Re: budget friendly WAP ideas?

[Guest guest]

We have found that for most people the best places to save money are

outside of food... so, making your own household cleaners, using baking

soda/coconut oil/essentials oils or some other similar, low cost mix

for deodorant, learning to bath less/use baking soda as a shampoo, and

on and on.

There is only so much wiggle room in food - the farmers still need to

survive, but in a lot of other products and areas of life, especially

for Americans, there is ample space for substantial cost savings (for

instance, just think how much a family would save on electricity by

getting rid of the average 3-5 TV's a house has and steroes, etc., all

of which use energy and thus cost money even when not on!).

Changes in the above area then allow people to sink more resources into

food. But the latter changes are very hard for some to accept/swallow.

For instance, here in Lou, we just got whammied by a wind storm (Ike's

leftovers). People are flipping out about not being able to watch

TV... my heart breaks for them, not for their loss of TV, but our loss

of touch with reality, our complete dependence on things that may well

destroy our nation.

>

> in the back of the Sally Fallon book, there is a short section on

doing

> WAP on a budget -- is there an extension of this anywhere? given the

> economic climate and in general I find this is one of the biggest

> barriers to following this diet for people. Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

sometimes you can get good deals from the farmers at the end of the market. csa

boxes can also sometimes offer more for your money (though not always).

sometimes they give you a better deal if you buy more, so if you are in the mood

for some fermentation projects to preserve them...

bacon fat can be reused for other skillet recipes or spread on toast instead of

butter, though it needs to be stored in the fridge.

if you need to skimp on organic, this site lists produce and individual

pesticide load

http://www.foodnews.org/--remember too, sometimes being thankful for what we

have can negate ill effects from not so perfect food.

if you can, grow food in your own yard, window boxes, etc.

cheers,

sabine.