No grocery shopping all winter!

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DiO'Bolic

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The biggest problem is the falling Canadian Dollar against the US Dollar and the fact that most groceries come from the US, right? Hey, I’d be more than happy to trade some of our cheap groceries for some of you free healthcare. :)

How many pounds of potatoes would some Lasik eye surgery cost me?
 
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DiO'Bolic said:
The biggest problem is the falling Canadian Dollar against the US Dollar and the fact that most groceries come from the US, right? Hey, I’d be more than happy to trade some of our cheap groceries for some of you free healthcare. :)

How many pounds of potatoes would some Lasik eye surgery cost me?
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Howdy DiO'Bolic, I'll give you my Manitoba Health card for 2 burlap sacks of potatoes, 10 lbs. of parsnips, and cob or 2 of corn. Go to town!
 
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DiO'Bolic said:
The biggest problem is the falling Canadian Dollar against the US Dollar and the fact that most groceries come from the US, right? Hey, I’d be more than happy to trade some of our cheap groceries for some of you free healthcare. :)

How many pounds of potatoes would some Lasik eye surgery cost me?
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Your weight in potatoes and all the eye care u need lol
 
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My father always had a very large garden... Probably about an acre. But he was so cheap he would never spend money on a tiller, insecticide or even a gas lawn mower... Nothing. As a kid I had to clear the field with a scythe, till the ground with a hand spade, pour water by the bucket into some tin pipe irrigation system he contrived, weed with a old broken tool handle with a bent nail driven into one end, and knock potato bugs into a can with a stick. As a adult I believe in chemical and power tool everything. :)
 
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staropeace said:
With the increase of food prices, here in Canada, we are going to have to decide what to grow this summer that will make sense with cutting the grocery bills, too.
This couple is doing good and there will be more like them soon. School children should be taught how to grow things, I believe.
Bathurst family pledges to go all winter without buying groceries - New Brunswick - CBC News
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It would be easier if you had a greenhouse, but a lot can be done with starting seeds indoors using grow lights (even a 100 W bulb works well, according to a friend). We aren't the best with preserving, but get a LOT of our veggies/fruits out of our beds spring-fall. What do you like to eat? That will give you some ideas of what you might be able to grow and preserve to overwinter. Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an interesting general guide (I quite like it), but she's in wonderfully temperate VA, so MUCH more grows there. A good local guide is recommended, too (our agricultural extensions have a lot of info here--do you have something equivalent in CAN? Aside from that, you can stock up on staples that you can't easily grow (flour, sugar, etc.) when they're on sale and stockpile for winter :)
 
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skimom2 said:
It would be easier if you had a greenhouse, but a lot can be done with starting seeds indoors using grow lights (even a 100 W bulb works well, according to a friend). We aren't the best with preserving, but get a LOT of our veggies/fruits out of our beds spring-fall. What do you like to eat? That will give you some ideas of what you might be able to grow and preserve to overwinter. Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an interesting general guide (I quite like it), but she's in wonderfully temperate VA, so MUCH more grows there. A good local guide is recommended, too (our agricultural extensions have a lot of info here--do you have something equivalent in CAN? Aside from that, you can stock up on staples that you can't easily grow (flour, sugar, etc.) when they're on sale and stockpile for winter :)
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Last year, we grew corn, carrots, peas, tomatoes and lettuce. I am saying frig the lettuce this year....it has to be eaten right away. Cauliflour and and broc has gone sky high in price so that is an option. I love turnip and cabbage so maybe. I have canned before and won ribbons so that is okay. I will start that again. We have strawberries and raspberries for jam. It is amazing what one can do with a big backyard in the middle of a big city lol. We sorta exchange with neighbours, too. I prefer the apple tree next door and they like our corn. Skimom, we have a large cold room....it is a joy to have in a house. It is very long with lots of shelves....also good during tornado warnings lol.
 
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