Good morning Jane and Michael. My name is Terrie and I'm writing from Houston Texas. I'm originally from Brooklyn NY but lived for over 25 years in Egypt after I married. I've been in Texas for 7 years and as of late, experiencing massive price increases. Being retired and on a fixed income, I started looking for tips and ideas of how to manage. I've been watching your channel for a while and thoroughly enjoy it. Must say I have NEVER commented on KZitem videos but your last one on taking inventory and using up what you have on hand in a no spend situation hit home with me. So I thank you and will take heed of your suggestions. You've given me hope😁 Thanks
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@dumbbunnie123
Жыл бұрын
You can shop for garden seeds in you kitchen cupboard. When I was a single mom back in the 1980's I had space for a garden but no money for seeds ,so I planted slices of salad tomatoes for my transplant starts and the bottom of green onions that my mom offered me and dry Lima beans and dry navy beans from the cupboard. Were they exactly what I wanted to grow ,no , but it was food and I had two little ones to feed. Mom gave me seeds and onion set for my birthday and that was my garden that year. My ex had taken the freezer and all the food in it so I had to rely on my dry supplies till the garden could kick in. Turning your garden by hand with a shovel is deadly hard work but putting a carpet upsidedown on the row will hold in moisture and encourage the worms to do the work for you. It only takes a few weeks for the grass to die out. Jane, if you put all your grass clippings and leaves under a piece of pile carpet that has been thrown away put it fuzzy side down on top of all the clippings and water it every few weeks and you will have compost faster and you won't need to turn it and you get free worms and worm castings as a bonus. *P.S. I also weeded and thinned a neighbor s garden in exchange for the thinned plants and cuttings. People are usually very happy to have someone else do the back breaking work.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@deesmith7880
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this video. You have inspired me to have a bare-bones April as I overspent on groceries in March. Thanks for letting us have a poke around in your pantry, fridge and freezer. I love seeing what other people eat and store in their homes.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@craftycalley
Жыл бұрын
You've inspired me. I am going away for a few days later next month and I have two freezers, a store-cupboard and fridge full of food. I'm going to see if I can get by with no food shopping. I have frozen veg which I should use up and lots of frozen milk. I even have frozen fruit. I do the "yellow stickers" shop when I do go out and get some good bargains which I make better by splitting packs up into individual freezer bags. So if I get a pack of eight sausages, I split into four packs of two. Packs of bread rolls get split up as well. It stops me from overeating because it's there. I just defrost a sensible portion. I freeze these things immediately I get them and eat the same day once defrosted. My shopping bill is way down on last year. I would like to think that I can cover some of the costs of my few days away by being frugal this month. Thank you for what you do. It's extremely useful.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@razsbags
Жыл бұрын
This will be helpful for post operation to have pre-prepared meals in the fridge & easy to make items in the pantry.
@wyldlibrarian3549
Жыл бұрын
Oh and just to say what a natural you are in front of the camera! So good at communicating and teaching. And how talented is our background camera guy! Well done both of you
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@patriciagibbons6964
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you xx
@lizscott6911
Жыл бұрын
As we say in England. Your robbing Peter to pay Paul. Very good to remind people, that we need to be aware of what we have and what we van do with it. Great blog as always.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that
@mundifancher4217
Жыл бұрын
We say the same in my family here in Alabama, in USA. It's true wherever we live isn't it?
