never got it so ebay gave me the refund.

A couple weeks ago I was checking out my "extras" bank account and I went shopping. I looked on ebay but they were expensive, so I went to Amazon and got this one very cheap and its new. Its much bigger than I had thought.

I am now prepared to make my own tomato sauce, pasta sauce, apple sauce and more. 

I know people question the cost of making your own compared to buying it cheaper but I look at things this way :

1 - If there were no more grocery stores how would you eat these sauces? 

2 - Would you know how to make them and what to add as a seasoning? 

3- I control how much salt I eat and how much sugar is added.

4 - This sauce maker is manual, does NOT require any electricity. 

That is four reasons why I am happy to make my own.

That is what is happening on the homestead, what is happening in your neck of the woods?


By Andria Perry
Photos by Andria Perry




6 comments:

  1. Your tomatoes are growing great! I started some seeds inside too, my green and yellow beans are looking good. Can't wait to get them planted outside.

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    1. Me either but I know I will wait till mid April or later, just to make sure the freezing is over.

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  2. Pure fruit/vegetable pulp, no flour-and-water paste, makes the best sauce!

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    1. That is what I plan because I am not supposed to eat flour.

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  3. In the long run it is cheaper to make your own. It is not only cheaper but healthier. As what you make lasts a long time. Not a week til the next stop to the store. You save gas money that way too.

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    1. I think so too but I am guessing you have heard the same as me about buying vs. making.

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