go for hydroponics<<<
That will work, but will you not also need extra light?
You say the ice age is here, [laughter on my part], Gore says we are going to burn up..........
LOL, not attempting to start a weather hot or cold fight.
We have had a fairly warm winter.
Only a few days of bitter cold, instead of weeks and weeks.
I am aware of your thought that I don’t know bitter cold, but in this old mobile, I use wood heat and cannot do so with the oxygen generator going, so go with no heat, as the small electric heater is a danger with old wiring.
So goes life, livable in 4 to 6 layers of clothes.
http://www.projects.yrdsb.edu.on.ca/pioneer/pioneer_home.htm
What did the pioneers eat?
There were no grocery stores or supermarkets for the pioneers. They had to provide food for themselves. They hunted and trapped animals, caught fish in the rivers and lakes, and gathered herbs, roots and berries from the forest. The rest of the food came from their fields, gardens and farmyards. They grew fruits, vegetables, and grains and raised pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, and goats.
Year round
-salt pork
-potatoes
-corn and oat meal
-bread
-milk, cheese, and butter
Spring & Summer
-fresh greens such as dandelion leaves
-eggs
-maple syrup
-honey
-fish and eels
-fresh vegetables (grown in home gardens)
-squirrel
Fall & Winter
-venison
-pigeons
-wild geese, partridge, chicken and turkeys
-hares
-preserved meat from livestock ( salt pork, sausages, smoked ham)
-dried apples
-root vegetables (carrots, onions, potatoes - stored in root cellar)
Source; Markham Museum and Historic Village
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Wow, granny, you must be tough as nails! Having to go without heat in the winter is no picnic. I’m still complaining about a transformer blowing early in the morning and the heat being out all day, several years ago! lol. That was when I learned what a “three-dog night,” well, make that “three-dog day” meant. Three dogs was what I had, and they all ended up in the bed and under the covers with me, trying to keep warm. I thought I would have frozen without them. Well, it WAS very cold that day! That’s also when I learned to always have an alternate source of heat if you live in an all-electric house.
And you go through all you do without complaining. We could all learn some good lessons from you.
I’m having a hard time keeping up with all the good articles you are posting. I have to check nearly all of them out, so don’t have time to post much myself right now. I especially like the old recipes (not to mention the new ones). I have been steadily printing things out from this thread. I’m so glad you started this.