Primitive Archer

I like to stockpile food as well; we have an Amish community 45 miles away. I can't grow some things in quantity like corn nearly as cheaply as I can buy perfect ears of very good corn from the Amish for $3 to $4 for a dozen ears.

I have grown a garden almost every year for the last 55 years. It surprises me now with food prices going out the roof that so few of the people who have a back yard they could grow a garden in don't. I have 4 1/2 acres but 4 1/4 of those acres are thick woods, I only have a strip 30' ft wide and 60' long that is level enough to grow a garden on, even that piece of ground has some slope to it but it terraced itself with repeated tilling over the years to be almost flat.

Today, Marcia and I took our yearly trip to the NC farmers market over near Asheville. We bought two 25# boxes of Roma tomatoes, $10 each and 6 bell peppers, $1 for all, some garlic and we had Vidalia onions at home.

 
First thing I did is bring a large pot of water to a light boil and drop tomatoes into it until their skin splits. Then I take them out of the hot water and drop in cold water to stop the cooking. Now I cut off the connection ens and remove the peel then cut into chunks.
 While prepping the tomatoes I chop onions, bell peppers, garlic and place in a large pot with olive oil, salt and pepper. After these veg saute for a few minutes I start adding the chopped tomatoes. After adding the tomatoes I add about a tablespoon of sugar, something my Mom thought me to help cut some acidity. When the pot of tomatoes cooks down by 1/3 I turn it off, cover and let it cool slowly.
Tomorrow I will bag the cooked tomatoes in freezer bags for use later this year.

Amen brother. We should never forget and we should try to remember who we are. It's been difficult lately but I have faith in the America I grew up in for the last 75 years.

Its been a terrible week in this country. Today marks one of the biggest blows to our country ever. Its been rough lately. Remember those who lost their lives, those who gave their lives, and the families who lost their loved ones. But dont forget how we bounced back, how we strengthened, and we recovered without even a complaint. We are strong, we are blessed, and we need to make certain we live everyday to a strong future and purpose.

I dont know what happened to the reply that was on here, but it asked of id need to shoot the same arrows through the same bow. The answer is no. Im looking for a trend across bows, not specifically for one bows result. I need to build a shooting machine to really get solid results across my bows.