tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post9159852412601371043..comments2024-03-29T19:22:11.409+10:00Comments on down to earth: From little things, big things growUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86094016099232250082010-10-15T03:10:38.633+10:002010-10-15T03:10:38.633+10:00what a thrill to see a loofah growing! xwhat a thrill to see a loofah growing! xelisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666174167150041505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79572972302161867952010-10-13T04:34:54.974+10:002010-10-13T04:34:54.974+10:00Since I still have a day job, as does my Husband, ...Since I still have a day job, as does my Husband, we try to buy local and support the folks that do things we aren't in a position to do ourselves, like our Egg Lady. She and her husband have chickens, which we don't really want to tackle right now, so we support her in her endeavors and buy our eggs from her. That way they can keep on with the chickens and we have yummy eggs.juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351247097680979735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29277728302222560902010-10-13T00:44:13.036+10:002010-10-13T00:44:13.036+10:00Hi! New follower from far far way.. hope you stop ...Hi! New follower from far far way.. hope you stop by too..Prem Saishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684899076720433063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14853070253684466862010-10-12T23:09:24.992+10:002010-10-12T23:09:24.992+10:00Another great idea ~ that I am going to try! I wo...Another great idea ~ that I am going to try! I would love to grow my own loofahs. Every idea that I try of yours works and I am thrilled with the results....butter making was awesome and I am still making my own butter and giving it to friends too. Keep sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28901379354661671132010-10-12T22:37:21.804+10:002010-10-12T22:37:21.804+10:00Hi Rhonda, I love how thought provoking some of yo...Hi Rhonda, I love how thought provoking some of your posts are. I was only just thinking recently about bartering for things we use frequently and how I could source people to barter with. When I stop working I plan to join a local sustainable living group. I hope to make new friends and be part of a small community that may be open (if not already) to bartering for goods. I have bartered child minding for hair cuts in the past and neither of us complained!!! It is true that we can't do "everything" and these types of communities would support skills and encourage a supportive dynamic amongst its members. A great and meaningful post, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42412862634806465532010-10-12T18:32:19.706+10:002010-10-12T18:32:19.706+10:00This is excellent advice. I was so lucky to be bro...This is excellent advice. I was so lucky to be brought up in a very strong community and now I'm married and living in Italy and once again I find myself in the middle of a close-knit community. I feel sorry for people who have never known or don't appreciate community spirit. <br /><br />I love the pictures of the loofahs. I'd never actually thought about how they grow and would love to know how to do it myself.Sarah Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056904503443805398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89789155486335376752010-10-12T14:59:44.246+10:002010-10-12T14:59:44.246+10:00I love the idea of bartering and trading our skill...I love the idea of bartering and trading our skills. My neighbour up the street, a young single mum sometimes asks me to watch her 2 boys. She always offers to pay, but as I know she doesn't have that kind of spare cash, I usually ask her to do something in the garden for me I know I can't manage...cutting back a particularly thick treebranch, or moving something heavy.<br /><br />We both benefit this way....we can't be independent alone.Nanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473143331781472223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72796469947366714832010-10-12T14:36:03.355+10:002010-10-12T14:36:03.355+10:00Oh that is so cool! Life has to happen. There is j...Oh that is so cool! Life has to happen. There is just no stopping it.Donettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530145585581721795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79301038626448077642010-10-12T13:23:26.866+10:002010-10-12T13:23:26.866+10:00Hi Rhonda - I enjoy reading you everyday and today...Hi Rhonda - I enjoy reading you everyday and today's post was specially brilliant. I have been reading John Seymour's books on self sufficiency and, although I admire what he and his wife achieved, that is not how I want to live - that kind of life just does not leave enough time for smelling the roses (or anything else). Your suggestions are a far smarter way to go. <br />On another note, work pressures are such at the moment that I am becoming ill from stress - never in my wildest dreams would I have anticipated this...It is nice to know that I have a growing alternative right in my very own backyard...Veronikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622533211213308551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87388283602734236842010-10-12T11:55:37.480+10:002010-10-12T11:55:37.480+10:00I agree. It's important to not pressure oursel...I agree. It's important to not pressure ourselves to do it all, and as you've said, it's a great way to support other families too.Hear Mum Roarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462874091867310058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32467777359598972572010-10-12T08:33:02.796+10:002010-10-12T08:33:02.796+10:00I so agree that no one person or couple needs to t...I so agree that no one person or couple needs to think they have to do everything. We do as much for ourselves as we have skill and time. Buying fresh, local, hormone free meats and eggs is worth the extra effort and certainly not necessarily more expensive than store bought; just a different way of obtaining goods. Over the past few years, as we have developed more and different skills, we have come to depend less and less on the typical grocery store. Making nutritious meals, mending, gardening and cleaning with simple ingredients is very rewarding .. filling time that once was relegated to 'entertainment' such as excess TV, movies, and magazines.Mrs. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73762634197994404032010-10-12T07:55:52.398+10:002010-10-12T07:55:52.398+10:00Hi Rhonda, We have recently moved to a new area an...Hi Rhonda, We have recently moved to a new area and are working on being as self sufficient as we can be. don't have a garden by DH's Aunt has a massive one but doesn't do much gardening herself so I have been given a really good sized patch to work on as I wish and we will share the produce between us. I don't really know a lot of people in my new area yet but would love to bean active part of the local community involved in craft groups, gardening, self sufficiency etc. A group that got together and enouraged that would be amazing- could I do that? Maybe- I wouldn't know where to start though! I will carry on reading the comments though and see if anyone else is part of anything similar. You have really got me thinking though- thanks xGillie@LivingSimpleFrugalityBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486195280723378722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-55515229496399028372010-10-12T07:28:16.508+10:002010-10-12T07:28:16.508+10:00How terrific. It would be great to build the kind...How terrific. It would be great to build the kind of community you describe here, where we gain from each other's skills and knowledge in a simpler, more relational way. While that is developing, it's still gratifying to bless your friends and neighbors with gifts of your 'extra' products/produce, even if they may not be able to offer anything in return. Likely, they'll be intrigued by the handmade and handgrown stuff, wanting to find out how to do more for themselves as a result. <br />Good post!Ashley @ Root And Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318142287266832407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28104496762539983312010-10-12T07:05:11.360+10:002010-10-12T07:05:11.360+10:00Hi rhonda ,i love reading what you have to say ,ou...Hi rhonda ,i love reading what you have to say ,our local neighbourhood centre has a community Garden were vegtables are Grown it started of small but is growing quite big now i think it's great, im sure it helps a lot of people whom may be going with out they can do some work in the garden and get some vegtables and there for eat better and make new friends along the way :-)primitive ole frugal mummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152153857791974645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7296197051073898492010-10-12T06:19:11.562+10:002010-10-12T06:19:11.562+10:00What fantastic photos to go with your post. I'...What fantastic photos to go with your post. I've never seen loofahs growing like that (or at all for that matter) - they are amazing!Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665464372841227874noreply@blogger.com