“Run down and get the cinnamon, will you, Joey?” said Polly; “it’s in the ‘Provision Room.” The “Provision Room” was a little shed that was tacked on to the main house, and reached by a short flight of rickety steps; so called, because as Polly said, “’twas a good place to keep provisions in, even […]
“The first supermarket supposedly appeared on the American landscape in 1946. That is not very long ago. Until then, where was all the food? Dear folks, the food was in homes, gardens, local fields, and forests.” – Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm Are you busy filling your larder, mothers and wives? Now is the time! […]
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.” ~ Proverbs 6:6-8 In recent weeks, I have been asked quite a few questions about pressure canning. I suppose this past year […]
“And I wake up in the morning With my hair down in my eyes and she says hi And I stumble to the breakfast table While the kids are gonna to school goodbye She reaches out and takes my hand And squeezes it and says how you feeling hon And I look across at smiling […]
This week in our garden, we have an amazing amount of cabbage, carrots and tomatoes. We also have onions on hand – not to mention turkey sausages which my husband bought on sale at the market last week. This adds up to a lovely soup, if you ask me. If you are […]