@brendarector4194
Жыл бұрын
Like seeing frugal food Strategies of others, and hello Jane and Mike from downeast, NS,Canada.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ashjoma
Жыл бұрын
You are both inspiring and are helping me cope after a covid job loss and now living on a much smaller income. I’ve recently turned 58 and want a more stress free life now. As I watched this, I was repairing 2 hanging hand towels that had lost their buttons. (which had been sitting there annoying me for ages). I used some fine wool thread (from a little packet I found in the sewing basket, that must have come with a garment in years gone by), buttons from my late mum’s button jar and 10 minutes of my time. All repaired and usable again. Thank you for the frugality reminder and I can repair and make do.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@ohmcintyre2067
Жыл бұрын
Yes! My sister and I were going for a treat meal out tonight, but decided that it just seemed too hard. So I surveyed my kitchen. I had half of a small limp-ish cabbage, some carrots, and some eggs in the fridge. The pantry yielded rice, canned tomatoes, and spices. In less than 45 minutes I created a hearty shakshuka. Onions, cabbage, shredded carrots sautéed in chicken fat I had saved and frozen from the last time I made stock. Added canned tomatoes. Put the rice on. Added egg to the cabbage-tomato mixture let it poach. Served over the rice. And now I’m about to take the leftover rice, add milk powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisins and declare it an “unbaked” rice pudding. All from odds and ends in the pantry. For the garden, don’t forget to grow from the food you buy at the market - stick the stump of green onions, cabbage and celery in the ground - they’ll grow. Save one slice of a good tomato on a piece of paper and let it ferment in a warm place for a few days, then plant the seeds or save them for later use. Use the seeds from bell peppers, (preferably red ones) and jalapeños, too. Plant the pits of cherries or plums. They may not be as good as purchased hybrid varieties, but if they do grow you have a free fruit tree. You don’t have to spend a lot of (or any) money to create a useful garden.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@elizaC3024
Жыл бұрын
We always pick up extras of items that we find at deep discount prices, and stash them away. We do a pantry challenge for the months of December, January and February. It helps us to go through many of our stores, but also it helps us to save more money for the coming expenses of gardening seasons. We live near the great lakes, so we are living on sand, lots of sand. It's like living on a beach minus the water. I spend more time than I care to, sweeping up sand in the house. Door mats don't matter, it's just going to come in. So we grow in raised beds and pots as well. I start a rack full of plants in the house for spring gardening, to avoid the cost of heating a greenhouse. We snowed again the past 2 days, so we use our Woodstock heat and a couple of LED lights to get a jump on the season, that is too short as is.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching and commenting
@martapogribna6396
Жыл бұрын
Nice video. I found myself anticipating your videos a LOT. Thank you!
@sandramorton5510
Жыл бұрын
I wish you were closer, I started my garden in 2022 and saving seeds was my goal, I have many I could send you. You will love the garden, I have not purchased lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, swiss chard, okra or beans in a year. I put logs in the bottom of my raised beds, along with leaves, sticks, you really only need 6-18 inches of dirt depending on what you grow. Listening to you I have a budget, debt free and can put 27% of income into savings. Many thanks and best wishes.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Best wishes to you too
@hollyjobitner3285
Жыл бұрын
I’m enjoying watching you as I darn my husband’s homemade socks with a “Speedweve “. What a handy item. I do have my maternal grandmother’s darning egg, but this way makes a neater mend. My husband has a tray of peppers growing under the grow light. We still have a month or more until they will go outside. Happy gardening! 💙
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@terrypelletti8535
Жыл бұрын
Your videos are thoroughly informative Thank you from the USA 🌹
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@lindajacquot5391
Жыл бұрын
You've convinced me. I am certain I can have a bare-bones April, although someone around here is going to need to expand his limited meal repertoire! Like you, we have some expensive garden plans, and it makes sense to do this. Thanks for the inspirational video!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@bria2596
Жыл бұрын
"How many meals do I actually have in my house?" Great question!! That is a change of perspective that I can put to good use. Thank you! I recently started breaking out the big containers of cottage cheese and yogurt into single serving containers to last for 7 days. On the sides of each of these, it says there are 5 servings. I just made each serving a little less, and get 7 servings. Surprisingly, I have not really "noticed" I am getting "less." I'm doing the same thing with other meals - I can usually get one or two more meals by portioning it out into individual containers. That has made a difference in food spending. I started that after listening to one of your earlier videos where you discussed the rationing of the 1970s. I was alive then, and I remembered that, too, and that it WORKED well during those very hard economic times. Thanks for these great videos.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
So true!
@cathymillar9900
Жыл бұрын
I ordered Mulberry tree plants yesterday. I am trying to have fruit so that if ever we could not afford fresh fruit, we could supplement our diet with fruit from my own yard.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Good idea
@juliethompson5301
Жыл бұрын
Tinned fish is wonderful, nutritious and versatile.another great video Jane and Mike 👍
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@bookgal
Жыл бұрын
Last night for dinner I whipped up a can of salmon with mayo, green onion, celery and dill and served it open face on fresh sourdough slices with homemade sprouts and a thin slice of cheese. My husband loved it and said he’d be happy to have it for dinner anytime. Win win because we have tons of canned salmon in the pantry and it was such a simple delicious dinner!
