Kathryn

This looks amazing! Sadly the Lidl by my sister just closed 😭

How many people who reply “recipe?” do you think actually go on to make the requested recipe in the following year? I’d wager for the *vast* majority of posts where people comment “Recipe?” they never actually make the relevant dish…

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Agreed. I am also disabled and have an autoimmune disorder. Preserving is a lot of work and I’ve had to endlessly adapt preserving methods so I can still do it. I do it for the joy and the unparalleled flavour. None of those in my preserving group do it for subsistence. It’s not realistic & ableist

I canned 50lb of local peaches, 50lb of tomatoes and turned about 60kg fruit/veg into preserves of different sorts last summer. This was a huge amount of work and would not sustain 2 of us for 7 months. I live in a 500sqft apartment. I cannot store any more food. It’s not workable

Also, you live in NZ. As an Australian immigrant in Canada, you do not realize the huge climate advantage you have. Local produce stretches maybe 5 months where I am. Today’s high is -11C and snow. Also buying bulk grains etc and fish is still a heavy reliance on the commodity food system.

I did not understand this as an Australian. We are SO privileged with the ability to grow food domestically. I was in NC, then DC and now ON, 🇨🇦. The seasons shorten SO much moving north. My sister is in London, 🇬🇧 and she’s typically 6 weeks ahead of us produce wise. We have 5 months production here.

Especially somewhere like Canada… I see lots of folks in more amenable climates saying “but I/we do this!”. With all due respect, as an Australian immigrant in Canada, they have no idea what an advantage they have. You cannot make it work just anywhere. Are they aware of winter? No? Thought so.

This is wonderful but it’s not a solution for an entire city & it also requires that people have the time & physical ability to contribute to the garden. It’s an incredibly enriching experience for some but it’s not a one stop solution which is the point the OP is making (& it’s still supplemented)

As an avid preserver who lives in a 500 sqft apartment in Canada I agree. Local produce is highly seasonal & preserving is a LOT of work. It also requires resources to buy the food in bulk, the jars ($15-25CAD/doz), a pressure canner, space to store large numbers of jars and a huge amount of labor

I quashed this delusion pretty rapidly when my partner got LC. It takes some time to unlearn but the people like you are mentioning are often determined that they are “different” and “not disabled”. The internalised ableism runs so deep. I appreciate you having these conversations 💙

100%. My doctor is currently looking for a new chronic pain competent psychologist for me. She is very wary of her patients just choosing just any mental health professional because of this and because if they don’t understand the challenges we face how can they properly help and not do harm?

A teal pot on the stove full of lemon slices ready to be simmered as part of making marmalade

Two rows of glass jars filled with a deep golden yellow marmalade sitting on a white and blue striped tea towel

It was a struggle but my final competition marmalade is complete! Off to the post office tomorrow! This one is “Lemon and Meyer Lemon Marmalade with Local Honey and Foraged Elderflower”. So happy with how perfumed and floral it is 💛🍋💛

I’m loving how different each of my marmalades are this year!

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Thank you for loving her so fiercely as she is. She is lucky to have you 🩵🏳️‍⚧️🩷

@threnody.bsky.social thank you for highlighting all this. I appreciate you 💛💜💛🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

I’m so sorry people are lashing out and are unable to acknowledge your extremely valid pov and experience as a Jewish person. It does not bode well. We need to do better. We cannot tear each other apart like this. Look after yourself. You are appreciated and I value your perspective 🫂

Great tip!

There are less awful preps out there if the gallon of salty ick turns your stomach

For those who aren’t aware there are much less awful prep protocols out there! You might have to advocate hard to get your doctor to agree but you absolutely do NOT have to drink a gallon of cold, disgusting and nauseating artificial lemon flavoured salty ick! You deserve better! Advocate!

I’m so sorry your brother didn’t get the care he deserved. We shouldn’t have to advocate so hard to be taken seriously as patients ❤️‍🩹

Oh that’s definitely not the worst bit 😂

Screenshot of a news article which reads British Columbia Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk Backyard chicken owners must keep birds' environment clean, dry: B.C. chief vet *) CANADIAN PRESS Nono Shen • The Canadian Press • Posted: Jan 16, 2025 12:03 PM EST | Last Updated:

Those are some compliant chickens to be willing to socially distance without screaming about their “freedom”

Someone give this headline writer a cookie and a vacation.

Love it 🍝

A teal pot on the stove filled with sliced Seville orange peel. There is also a brown mesh bag in the pot that holds all the pips and membranes which are full of pectin!

Third competition marmalade is done! A classic Seville Orange Marmalade that looks like bottled sunshine 🌞 🍊🫙🧡 I might add an experimental one this weekend. We will see! Either way I am extremely happy with my three main entries! Off to the post office! 📦🫙🍊✈️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✏️

Clean air should be a right. Just like clean water. We have to fight for better air quality indoors through filtration& ventilation, & outdoors by addressing the climate crisis. Studies in Scandinavian daycares showed a 30% reduction in all respiratory illnesses with HEPA filtration. It’s win-win!

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Sending you a big hug from afar. Look after yourself the best you can 💕 I hope you have the option to give yourself some space to feel what you need and to lean into rest. Unsupportive family are the worst and I’m so sorry you are dealing with that. I’m rooting for you 💕

Yuuuummmm

A jar of home canned peaches being held up against a snowy scene

The best time to eat a peach when it is perfectly ripe, juicy and fragrant, at the height of summer. The next best time to eat a peach is on a cold & snowy winter’s day. Here in the snow, that beautiful peach full of sunshine is suspended in a raspberry syrup. The winter peach is magnificent.
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