In Our Kitchen


Value of Raising Our Own Pork
November 29, 2009, 3:59 am
Filed under: Farm Report, Foods, Growing Our Own Food, Homemaking, Organic

I was trying to figure out about how much of a benefit it was for us to raise a pig.  We got him sometime in late July.  He was 2 months old when we brought him here to our farm. We kept him for only four months.  We paid $125 for the pig.  Then, only about $40 on feed for him.  The rest of his food was in the form of scraps, apples from the trees, weeds, and natural rooting that he did on his own.  He also killed 3 of our chickens.  So, we are not really sure if that was a cost to us or not.  lol!

The hams are quite large and I would pay at least $30 for just ONE of them.  (more…)



In Memory….
November 22, 2009, 3:58 am
Filed under: Farm Report, Foods, Growing Our Own Food, Homemaking, Organic

of Pig. It was his fate.  he purchased for this reason.  We are all glad it is over. (more…)



Menu Monday for 11/9 thru 11/15
November 9, 2009, 10:41 pm
Filed under: Foods, Homemaking

Monday

B: oatmeal, eggs, raw milk

L: dates, cottage cheese and apricot preserves

S: Kefir and fruit

D: chicken, rice, salad

Tuesday

B: pancakes, raw milk

L: ham and egg sandwiches

S: Kefir and fruit

D: chicken salad

Wednesday

B:oatmeal, eggs, raw milk

L: cheese, preserves, dates

S: Kefir and fruit

D: chicken and vegetable soup

Thursday

B: biscuits, preserves, eggs, raw milk

L: nuts and fruit

S: Kefir and fruit

D: Fish, rice, vegetables

Friday

B: 7-grain cereal, eggs, raw milk

L: macaroni and cheese with tuna and peas

S: Kefir and fruit

D: meatloaf (use frozen rolls as breadcrumbs, meat ground meat with organ meat) with sauerkraut, salad

Saturday

Brunch: egg burritos, raw milk

Snack: fruit, kefir, nuts, leftovers

Dinner: meatloaf sandwiches, vegetables, sauerkraut

Sunday

Brunch: Bacon, biscuits and gravy, raw milk

Snack:fruit, kefir, nuts, leftovers

Dinner: yams, fish, vegetables