@christineearl9499
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with your bare bones month, please show us your cupboards at the end of it.
@vixxcottage
Жыл бұрын
I have always kept a well stocked pantry all of my adult life. I have a lot of stored grains for variety as well as canned ( tinned) items. I have an unexpected large bill so will do a survival budget for April in order to take care of this situation. Today out driving and tire was bad stopped and got it repaired unexpected but with my emergency fund no problem. I believe this will not be as difficult as I initially thought.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@grandmafreeman6618
Жыл бұрын
I too have enough food in my fridge, freezer and pantry to eat through a month without grocery shopping and probably longer. We need to replace a fence or at least a portion of it. Also, I plan to add a few shrubs to my garden I plan to use money saved this month to fund our projects.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
@trishgibbons8726
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jane, you inspire me to carry on being frugal, and hopefully to try and be even more frugal. xx
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching
@fredalearhinan6693
Жыл бұрын
We haven't had to shop for anything for a month except for milk and occasional bits and pieces. I cook big meals to eat now and freeze for later. Saves power . We try to see how long we can go between a big shop.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Love that!
@annewright3129
Жыл бұрын
We all need to grow more of our own food. A return to times when everyone had a garden and loved to bo out and pick their supper. It was frugal and fun then and will be again. I love your healthy and tasty meal ideas.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@carollyngillespie3860
Жыл бұрын
I make up a menu and buy just what I need to make those things. Then, I'm not buying extras. Helps big time.
@lindadaniel9745
Жыл бұрын
The only potential flaw in that plan is that the next time you go shopping the bill is likely to be higher than it was before. That is the main reason why I buy a few extra items to add to my stocks/hoard. I think I could manage a couple of no-spend months at this rate
@jessicaduvall5059
Жыл бұрын
I love this!! ❤ on April 15, I’ll have been on a bare bones budget just eating out of my 2 cupboards, my refrigerator and freezer for 2 months in order to save up an emergency fund and pay off a credit (I’ll be cutting that up when it’s paid). 😅😅 I’m trying so hard to get back on stable soil, so listening to your podcasts are so helpful!! Thank you for all you do, Jane and Mike!!
@maire1889
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos especially your cooking ones see you had Yorkshire Tea in your cabinet I have to buy it online live in the US also absolutely love your little dog at the end of all your videos
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@Amanda-pv9kz
Жыл бұрын
I'm very excited about your gardening plans and look forward to watching how it grows. Great video!
@tondamccarthy6537
Жыл бұрын
I love your sage advice and wisdom
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@alexwenger2896
Жыл бұрын
I need to do a bare bones budget in April now for sure. You are so creative with your cooking, which is a great skill to have. I loved the video on the garden boxes, can't wait to see the poly greenhouse. I"ve been thinking of getting one of those myself so I'll be interested to know your opinion after hands on experience. I'm getting raspberry plants this year as well. We did blueberries and strawberries last year.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jefferydewberry7659
Жыл бұрын
Love this video. I could live out of my pantry for a month. This feels like a great challenge. You should do a challenge with us for April and do a weekly check in!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Great idea!!
@lindad6223
Жыл бұрын
🙂 I get the hemming and hawing on trying to grow things when you're on land with little soil. That inch of topsoil is about an inch more than I had. the ground here is a very fine, powdery sand. Just a quarter mile to the east, they have lovely soil, from centuries of the river overflowing occasionally. But I'm on the mesa, just above it all. I did the same thing - down to paying for it out of my grocery spend. well, the decorative was from the home maintenance end... my garden is in the front yard. I break some other rules too. :) If you have lovely tomatoes that you love - plant those seeds. Take some and dry them for next year, and an early start inside or in the green house. The same with the peppers you love... You'll need to start carrots from seed... but if you leave even one over winter and let it go to seed... (some varieties will seed in one year) Same for onions... Some will vary by the length of your season, but with that lovely greenhouse cover, you've probably extended your season by several months. And some things can be grown indoors, year round... lettuces as microgreens, i, radishes, basil, mint... Sounds like a salad, and a great budget cutter! 🥗 all in all, it's a great investment... Frugal isn't about being cheap or stingy, it's about wise investment of (frequently limited) resources!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching
@sandrar5899
Жыл бұрын
I love challenging myself to see what meals I can come up with from the food in the house or what comes out of the garden. You’ve explained it really well for newbies 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@wyldlibrarian3549
Жыл бұрын
OMGoodness! You are incredible. I was feeling so jaded and bored with my kitchen routines and cooking. I would love to see you put your ideas into practice! More cooking demos like your scotch egg video. Let us join you in your month of bare bones cooking please. Oh one thing I haven’t seen in Australia is the strange packet you had - you said to make tortillas - is that polenta? I would love to see more of that. We can get fine ground corn flour…thank you again and again. ❤
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
No it's harina masa
@jomcd2073
Жыл бұрын
I hope all your seeds grow and hopefully you will be able to save seeds from the food that is grown:)
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@veronicajones3784
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching this video. Now that my husband is taking early retirement, next month, I need to look at saving.
