Ditching the supermarket Archives

Uses for Chokos – Kitchen Recipes, Animal Feed, and Help in the Garden

There are so many ways to use chokos and choko vines. People food (including recipes), animal food, weed control, and mulch are among the uses listed in this post.

The Real Value of a Chicken

Chickens

A homegrown roast chicken on our table represents a journey from helpless dependence towards becoming more self-reliant, more interconnected, and better able to contribute something of value to the world.

Growing Taro: an Easy, Nutritious Homegrown Carbohydrate Solution

Grow Some Food

Taro is an easy-to-grow, nutritious homegrown alternative to rice and pasta from the supermarket. It can be a self-renewing food source, especially useful for when extreme weather events cut supply chains — because the wetter it gets, the happier taro is.

Do You Feel Like Rebelling Against These Things Too?

Building Personal Sovereignty, Consumerism, Cycle of life, Inner Work Featured Post, Journaling, Make a difference, Tend Yourself

Here are some of the things I have absolutely had enough of, and some of the changes I want to contribute to. Do you feel the same way? What would you change, in this list?

Supermarket Strategy #7 – Seven Ways to Start Growing Your Own Food in Small Spaces

Grow Some Food

7 small ways to start growing your own food, improving your nutrition, and lowering your grocery costs – even if you’re short on time, space, or confidence.

Supermarket Strategy #6 – Wise Use of Whole Foods

Kitchen

Whole foods require more planning and organization than processed convenience foods, but the pay-off is worth it. The benefits include: better nutrition, a feeling of empowerment and reconnection as you learn to engage with your food closer to its source, and the satisfaction in knowing you’re taking better care of the Earth just by how you eat.

Strategy #5 – What’s Shaping Your Grocery Shopping Habits?

Consumerism, Tend Yourself

Our physical and social environments have huge influence on our habits and behaviors. People who design supermarkets and sell products know this and take full advantage of it. This post will help you examine what’s shaping your shopping routines and your buying decisions, and learn how to change them.