My grandmother raised 4 children during the Great Depression. We lived at her house when I was very young and I learned a lot about gardening and baking from her. She had a really big yard with a wonderful vegetable garden. My mother always had a garden as have I. Although my Botany professor swore otherwise, I really was paying attention in class. About 10 years ago or more I realized ultra processed foods and preservatives were making me sick. I started making the majority of my food from scratch and/ or growing it. I've been making my own bread for more years than I remember. Although it takes more time, I save a lot of money this way and it makes retirement living more comfortable.
gardening in used tires is fine. I am a firm believer in raised garden beds whatever the type. Fewer weeds and easier on the back. I plan on raising the height of my current garden beds another 3 to 6 inches next year. I want to make the whole garden area more "elderly farmer" friendly. As for the sourdough: I make sourdough waffles by the batch then freeze them for Sunday breakfast. I get 9 Belgium style waffles out of one batch and that lasts me 9 weeks. During the summer months I'll make a batch of sourdough English muffins. That batch lasts a long time and it gives me a break from regular toast. My starter is 7 years old now, I call him "Hooch!"
but Adult son lives here built a pallet table to put a wading pool we used with zucchini last year up
