ArmyOfFive4God

Just eat it. It is soooo good! I try to eat something fermented with each meal

Hey all. Long story short- we're moving. LL's decided to sell after the promise of a lease renewal (for another 10-12 months) & gave us 34 days to get out. Gee thanks. Let me just see how quickly I can pack up 2300 SF, 5 people, dog, cat & move with no warning + other huge things going on. Thankfully, God moved a mountain before we arrived at it to climb, & we have a place to go, but the morals of this just suck. We'll go sign the lease on Thu & pay half month's rent to get in on the 15th. We have to be out of here end of April. Blergh. So, I've been scarce. But I've been running though all the pages of posts. You are all in my prayers- so many illnesses, passings, and other troubles & prayer needs. Those with praises- I praise with you! Everyone else- thinking of you!

That's right. I knew that (duh!!!). Today I'm canning mushrooms & broth (separately). I'll report back how many. I had to sit for a few. We've been prepping food all morning. Now I'm waiting on the mushrooms to come to a boil. I also set 2 liters of cauliflower to ferment. YUM!

Goodness! What breed is he? We had a Saint mix. Thankfully he was a MIX, & only topped in at 112. Thanks for all your responses

Thanks! Do you also feed kibble, then? I've got our pup on some homemade food & kibble right now. I made a huge batch & froze it in portions. He als gets apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, whey.

Wormie, do you have a recipe on here some where, the dog food recipe or "recipe" you use?

Glad she's on the mend. Our kitteh came down with a UTI 2 years ago & then a follow up round. We thought she would die at one point in time, which is when I went completely against the vet's advice & believe it was OUR holistic measures that saved her. It's difficult. You learn to love them like children. I found myself sobbing & praying over her on the bathroom floor.

Wow. Wow. Bless his mom, too. She has raised him with love & respect for his Daddy

Ours had Bumble Bee for 59¢, but the sale ends today. We got 36 cans.

Of course, as puppies, they can all be called "Piddler"

I chose Phiddler, because it's cute (and I voted before I read, so I wasn't swayed by anything, LOL!)

AND You'll love it here And we'll love having you

You can, but they lend a funky chunkiness to the final product. I recommend throwing them through the food processor or blender after you've cooked them to the soft state.

I've always left them in. They are never too hard to chew & there's a LOT of valuable calcium in them. Most will mash up with a fork or the back of a spoon.

As for us, we also order from Azure- our bulk, organics, naturals + the same in HBA & cleaning. I also use Amazon subscribe & save & am a member of Prime & Amazon Mom, all of which contribute to long term savings (the Prime $79/year MORE than pays for itself. We shop Sam's for a few things as well (white rice, vinegar for cleaning, some organics, KerryGold items when they have them, etc) & we have a TN "local" program called Bulk Natural Foods (not a gov program, just a "local" program). I typically get my organics/IPM products through them for canning & preserving. They also offer dry goods, buckets, gallon jars, Gamma lids, Tattlers, coconut oil, etc. In our family, we pick what is important to us. For instance, we go by the dirty dozen. If it's on the clean list, we do NOT buy organic. If it's on the neutral list, we typically buy conventional. If it's on the dirty dozen, we try to always buy organic. Corn products are ALWAYSALWAYSALWAYS bought organic or specifically labeled Non-GMO, even though it's found on the Clean 15. http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/ We use our Farmers Market, & I'm signed up to their mailing lists & Facebook pages. Last year, I was able to purchase bulk cukes, organically grown (know your farmer!!!) for around a dollar a pound. I was able to can some pickles & ferment some pickles from the 20# I got. Using your CSA is another great perk. We have a Kroger near, so we are sure to hit their markdown sections each time we go (my son also works there, so I've got him on alert for certain items). We also search Big Lots, UGO (salvage store -aka-United Grocery Outlet) & Aldo for organics & GF items. Organics are becoming MUCH more popular in organics, & it's still rare to find GF items. Aldi, also having the best prices on produce, has even better prices when they have their sales. Food Lion has AMAZING markdowns on meat, & they carry a natural line of meats. Trader Joe's & Earth Fare are near-ish, so I use them a lot as well. TJ's has great prices n cheeses (raw & gouda are our faves), dried fruit, nuts, dates (for homemade Larabars) & sometimes they have good sales on their organic meats. I buy some condiments from there as well, the dishwasher detergent isn't too bad & they have some other decent soaps. Tea tree oil is fab there & salsa is a great price with safe ingredients. I always watch place of origin & try very hard to avoid made/grown in China & Mexico. I have relationships with quite a few farmers as well. I've been able to get some deals from them. I've heard I'm "consistent," so they tend to treat me well. I've formed these relationships. For example, one gal was selling me eggs. Instead of the normal $4/doz, she was selling me imperfect eggs (hairline cracks with membrane still intact; thin shelled eggs, etc) for just $2.50/doz- I didn't see a difference in the quality & they definitely tasted WONDERFUL, but she knew I needed lower cost eggs. I also brought a customer to my milk lady that buys SO much milk that I get the "bulk" discount on milk. I try to rotate a frozen stock of milk outside of what we drink fresh & make into other things. I'm also blessed that when she has Jersey milk available, I get that. I did GAPS for awhile. As I mentioned, I'm currently low carb paleo, always GF. Youngest son is GF. Hubba is low tolerant of a lot of gall bladder no-no's, BUT he handles those foods (dairy, egg, lamb, rich foods) if they're homegrown/homemade. Little processed foods, traditional way of eating/preparing. I cook no less than 15 hot meals a week.

NOPE!! They are almost to the East coast now. NC is getting drops. I'm in TN & we've had drops here in TN for close to 2 years now, Memphis right at 2 (maybe a little more now). Atlanta also has a drop or 3

In the last week or so, I've canned 60 jars (not including 2 that didn't seal & 1 that broke)- kumquat jam, navy beans, beef, chicken. beef stock, chicken stock & turkey stock. I got some AMAZING deals on markdown meats & came home with FOUR bags. Later in the week, I'll start up again- turkey, hammy beans, more turkey stock, ham & blackberry jam. I'm also trying to clear through the freezer

Oh, yikes! Hope all is well!

I don't filter my elderberry from herbalcom. Don't know if it has "tiny little stems" but if so, we're all still alive 0_o As for the lemon balm- THANKS!!! for the update. I LOVE lemon balm as a tea. I grow the stuff. LOVE the smell. I didn't even think to make a tincture, though I make all sorts of other tinctures.

I'm very traditional foods. I've had to go gluten free (almost 2 years ago), and now I'm paleo. I got tired of being sick all the time. My youngest is GF, Hubba had his gall bladder removed when he was 3, so we have quite a few obstacles to cover. We don't do much processed, as I have 2 that are sensitive to fake dyes & flavours. I'll be back with how we overcome, because there's so much to talk about. I wanted to jump in, so I can find this thread again later, though.

LOL! Happy V-day to you as well!

The best medicine!!