{"id":1038,"date":"2011-09-26T03:27:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T03:27:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-01-02T03:26:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T03:26:40","slug":"my-less-than-altruistic-motives-for-kitchen-self-sufficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/articles\/my-less-than-altruistic-motives-for-kitchen-self-sufficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"My Less than Altruistic Motives for Kitchen Self-Sufficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top ten list<\/h2>\n

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Self Sufficiency, it is a goal.\u00a0 To that end, we started Pantry Paratus to help other people produce, prepare and preserve their own food surplus. <\/span><\/p>\n

So how do you know when you have gotten there?\u00a0 What is the definition of self sufficiency?\u00a0 Do you get there when you reach food self sufficiency?\u00a0 How about economic self sufficiency?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

It is my goal, so I may never reach complete self sufficiency (as in autonomy), but here are the top ten\u00a0 reasons why I make the pursuit:\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 If I take some time when I might have it then I have worked ahead on my kitchen prep for dinner on those days when I just do not have it in me to get it all done.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rolling<\/span><\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 I am cheap.\u00a0 Frugal.\u00a0 Economically inclined.\u00a0 However you wanna say it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tater<\/a>
Tater Skin Crispies by Kitchen Stewardship<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8.\u00a0 If my house smells like fresh bread straight from the oven, it does NOT smell like poopy diaper or sweaty boy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Challah<\/a>
Challah Bread with Frontier Sesame Seeds in Bulk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7.\u00a0 A garden fresh tomato is not to be compared to the hormonally-ripened red replicas you buy in the grocery store.\u00a0 And since I ca not grow them all year around, dehydrating or canning them gives me that instant mental vacation back to summer days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0 Most of my daily tasks do not result in immediate gratification; a row of cooling jars on the counter from an hour in the canner, now THAT is something I can see!<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. Most of my daily tasks do not require a great deal of skill (diapers, dishes, laundry), and I enjoy trying a new recipe or developing new skills to stretch myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. I want my sons to marry girls who aren\u2019t afraid to get their hands dirty and who know how to work hard.\u00a0 I figure I probably ought to model that for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. I want my daughter to be feminine, yet rugged in her ability to work from sun-up to sundown (and in a Northwest Montanan summer, that\u2019s saying something) and I figure I probably ought to model that for her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Chaya<\/a>
Chaya building the goat shed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2.\u00a0 I still love to wiggle my naked toes in cool dirt.\u00a0 I still love to eat produce straight out of the garden, unwashed.\u00a0 My kids do too; these are the memories of summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. I get better and faster at these skills as I go, and I can whip something up to wow last-minute dinner guests with very little effort!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Gluten-Free<\/a>
Gluten-Free Nacho Pizza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Self Sufficiency, it is a worthy goal.\u00a0 What are your reasons?\u00a0 Leave a comment below!
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Chaya
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Photos Credits:<\/span><\/p>\n

Rolling Pin by\u00a0scottchan http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/view_photog.php?photogid=1701″<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomato by <\/span>Simon Howden <\/span>http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/view_photog.php?photogid=404
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Carrots by<\/span> Simon Howden<\/span> http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/view_photog.php?photogid=404<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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