A bit of living off the land!

Not unless you mean finding unopened cats around the dumpsters at Maggiepie's place living off the land... Honestly, I wouldn't know where to find these type of things around here, and wouldn't know how to make jam or stew if I did...

Hiya chem, If we liven near enough to a Village we would be able to do this as the Houses that were built before resolved the problems of being able to keep fruit and vegetables for much longer without the use of a Fridge. The walls of the older Houses were made from better quality stone and therefore were much cooler in Summer and warmer in the Winter. Not all of the Houses are built like that now of course so it would be a question of finding a much older and much less modern House which I would have no qualms about the more old fashioned the better for me as I would be able to apply my favourite methhod to combat this debilitating humid heat we are having again yet again for some it would be joyous to have this kind of weather but when it goes on for days or weeks it gets to be downright monotonous. I am longing for a cool Day or afternoon the humidity is extremely high and therefore the heat seems much worse making keeping fruit or anything fresh an impossibility without a Fridge of course. I have a bit of fever today so it makes this kind of weather seem harder to put up with (grin). Living in Flats does not make for natural living so People tend to forget the Villages and reach for the nearest thing they have it´s only normal as most Villages here are miles away from us. Happy Jam making though I wish I could go and help you out I love doing that.

I have things growing at home that I need to stew up, freeze, or preserve in some way. What is the difference between a damson and a plum? I thought they were the same thing.

We have a neighbor that has 2 apple trees. He always tells my kids to pick all that they want. I have made applesauce and some pies with those apples. My husband also loves to go berry picking. There are a few "wild" blackberry bushes in the area. We just eat those. I never learned the fine art of canning or making jam, my grandmother passed away before she could teach me.

That's great. I've only lived a few days like that. Well, not exactly like that. My family went to a trip on a province here in the Philippines. It was a very cold place. We went horse back riding, side tripping on various locations of the place and others. It was a good experience all in all. :)

Very little. On my way hoem from work, and a certain amount of my partner's trip, there are blackberruy bushes. Last year we oicked quite a few. This year the council decided to trim them right back, so there was virtually no fruit!