Comments on: Summer is the Time for Free Food http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/ Use what you have, get creative and save! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:06:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leanne http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3614 Leanne Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3614 I would definitely have to agree about losing a generation too. More people seem to try it here now because it seems fashionable. Green is the new black and all that.<br/><br/>My mum never gardened and looks at me as though I'm a bit mad because I do. Believe it or not I'd never had fresh peas until I was in my 20s. Whereas himself had the privilege of picking his granny's plants clean and eating them raw when he was a wee tote. I was my daughter to remember things like that. I would definitely have to agree about losing a generation too. More people seem to try it here now because it seems fashionable. Green is the new black and all that.

My mum never gardened and looks at me as though I’m a bit mad because I do. Believe it or not I’d never had fresh peas until I was in my 20s. Whereas himself had the privilege of picking his granny’s plants clean and eating them raw when he was a wee tote. I was my daughter to remember things like that.

]]> By: midge http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3611 midge Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3611 Our neighbor delivers icecream and other products to stores, and we get free icecream all the time, plus other products when they change the package and have to clean off the shelves. Or when he goes to food shows we get the leftovers. And best of all when school closes for vacation and they have to empty the milk machines it comes to my house. In return I send freash veggies over to there home.<br/><br/>We also live across from a fruit farmer and he allows us to pick apples. Our neighbor delivers icecream and other products to stores, and we get free icecream all the time, plus other products when they change the package and have to clean off the shelves. Or when he goes to food shows we get the leftovers. And best of all when school closes for vacation and they have to empty the milk machines it comes to my house. In return I send freash veggies over to there home.

We also live across from a fruit farmer and he allows us to pick apples.

]]> By: Kate http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3610 Kate Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3610 I've left something for you on my site today. Go there and see. I’ve left something for you on my site today. Go there and see.

]]> By: Brooke http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3609 Brooke Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:48:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3609 i get produce out of my parents garden. one of the qualifiers of a "good meal" to Mr. Right is cost. I love it when we have potatoes and corn and I can tell him that our dinner didn't cost a dime. my father has me so spoiled he even picks it for me! :) i get produce out of my parents garden. one of the qualifiers of a “good meal” to Mr. Right is cost. I love it when we have potatoes and corn and I can tell him that our dinner didn’t cost a dime. my father has me so spoiled he even picks it for me! :)

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3608 Carolyn Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3608 WE over planted. We are giving away lettuce now. We will be giving away tomatoes too! We got a little carried away.<br/><br/>I agree with what you said about losing a generation ref: gardening. I think not only gardening but homekeeping and cooking too! WE over planted. We are giving away lettuce now. We will be giving away tomatoes too! We got a little carried away.

I agree with what you said about losing a generation ref: gardening. I think not only gardening but homekeeping and cooking too!

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3606 Leanne-It's always so interesting to see the cultural differences between places. Re: gardening, I think we lost a generation-the grandparents knew how to farm, but then our parents didn't do it so much, so many of our peers have no idea of where to start.<br/><br/>Katie-People don't seem to realize that you don't get anything unless you ask for it! I remember that hte tightwad gazette said to ask, and then accept anything that's offered, even if you just pass it on to someone else. Great score on the shoes! Leanne-It’s always so interesting to see the cultural differences between places. Re: gardening, I think we lost a generation-the grandparents knew how to farm, but then our parents didn’t do it so much, so many of our peers have no idea of where to start.

Katie-People don’t seem to realize that you don’t get anything unless you ask for it! I remember that hte tightwad gazette said to ask, and then accept anything that’s offered, even if you just pass it on to someone else. Great score on the shoes!

]]> By: Katie http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3604 Katie Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:48:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3604 People often say, "You're so fortunate...everyone seems to give you stuff for free." But I do the same thing you do: I just put it out there and advertise that I'm not above hand-me-downs and leftovers. <br/><br/>No one around here gardens (sigh!) because it's too hot and dry, but we've been blessed by some bigger items. We got a glider for my baby's room, a recliner and even a huge L-shaped desk and hutch with bookcases for the office (that our friends refused to take money for, so we treated their family to dinner out, like, 4-5 times!) plus tons and tons of clothes and toys for the kids. <br/><br/>Check out this picture of my most recent free gift. I won't have to buy shoes for my daughter until she's 10!!! The rows are each of the sizes we were given. Our friends are amazingly generous.<br/><br/>http://roosefam.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-not-above-hand-me-downs.html People often say, “You’re so fortunate…everyone seems to give you stuff for free.” But I do the same thing you do: I just put it out there and advertise that I’m not above hand-me-downs and leftovers.

No one around here gardens (sigh!) because it’s too hot and dry, but we’ve been blessed by some bigger items. We got a glider for my baby’s room, a recliner and even a huge L-shaped desk and hutch with bookcases for the office (that our friends refused to take money for, so we treated their family to dinner out, like, 4-5 times!) plus tons and tons of clothes and toys for the kids.

Check out this picture of my most recent free gift. I won’t have to buy shoes for my daughter until she’s 10!!! The rows are each of the sizes we were given. Our friends are amazingly generous.

http://roosefam.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-not-above-hand-me-downs.html

]]> By: Leanne http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Leanne Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:21:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3603 We don't get much in the way of 'free' here, but there are a lot more farmers markets in the summer so I can scavenge at the end of the day for the almost free stuff. There's a barter system online in the UK but it didn't take off too well in NI for some reason. It woould have been so great if it had. <br/><br/>Farmer's markets here travel from town to town all week so even if something is wlted and past it's best they still think there's a chance of selling it the next day in another town rather than give it away.<br/><br/>The one in Belfast is at the end of the week and the amount of rottinig fruit and veg thrown into the bins at the end of the day would make your eyes water, but still they seem to prefer to do that rather than give it away.<br/><br/>Amazingly even with things so expensive I'm the only one of my circle of friends or neighbours for that matter that grows my own. Strange but true. We don’t get much in the way of ‘free’ here, but there are a lot more farmers markets in the summer so I can scavenge at the end of the day for the almost free stuff. There’s a barter system online in the UK but it didn’t take off too well in NI for some reason. It woould have been so great if it had.

Farmer’s markets here travel from town to town all week so even if something is wlted and past it’s best they still think there’s a chance of selling it the next day in another town rather than give it away.

The one in Belfast is at the end of the week and the amount of rottinig fruit and veg thrown into the bins at the end of the day would make your eyes water, but still they seem to prefer to do that rather than give it away.

Amazingly even with things so expensive I’m the only one of my circle of friends or neighbours for that matter that grows my own. Strange but true.

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3601 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3601 Celina-they are in this post (Fireballs). They taste better the longer they stay in the can before eating.<br/><br/>http://frugalupstate.blogspot.com/2007/09/uses-for-green-tomatoes.html Celina-they are in this post (Fireballs). They taste better the longer they stay in the can before eating.

http://frugalupstate.blogspot.com/2007/09/uses-for-green-tomatoes.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.frugalupstate.com/general-frugality/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3599 Anonymous Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.frugalupstate.com/2008/07/summer-is-the-time-for-free-food.html#comment-3599 enjoy your blessings....<br/><br/>please share the recipe for hot pickled green cherry tomatoes...PLEASE<br/><br/><br/>thanks<br/><br/>celina in canada enjoy your blessings….

please share the recipe for hot pickled green cherry tomatoes…PLEASE

thanks

celina in canada

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