Meal Planning on the Homestead (Seasonal Eating)
Learning to grow and preserve your own food can be a challenge. But planning meals to use what you have and accommodate your lifestyle is another whole challenge.
In this episode of The Pantry Chat, Carolyn shares her meal planning strategies for seasonal homestead living that makes good use of our resources while keeping this large hardworking family well-fed!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 – Chit Chat
5:32 – Homeschooling Kids
10:37 – Meal Planning
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I know this is an old video, but I LOVE rewatching them!
Another idea is take leftover roast & turn it into stew. It is a winter favorite in my home.
I love taking leftover potatoes & turn them into potato cakes too.
my kids are sick of corn. which is something I would have never expected lol
Love the way you answered the age old socialization question for homeschooling!
I homeschooled my 6 kids and received that one often.
Adult family members-moms, yes; DADS, grandparents etc… are to raise up the children .
Good examples of having babies grow up within their family ultimately growing into functioning young adults – begin with observing their parents and other family grown ups and how they interact within and outside the home .
That in itself is a valuable key element to confidence and security .
Do not allow TV to raise your children.
Video games are useless .
Confidence and security begin in the home and kids learn by watching and helping.
Tossing kids into a mesh of peers their own age and expecting the strong to survive is a very broken system.
My kids were always able to socialize across the age groups and were so much more mature than the examples of kids who were raised in the public school system. It worked well for us.. and I can see you guys know the joy and value of having your family know their worth and get to it!!❤
Do you Coupon I have heard that it saves money you can buy so much and save lots of money.
In connection with the socializing issue: as you mentioned, hospitality is definitely part of that