Organics can be expensive, think Seasonal and Local

As a mom of four children, pets,a house I know how fast bills can pile up. As I wall through different grocery stores, day dreaming about buying all this ORGANIC fancy stuff. There were times when I thought to myself well I really should spend all this money on organics for my family but I then come back to reality and remember how much is in my checking account. For a very long time I have believed in local, raw and seasonal. In my mind this is totally do able. No you can not have fresh strawberries in December. My kids and I go to you- pick lots for our blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, apples and pumpkins. We grow everything else. Once a month I bake about 15 loaves of bread and muffins for each month. I can, blanch and freeze and preserve everything in my garden. We make our own soups and vegetable stocks from the garden. I freeze my herbs in ice cube trays to add to soups and different dishes in the winter. There are many ways to safe money and be extremely happy and heathly. I have just started this blog and am excited to share all my well off the wall ways of planting, harvesting and cooking from the garden and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I like sharing it
Chapin with Urban Backyard Farming