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| Rebekka Mae |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 08:40:11 AM
I just found the most DETAILED account of eating mainly organic, and totally healthy food from scratch on a budget and there are so many great recipes! Rebecca Blood details eating on a budget of $74 per week for two people- I am embarrassed to say that I spend WAYYY more than that and we really need to reduce our expenses so we can put money away. Mary Jane's ideas have helped so much already but this is a great addition showing every meal and the cost for a month. Rebecca lives in San Francisco, gets a CSA box every week and this project took place during the summer.
Let me know what you think!
Rebekka
http://www.rebeccablood.net/thriftyo/2007/04/the_organic_thrifty_food_plan_1.html
www.bebebella.etsy.com
As a woman I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.
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| kissmekate |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 8:47:01 PM
Jennifer,
My daughter is in FACS (our schools equivilent to Home Ec) They are teaching them how to make mac and cheese, and pudding of all things. And sewing consists of sewing a button back on.
FACS is only a few weeks, not a quarter/semester.
However, I can safely say, my daughter probably cooks better than I do; I can barely boil water.
I read this lady's blog a few months ago. I admire her for putting her money where her mouth is as it were. However, I would think if she didn't have her CSA deliveries, their menu would have suffered a bit.
I have friends who tell me they can't afford fresh/organic foods. I politely tell them they can't afford NOT to. Then, I also point out that the three bags of chips at three dollars per bag in their cart each week adds up. As an example, I point out it is a 5lb bag of organic potatoes, one bag of organic baby carrots, and one bag of organic romaine lettuce heads. Those three things alone would cover at least two dinners. The chips won't cover ANY dinner.
One friend is starting to come around, the other is stubborn and thinks I am a hippie. (I am. )
When I was in home ec, we learned to cook from scratch. I still have my "cook book" from one of my classes. It was mimeographed. (Does anyone remember those?)
We also learned how to sew with a sewing machine, as well as by hand.
Of course, none what I learned stuck. LOL
I just learned how to sew last year. Sort of. I try anyways, and have found I enjoy it, provided there isn't a deadline.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
| nashbabe |
Posted - Nov 29 2007 : 04:07:52 AM
CSA's are cool stuff. I don't know if they fit into food stamp budgets, but I encourage people to learn about their local CSA's and consider joining one. I show my items at a local farmer's market that only sells locally made and grown stuff...and CSA's are a big help to the farmers plus an awesome source of stuff. The weekly CSA boxes always look awesome to boot...so pretty! I know that's an aside, but the veggies are arranged so artfully that anyone would want to eat more of them which is a good thing.
Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com
groovy stuff 2 buy...http://www.alittlesplurge.etsy.com |
| La Patite Ferme |
Posted - Nov 28 2007 : 9:51:53 PM
Rebekka,
Thanks for the link. I really enjoyed reading about her progress, successes and troubles. I found the reader comments about people not knowing how to cook from scratch especially interesting. It is soooo true though. My question is if we know a lot of people can't cook from scratch then why do we keep taking Home Ec out of school. And, when we teach "Life Skills" why is shopping, budgeting and frugality not part of the curriculum? Just venting.
Thanks again. I was able to gleen some useful info and recipes. |
| GaiasRose |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 1:01:47 PM
with some recent political goings on around here we are attempting to no longer support our local grocer as such we have to find our groceries in bulk probably online sans for fresh stuff. It might even mean not having fresh stuff except what grows in the cold frames and what we grow and can from our garden in the warm months....this is a good good plan it looks like, perhaps I'll be able to implement some of it in our new food budget. thanks for the link!
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Tasha-Rose
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| Annika |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 09:04:08 AM
I'm on disability and the budget always needs a LOT of stretching, thank you Rebekka! That is a great link.
Wishing you joy in small things and peace in your heart
Annika
http://panzymoon.wordpress.com/ |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Nov 26 2007 : 08:57:33 AM
Thanks for the link- I have been looking for something like this...just in time!!
Cheers,
Heather |
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