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RE: The Making of a Homestead Pantry & Empowered Life
That shelf is a piece of art and everything it contains. My grandfather loves to see that kind of collection. He also does some herbal and vegetable gardening but not on the same level as what you put into this. This post was inspiring enough to get me looking forward to my future garden.
As soon as I am done with my internship, I'll try to revive that patch of dead soil that was once called a garden back home. I support the concept of homesteading. It does a lot of benefits for the environment and the family. I just wish that concept starts trending to where I'm from.
I really appreciate your comment @adamada. For us this is a complete lifestyle, I could not do all of this plus a full time out of the house job. Gardening is so healthy and therapeutic, when I used to work my stressful career I just had a small garden but I loved it just the same. I would come home and dig in the dirt and all of the tension would ease. It really is wonderful for great nutrition and our own wellness.
When I first planted Basil in the garden, I took extra effort to make sure pests wouldn't get to it. I'd wake up in the past midnight just to crush any snails from approaching my patch. But I had school and part time jobs to attend to so the garden was left unattended. I can relate when you mentioned about coming home and dig in the dirt. That's what I did to make room for reproducing those Basil.
This makes me smile - my husband thinks I am crazy when I go out in the dark with a flashlight to catch slugs at work. You are clearly in that stage of life where you've got a lot going on - the garden will always be there ready and waiting for when your life settles down a bit.
I agree with you 100% here- I am a homemaker/housewife- however you want to say it and I have so much on my to-do list daily. There never seems to be a down time; just a rotating harvest, sow, tend to, preserve and repeat cycle.
And I ABSOLUTELY love your pantry and all your jars filled with herbs and preserved foods.
Thanks @goldendawne! It is certainly a balance getting everything done.