A comment was left to thank me for being back. Oh my gosh! What a lovely comment. Thank-you so very much! Not once did I ever think what I wrote actually mattered. I write because I believe in what I'm doing and want to share that with others.
At the moment, everyone is dealing with inflation, shrinkflation and uncertainty. If we are honest with ourselves, we are also dealing with anxiety, fear and anger. The latter three serve as motivators but they are also harmful physically, mentally and spiratually. We cannot prep out pantries out of any of these emotions and quite frankly at this point we must deal with inflation and shrinkflation to the best or our abilities. Let's use this time instead to discover new skills, preserve what we can and channel anger into productivity.
So, my newest skill is foraging. Caution: always have a positive identification before using or consuming any foraged plant. I use the app PlantNet. I am impressed that our lack of lawn maintenance is giving us an abundant resource for edible and medicinal plants. In our urban yard we have: common marrow, two netttles, plantain, common dock, dandelion, clover, purslane, riverbank grape, lambs ear and mullein. Oh and maybe a little grass mixed in!
Again, relax and enjoy the opportunity we have been gifted with. As you stock your pantries from all sources, do so without fear but determination and gratitude.
Garden Gnome
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