Year End .. It's a Wrap
Then end of another year and decade brings the occupants of The Thrifty Garden Home pondering all that took place .. and wondering what the new year ahead will bring. 2010 was a good year all in all. Here are the goals I listed a year ago for 2010 with results in gold: drinking in the view from the front porch rocker .. with a blanket, of course! never take my hungry children grocery shopping ... a given on a tight budget! take my own reusable grocery bags WITH me instead of leaving them at home or in the car trunk ... about 1/3 successful ;( grow, can, preserve, freeze enough food to last from summer to summer ... not quite there yet .. but 50% of what we eat is from our garden and a local farm purchase no out of season ... grown out of country produce ... this was easier than I thought buy local and organic when possible ... this was easier during the growing season .. I canned from our garden and the local farm buy only local farm meats (Thanks to watching t...