Homestead Happenings

Did you ever hear that phrase?  It’s something I try to live by.  Living in the United States, I think we sometimes take things for granted.  We throw away food and other goods regularly without care.  As a personal journey for myself, I am trying to reduce my footprint by buying and using goods with more thought.  I try to look for reusable, not disposable.  I am also trying not to waste food.  

On the subject of food, I was hungry for bananas the other week.  We don’t grow bananas at the homestead, although I’ve tried.  At one point three beautiful banana trees grew inside the house.  New leaves would form and they would get taller, but no fruit.  New banana trees would form, but still no fruit.  Eventually, the whole idea was a lost cause and the banana trees were removed.  If someone could tell me how to grow bananas in my house, I would entertain the idea again.  But I digress.  

I went to the store and purchased organic bananas.  Our store does not allow you to break apart the organic bananas and just purchase two or three.  No.  You must purchase the whole bunch.  So, I came home with a bag of bananas.  After eating my fill and trying to pass along bananas to others, I still had four that turned brown.