Vegan Living & Ethical Buying

2madcollies wrote: »

Hi there lovely vegan-type peeps! Newbie forumite here! I was wondering if anyone was planning to grow their own veggies this year, & if so do you have any savvy tips? I've made a list of what seeds to sow when (I follow the moon phase planting system) & am raring to go, just waiting for things to warm up a bit! Look forward to hearing your views!

Welcome aboard 2madcollies!! I used to grow quite a bit but doing the house up has meant that very little has been done over the past year or so However, I am going to start again on a small scale this year and when I get the garden re-done next year, I will be growing my own in earnest :j

The only pieces of advice I would give is grow things that are expensive to buy, perennials and things which don't keep well - I spent a fortune when I first started out on compost etc. and grew things which would have cost me less to buy!! :rotfl:
Now I have raspberry canes, tayberries and loganberries, grapes, globe artichokes and herbs - all of which are productive for a number of years (and expensive to buy!) and I grow salad leaves throughout the year (cut and come again stuff), cavelo nero (black tuscan kale), tomatoes as I eat tons of them (I also dehydrate them and freeze lots) and broad beans because I just love them!!

All is going well here - I've been awol for a while as there have been some major distractions in rl...thankfully, it has all settled down now so I can start to get my focus back DS has constructed some storage for me in my utility room and kitchen so I have had a big move around of my kitchen cupboards and finally had enough space to put away the majority of my suma order!!:j:j
I have enough food in the house to sink a battleship and enough household and toiletry products to last at least 3-4 months so probably won't need to do another order for a considerable period

The vegan wax wraps are doing well - unfortunately, I didn't speak to my ds & dil about their care and a couple ended up being washed in hot water - thankfully it doesn't appear to have stripped them of the wax but I'm not sure if they will last as long as the others.....I really must remember to give the babies instructions before I let them loose on my stuff! :rotfl:

Hope everyone had a great winter break and has survived January relatively unscathed!

Welcome aboard unoriginal_uk!! I've never heard of ecobricks - I'll have to google

Not a huge amount to report - made some sticky ginger and chilli 'beef' the other day - even ds - who for some reason objects to vegan food (which is strange as he always likes it and spent the majority of his childhood eating vegan!) - has asked me when I'm making it again and informing me that when I do, I have to make job lots! :rotfl:

I've brought some compost in pots into the house in readiness to plant my tomato seeds - the compost has been outside for so long that it is too cold to plant into! I will have to buy the seeds this weekend unfortunately as I can't locate the ones I thought I had - they may have been lost in the chaos which is my renovations or I may just have imagined that I still had some! I also need to get out and prune the berry bushes this weekend - just hoping that the weather holds and I can actually get something done out there