We did it: my No Buy Vegetable Challenge officially ends today. Six whole months without buying vegetables* at all. Not every vegetable we ate came from our own garden: some were gifts or were otherwise obtained for free. However, we did not buy a single one.
The husband will give a big sigh of relief when he picks up his first punnet of mushrooms in six months, I know. And the son looks forward to some carrot and swede (aka rutabaga) mashed together on his Sunday roast dinner. I'm also eagerly anticipating a lovely big batch of salsa with those three bags of ripe garden tomatoes in my freezer: just need some onions!
We still have vegetables from the garden, both fresh and preserved. We'll still be eating them. And next year I'm pushing the Challenge to seven months in total. Can it be done? It'll take some planning.
*All fruits are allowed, as per the Challenge rules, including "salad fruits." However, very few salad fruits were bought throughout this whole challenge--only cucumber from about the end of June onward.
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