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Originally Posted by serenetabbie  Is there anyway you can sell some of your garden produce or the stuff you have put up?
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I'm going to need everything that comes from the garden this year with a budget of $400/mo to feed 5+ people. If it had been a better year, possibly, but I'm still going to have to bargain and forage around the neighborhood to get what I need. Luckily our finances are doing pretty well (well, better than a few years ago!), so our only true debts are student loans and the mortgage and then the regular monthly utilities and such, plus we have some cushion in our checking account. We're going to sell our car we've had for a year and a half, put that money in the bank and limp along in the much smaller, older car that hubby uses as his commuter. We'll get a big enough car closer to when #4 comes or after he gets another job, whenever.
Oh, and I wouldn't be able to sell anything canned from my pantry without getting my kitchen licensed by whoever (state? feds?). Which ain't gonna happen for a variety of reasons.
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Originally Posted by Owen'nZoe First off, congratulations on the pregnancy. Second, huge hugs. I hope your DH finds a job quickly, and you do not have to leave your garden.  I'd be a mess, too.
My spring veggies, which were wilting in the heat last week, are happy again this week. My summer veggies, which should be taking off by now, are languishing. What a crazy year this is! |
Yup. My peas are still pretty happy, as is the cold-frame lettuce. But the beans and all squash? Oy. Not so pretty.
Well, I'm not *as* freaking out about moving as I was. If hubby gets the job that sounds about perfect, but is in the middle of nowhere, I actually found a place for sale up there in our budget, on a bigger lot, with a greenhouse, shed, lean-to (for firewood!), garden space, and fruit trees. Dude. I'd totally be taking half of what we've planted down here (berries, possibly asparagus, etc.), but still. So it's not as bad as it could be. So, we'll see... I have some friends proofing hubby's resume and cover letter before we send it out shortly.
Good thing I had that crazy urge to have the big-@$$ pantry. Now we'll see where my shortfalls are - already realized I had no canned corn (and none in the freezer). *sigh* Have close to a year's supply of some things, so at least there's that.
. First, congratulations!! Second, I am so sorry for your DH. That really, really sucks. I hope and pray that everything will turn out alright for you. Is there anyway you can sell some of your garden produce or the stuff you have put up?
! I wonder if I have a dangerous neighbor spraying plants or something.
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