60Lbs of Blueberries, in the Freezer!

Well, after yesterday's fiasco, I took advantage of the Country Store and bought 60lbs of blueberries. No, they aren't local, but they are GOOD, and PLUMP, and TASTY!!
And hey, they're blueberries, right? So now I have a whole year's worth of blueberries frozen.

At least I *hope* they last a whole year!! I'm fairly sure they will. But since this is the first year we are trying to both garden and preserve food, I'm keeping track of how much I put away so that next year I have a better idea of how much we need and how much to grow or buy.

We definitely need more blueberry bushes. Blueberries are just not the kind of berries that you can go out and count on a bunch being ready all at once. They ripen a bit at a time, so the only practical way to keep track of their progress and make the most of locally grown berries, is to grow them yourself.

Once we get this place set up for micro-farming, then it will just be a matter of expanding on what we are already doing. So, my hope is that within 5 years we'll know exactly how much we need of what, and we'll know when and how much to plant to get what we need.

That will mean we won't be relying on the grocery store anymore, except for staples like flour and sugar, etc.

Here's looking forward to that!