Local Sale - Sav-A-Lot

Local Sales - Sav-A-Lot has ground beef on sale .99/lb.  This is a great deal.  Check your local Sav-A-Lot and see if ground beef is on sale where you live.  (Thanks Angie for pointing us to this deal.)

Homestead Blessings - The Art of ...

I wanted to recommend a wonderful DVD set that I would love to own myself.  http://www.homestead-blessings.com/.  The series features a mother and her three daughters.  There are several DVDs in the series:

The Art of Bread Making
The Art of Candle Making
The Art of Soap Making
The Art of Canning
The Art of Gardening
The Art of Herbs
The Art of Dairy Delights
The Art of Cooking

I just viewed The Art of Gardening and it is full of wonderful easy tips to make gardening easier-even a way to grow potatoes without dirt, right on top the ground.  This is the best tip I have ever received.  Our garden is clay.  It is so bad, I have seen seeds push a clot of dirt up as they come up.  I have amended the soil for years without too much success.  It was strip mined at one time, we believe, so the top soil is buried deep below the surface.  But with this wonderful tip, I will have potatoes this year!

Do yourself a favor, check with your library and see if they have these treasures.  If they don't request that they purchase them.  I did and that's why our library has them.  Or, better yet, visit the West Ladies online and purchase your very own set!

What do you recommend to help heavy clay soil besides move?  LOL...

2010 Re-Skilling/Food and Gardening Calendars are Now Free!

Sustainable Berea has their calendars free of charge, you only pay shipping.  Follow the link below to get your calendar.  I ordered mine and they are full of tips and hints.  I think you will be happy with your purchase.

http://sustainableberea.org/blog/upcoming-events/2010-re-skilling-calendars-for-sale

You can now follow The Prepared Household on Twitter

You can now find us on Twitter.  Just look for PreparedHouse and keep up to date.  Happy Twittering!