1. Plant – actually nothing for the long term, but I have sprouted alfalfa and sunflower seeds this week. Oh! And planted out a squash plant, lavender plant and sunflowers into the allotment.
2. Harvest – again – nothing! Me = lazy
3. Preserve – we are in negative reserves as the freezer accidentally defrosted so I had to get rid of stuff.
4. Prepare for the future – got rid of old wellies like I said I would. Got rid of some unwanted books.
5. Cook something new or use up old produce – made a lentil curry! Used up old tomatoes in the curry. Also made home made pizza and used up some old tomatoes too for the sauce.
6. Manage your reserves – well the freezer accidentally defrosted so I lost some soup.
7. Work on local food systems – not in the local area but if we move I have been scouting out where to get food from ie veg boxes, dairy etc. Have found a great dairy that does unpasteurised cow, sheep and goat products as well as tofu which they make on the premises.
So I’ve been dreadful this week but I’ve been nursing a stinking cold. And the weather has been pretty odd – either really hot so everything is going off. Or really rainy so a lot of our plants drowned. Next week I’ll try and do much better! Have set myself a reminder and everything. I plan to plant up whatever seeds I have leftover. Clear out a few more bits – mainly paperwork stuff. And try asparagus risotto. I found the recipe but was too poorly to make it.
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