Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Heidi, I don't post much but I have been enjoying your posts every night. I dream of building on our 5 acres and having chickens, a goat and vegetable garden. My grandmother lived on a very large farm in Nebraska until a few years ago and made her own butter, drank raw milk, raised pig cattle, etc. She even made her own beer. I don't know if that was because they are German or just old fashioned. I was always pretty impressed. I lived in Alaska for a short time and I was planning on trying to build my own cabin and living in the, I think we called it the outback. My mom used to bury garbage in the dirt around our trees in California where I grew up. This was near 40 something years ago. People also burned the paper then. I don't think we had plastic then, not much waste. She still lives in the same house and the soil is wonderful. You couldn't put a shovel in without digging up lots of worms. Nice memories, Thanks =) SheilaN > In Europe I hear the tradition was to just bury garbage right > in the garden, between the rows. Just dig a hole and bury it. > The worms come to eat the garbage. Just bury it deep enough > to discourage rats and cats and dog (I do this with bones, no > critter has dug them up yet). > > -- Heidi Jean > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 >Heidi, > >I don't post much but I have been enjoying your posts every night. I dream >of building on our 5 acres and having chickens, a goat and vegetable garden. Thanks! It's been my dream since I was a little kid. I blame my Dad ... he named me after Heidi of the Alps and I always figured I needed some goats. That and living in LA under the jet path. >My grandmother lived on a very large farm in Nebraska until a few years ago >and made her own butter, drank raw milk, raised pig cattle, etc. She even >made her own beer. I don't know if that was because they are German or just >old fashioned. I was always pretty impressed. My grandfather left an autobiography, and it seems they raised most of their own food in Germany. Everyone did. My neighbors here did too ... I was talking to the grandma ... her husband was the sheriff, but she had a garden and a few pigs and a cow and chickens on their little bit of land and that fed the family mostly. I've been surprised at how little space it really takes to produce a lot of food. >I lived in Alaska for a short time and I was planning on trying to build my >own cabin and living in the, I think we called it the outback. Our plan originally was to build, but wow, it was a LOT of work. Nowadays I think I'd go for a manufactured home ... some of them are real nice and it gives you time to work on the land issues! >My mom used to bury garbage in the dirt around our trees in California where >I grew up. This was near 40 something years ago. People also burned the >paper then. I don't think we had plastic then, not much waste. She still >lives in the same house and the soil is wonderful. You couldn't put a shovel >in without digging up lots of worms. Yeah, it sure makes a lot of sense when you think about it! I grew up with a garbage disposal, and I just couldn't figure out how to live without one 'til I finally figured out how to dig holes! And have worms and chickens. >Nice memories, Thanks =) SheilaN If you ever come across any of grandma's recipes etc be sure to post them! It's good to save all this info from the previous generations! -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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