@Fernie4243
Жыл бұрын
That's pretty much what I have been doing this month, using a good chunk of my current food budget for future food. We didn't starve. 🙃 It also has many physical and mental health benefits as well. Blessings to you. Thank you for sharing!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@janecopeland2306
Жыл бұрын
It is amazing how many meals really are in the freezer and pantry! Except for dairy and fresh fruit & veg, I have been eating from my pantry/freezer since the beginning of the year and I still have a month or two of meals I can prepare with what is left. My grocery bill has definitely reflected this pantry focus. Great video!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@rogettesteele5322
Жыл бұрын
Your pink scarf is very becoming against the blue/black top! I look forward to your videos. The graphics are great! April will be a bare bones month. I followed your advice and checked what I do have. I use what I have in the refrigerator and freezer as you suggest. I am lucky my husband will eat what I make and is not finicky. Both of you are true professionals. You explain ideas with great clarity. You can tell you were a teacher. Please keep us informed on how the raised garden progresses throughout the season. Thanks for all Mike and you do!!!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching and commenting
@merrillleonard3366
Жыл бұрын
Very excited for your gardening adventures ! Best of luck and thanks for another wonderful video 😊
@kakelinga
Жыл бұрын
If you saw my fridge, freezer, and pantry, you would wonder why I need to go to the grocery store at all. I honestly believe that we could make it through three months of a bare bones budget. I should at least do it for one month. I am looking forward to seeing the progress in the garden.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@laetitialogan2017
Жыл бұрын
Ahh, yes I also use clothes pegs for the freezer and pantry..so handy..
@mkausburn406
Жыл бұрын
My husband is having a good turn out from his saved seeds from last years crops. You can take store bought green peppers or any type and dry out the seeds and plant them. Also seed swap with neighbors or barter something for seeds. Our library system has a seed give away here in the US also. Happy gardening!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@thethriftycitizen
Жыл бұрын
Don't throw away the broccoli or cauliflower stems...use a vegetable steamer basket and steam those stems. They come out extremely soft and stems have the most nutrients. Most people throw away the most nutritional parts of the vegetables!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Too late love. I've been doing that for over 50 years 😆
@thethriftycitizen
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure there is someone out there that doesn't 😊. Could you make a video on your coslaw salad?
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
@@joycekastamonitis2187 of course, no nonsense British mothers have their children helping from early childhood. I could peel potatoes by 6 years old.
@sheilaraine3654
Жыл бұрын
Great video as usual Jane. To save money on my groceries I’ve started to draw out cash every Friday and also stopped buying a big shop. Only buying what I actually need and using cash only. Once my weekly allowance is gone its gone. Also stopped buying fruit and veg from Lidl/Aldi and buying from local market. They sell half cabbage or turnip etc.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Love that!
@tracyaf6084
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! They’re so inspiring to me to make home baked meals. It’s not just economical, it’s actually fun. My daughter is off school and has been enjoying making meals with me ❤
@kimberlyroberts2415
Жыл бұрын
Jane such a great idea, why didn't I think of that. Now I will put myself on a bare bones budget.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@belindacopson2390
Жыл бұрын
Lovely to see your garden project plans and some great ideas for simple meals. One of my go to larder meals is pasta with 'fridge sauce' using whatever there is, it's different every time!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@andersonomo597
Жыл бұрын
I love your flexible and creative approach. Seriously, I think too often we succumb to 'I feel like......" rather than remembering it's FOOD and as long as it's healthy and tasty we should be grateful to have it!! I don't need a bare bones April but I do need to reduce my reserves so I'm up for the challenge!! Looking forward to seeing your greenhouse go up - and holy moly that's expensive for seeds!! Here too they can be that expensive, especially if you want a specific variety, but we can buy bog standard types for $2/Euro1.25 from discount stores - is that not available there? Buying seeds online can also be good value, especially if you can get free shipping. Cheers!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@jimmiepatrum
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. You've given me the incentive to take a close look at my pantry and freezer. Diane in NC.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching
@Karen-tr8jo
Жыл бұрын
Hello from the U.S.A. I like to use bbq sauce on black beans or chickpeas, or salsa mixed with black or pinto beans .
