Get dates for free

Oh my, if only real dates were so easy to get 
After eating through a whole box of dates (NOT!), I have finally got some stones to plant.

First procedure as often with large stones; plunk it into a glass of water and let it rest for a few days, but remember to change the water each day.

WIP

Pictures of our hobby farm

So many people have asked of an overview of our farm, so lets have a tiny look at what we're working with here..
When I arrive in the garden the entertainment has arrived.

Our dog, the puppy and even the cat has come to have a look at what the two legged is doing.

All over the garden it's always a little mix of entertainment, relaxation and production.
The black dirt shows, where the pool were during the summer. The grey round concrete us a grill for many people, and chairs and tables are normally "shattered" over the property, where ever we need them.

Homemade Mung Bean Sprouts - WIP

Mung bean sprouts is made in the exact same way as Azuki Bean Sprouts.

Here I have 2 tablespoons, just to get an idea of how much, we as a family, eat here.

I soak the beans in water for 12 hours.

Then I rinse the beans and soak in water for another 12 hours.

And then lets see what happends further in the test.

Male your own free Blackcurrant plants

When harvest is over, it's a good time to make more blackcurrant bushes.

You want to cut the bushes anyway, and I find it most easy to cut, when I pick the berries anyway.

Actually I do, what you are not really supposed to.
I just clean the cut off branches from leaves at the buttom, and plunk it into water.
A couple of months later, I have all the bushes I need. They look dead at the picture, right(?)

Mushrooms grow kit - WIP

There's a lot of different types of grow kits from different suppliers and several types of mushrooms to grow.

The package is pretty self explanatory, and since the process can vary a bit, I'll refer to the description on the package.

But as an example of how easy it in fact is, I started a grow kit to show you. I'll keep explanations short...

Day 1:

The package contains a black bag of dirt, which I soak I water in a closed box over night.

Homemade azuki sprouts - WIP

Sprouts come in many types and taste.
It's easy to make your own sprouts, and if you want to take it to a level of  total self sufficiency, you grow your own plants and harvest seeds during the summer. Store the seeds until you want to use them during winter, and the cycle is closed.

Day 1

Today I'll make my own azuki sprouts from some Azuki Beans.

It's the first time I sprout azuki, I don't know exactly how much space they need.
So to be on the safe side, I take a large glass with lid, so I'm sure the sprouts have the space they need.

Small Scale Self Sufficiet

What if you live in apartment. Or in a house with a very small garden, You don't have a huge field for animals and for growing a lot of fruit and vegetables.
Well, let's introduce a new term: "Small Scale Self Suffiency".
You can still do a lot to save money and spare nature. You can re use materials and grow plants - just use your imagination, look at some pictures to find inspiration for places to grow plants.
Also by changing habits for energy use can make your electricity, water and heat bills.
To make it more efficient to find options for the small scale self sufficient, I'll start to use this term in the labels of posts.

Find free mushrooms in nature

It's still rainy weather here, the desire to work with dirt is non existent, since the glowes quickly turn wet and you end up ruining your hands.

But with a lot of moist comes the mushrooms. And just before the weekend arrives, it's the best time to find them.

Most people with "nomal" work hours and transportation don't have time for mushroom hunting during the week.

So out there we went in search for delicious free food from nature. Picking them I was thinking of the forests ecosystem. How amazing it is, that we can get mushrooms without planting seeds, watering and caring for the plant at all.