NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[norseofcourse]

Just about any tree can be tapped. Sap from birch trees was used to make birch beer (not sure if anyone makes it now). I've always wanted to tap black walnut, maybe I will next year. The only tree I'm not sure I'd tap would be oak, because of the tannins, but that's just a personal opinion.

 

[Bruce]

LL Bean has free shipping
Of course they only sell in quarts for $30. A gallon around here is about $40 (maybe $45) but you have to pick it up yourself

 

[NH homesteader]

LL Bean sells maple syrup? For $30/qt??? Holy moly I hope to never pay that much for maple syrup.

 

[Bruce]

Make sure that you plant sugar maples when you buy your new place. You can also tap shagbark hickory or black walnut and both of those grow in TN.

Good thing @NH homesteader is relatively young, it takes 40 to 50 years for a sugar maple to get big enough to tap. She might be able to tap them for a few years before she passes

 

[NH homesteader]

So DH has a friend who had a small engine shop. When they closed my hoarder husband took a load of parts. I have spent half my day doing inventory and looking at prices so we can sell a bunch of it on eBay. Whatever doesn't sell goes in the dumpster

So if anyone needs air filters for a lawnmower, I'm your girl

I even got him to throw out a half of a trash bag of useless junk. Baby steps...

Edit: I may have had a freak out about us never being able to move because of the piles of junk...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Awesome! Glad he's seeing the light, lol.

 

[NH homesteader]

Kind of... Lol

 

[farmerjan]

Hey, baby steps....one small pile at a time. Besides, tell him to look at it this way....All these things he has collected will now be the basis for gas money or fence money or part of the new home money....Put any label on it you want. Just make it a point of putting it away separately so that you can see the "benefits of all his FRUGAL COLLECTING" Make it positive and he might like all the small additions to the Moving Money....and to sell more & more.

 

[NH homesteader]

Exactly! That's what I was thinking. I am also trying to get him to sell his sawmill. He's not convinced, yet. But that's $2500+ we could use to set up elsewhere and he is very motivated to move.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Sounds like the trip was well worthwhile...btw...did any pics ever make it to the "Sharing"?....I'm just wondering if I missed them somehow.