Re: Self Sufficiency
way to go, CH. This has been an ongoing theme in my life for some time. I graduated to Himalayan this year finally, as well as to Persian blue. don't know why, but sometimes the blue appeals more with certain foods. otherwise, an average white sea salt is my goto. minor minerals that our soils/foods are becoming deficient in. make sure iodine gets replaced. sometimes seasalts/other natural salts are missing iodine, unless it says it on the label it's been added.
Grow what I can. Been adding fruit trees-dwarf, semi-dwarf rootstocks, 1/year the past 3 years. Not producing yet, but taking the long view-I may be here awhile yet, and will help someone else later down the road when I move on. Garden-permaculture. grow perennial food/medicinal plants. I grow blackberries, raspberries, a handful of edibles/medicinal herbs most don't know about-distributed among the flower beds. secret medicine/food cabinet.
I learn something new each year-keep notes on what I grew, what did well, what didn't. keep notes on first and last frost dates each year, get a feel for when it's safe to plant hot-season vegetables like squash, tomatoes, peppers, melons, beans.
"life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards" - soren kierkegaard
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