Food From the Yard, Month 2

At the beginning of this year I made a vow that on the first of each month, I would only eat food I had grown in the yard. I was pretty hungry on January 1st, and I'm probably going to be pretty hungry today!

I have two eggs from the chickens, a big kale plant, and a few scrubby carrots that have gone to seed. And, instead of my normal tea, I made a witches brew of everything in the herb spiral, including rosemary, lavender, oregano, and parsley. If only I had kept the mint plants alive! I also decided to allow myself to drink my kombucha, because while none of the ingredients were grown on property, the brewing process was all done here. My long-term goal is to ultra-localize my relationship with food to my own yard, and that counts. This is the first batch of kombucha I've made that I actually expect to taste *good*, so the timing works out well.

Maybe I can find some dandelions or a pecan or two in the yard...
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Bartering for Home Grown Food Day!

I had wondered how I was going to get things I *can't* grow on Home Grown Food Day, the first day of every month. Good examples include olive oil or salt. I decided that it would be ok to trade something I *did* grow or brew at home. It turned out that worldmegan wanted some of my latest batch of kombucha, (which, incidentally, is *awesome*) so we decided to trade! I would give her several bottles of kombucha in exchange for a few items:



I got a few clementines, little tiny jars of salt, pepper, olive oil, butter, a garlic clove, and half a jar of fantastic home-made turkey stock. My day will be *so* much better for having these things, and I am fabulously grateful. Thanks worldmegan!