Nick Mick

To me it’s just a stamp that says “there is much less synthetic chemicals and colors in this”. Some things are close to organic like pasta or flour from Italy, and if I buy local I just ask if they spray or use chemical fertilizer. Sometimes it’s just a matter of washing things before you eat them. Most of the other labels are meaningless or flat out lies, like ‘all natural’, ‘cage free’, ‘free range’ ect. so it wouldn’t surprise me that the organic label doesn’t mean as much as you think it does. It shouldn’t be this hard to buy food that doesn’t have poison in it.

Is it bitter because of other things in it or is there just salt and water? The batch I’m in the middle of is using 1/2 tablespoon salt per cup of water, which is what I used to make really good sauerkraut. The smell is getting so strong I had to put it on the porch so it doesn’t garlic up my house. ( the garlic I’m using is definitely not fresh, I got it at a discount food outlet) However I keep mine in the fridge when it’s done, I haven’t learned how to keep it at room temp yet.

There is a Russian lady on YouTube that water bath cans everything, even meat. I believe one of the tricks was to add a little bit of vinegar to everything to make it acidic enough to be safe. Actually, there are allot of videos on water bath canning things that most people say you can’t. I think it’s called the ‘rebel method’.

Devaka Cooray wrote:There is an ongoing issue with yahoo emails getting bounced.

We are trying to figure things out, but yahoo has always been a problematic email.

Ah, ok. Do you know what I should do to make sure I don’t lose access to permies?

Soooo emails from permies keep bouncing but there is no reason for it. Permies is in my contact list and my inbox is not full. My email is correct on the settings. I do not understand why this is happening, I didn’t change anything.

When I was in my 20’s I frequently had breakfast for dinner because eggs and bacon were cheap at the time, and the ubiquitous ramen. Beans and rice are a popular choice. Take advantage of parties and events that have extra food at the end they want rid of. Bakeries, donut shops, cafes, usually have stuff they toss at the end of the day.

Do the aldi brand ones count? I will only eat them with milk or half and half, I will eat a whole sleeve in one sitting then not eat any for a month or more.

I keep mine in the food forest until the end of the growing season then I let them in the garden most of the winter to tear everything up and  fertilize it. I shut them off the garden right before snow melt. (The food forest is against the garden.) I use allot of wood chips in the garden so I’m not worried about hot manure.

Harvesting is a big one. Picking ripe fruits from trees, picking annual vegetables like the usual tomatoes and cucumbers. Going out at night and picking slugs off the brassicas or placing beer traps. Spreading wood chips around the base of trees. Watering with compost tea, gathering weeds for said tea. Chop and drop weeds. Gathering eggs, clean coop, feed chickens, water chickens. Spread soiled chicken bedding amongst perennials. Water annuals if needed. If you have other animals there’s allot to do there. Trim overgrowth if needed. A ten year old can do all of these things.

So the way I figure since they are problem due to their eating habits would they just eat waste super fast? I’m just thinking out loud.