@nydianorat4198
Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU!!! GREAT BLOG. YES, WE HAVE TO Stretch our food budget.😊💯 👍
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@sandraskaggs6223
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the inspiration, I love mussaka. Definitely going to try making it with lentils.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@gailm1230
Жыл бұрын
This was timely. I just found out yesterday that due to an error that my eye doctor's receptionist made, I will not be covered for an eye exam and glasses by my health insurance. I was out "one day". So had I gone one day later, all of it would have been covered. $560.00 Cdn. It's not like I don't have the money, but that kind of thing irks me no end. So now I will divide the 560/ 9 months that are left in the year. My budget has to drop by about 63$/month. I probably can save on home maintenance (I have been painting) but that can be put on hold. And as you point out, I can eat from my pantry! Good one!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@cathyb3790
Жыл бұрын
Great video Jane ,,I like the idea of how many meals I have available ,,,a different way to look at it 🧐🧐 ,,, I am starting a garden too this year , beans ,tomatoes ,,I really hope my apple tree produces this year ,it did for 2 yrs but not last year ?… ☹️ Back to the basics ,,,🤓
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Babba08
Жыл бұрын
You are so amazingly creative with food, Jane! Wow! I really think you guys will be happy growing your own food. It sounds like you have a really good plan for what you're going to grow. All things that you'll use. Please keep us updated on the veggie and fruit growing! And I always love to see the puppers!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
@@Viacer I know it well.
@iriswelch3553
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck with your garden plans! Compost is your best friend!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Yep, that’s why we have compost piles. Thanks for watching
@maggiedee9284
Жыл бұрын
Jane, this is very inspiring. In Canada our freezers are much larger…as I was growing up in northern Alberta my dad always shot a moose or a deer and my mom froze garden vegetables and wild berries. Not sure why I have one nowadays…it is definitely too easy to let things go to waste at the bottom. I do grow a few vegetables in my inner city garden, but I don’t like the taste and smell of exhaust on them. It can’t possibly be healthy, even after washing them.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@bunnobear
Жыл бұрын
I have a chest freezer and love it, I have the whole freezer dicked out with plastic boxes with handles and baskets so it is easy to store everything and I can get to the bottom easily :)
@cyclingonplants7444
Жыл бұрын
Hi Jane and Michael 🤗 This is great! We need to do this as well. Thanks for all the great tips and ideas 🥰
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@tinabrown5294
Жыл бұрын
Hi Jane, just watched your video, great advice as always, we have just bought seeds for 60p a packet, I’m quite happy to send you some (foc) if you would like xx
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tina. I have all I need now.
@tinabrown5294
Жыл бұрын
@@FrugalQueeninFrance okie doke x
@cindyjolly9114
Жыл бұрын
I look forward to seeing how the garden grows
@christineconnor4413
Жыл бұрын
Oooo how posh are you gonna be ! A little market garden ! It's gonna be a labour of love for you . Well done in advance ! 👏
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching
@sarawalker8479
Жыл бұрын
I’m going to do a sort of bare bones April, we have a few things on, guest etc but I only really need pet supplies and a few odd bits. I have a few things I want to square up and the kitten is being spayed so being resourceful and meal planning etc will go a long way to help
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@happydodson6920
Жыл бұрын
Very sensible -- you've inspired me to review our food supplies, also.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@anniec6420
Жыл бұрын
great video jane....glad to see you venture into growing some of your own food.....lettuces are quite easy....word of advice regarding that polytunnel....i have the same one (about to be put up) and a replacement for the last one....i have a very windy allotment....and the last one was found frame and all, up a huge tree and the next day despite being weighted down over the stone wall on the cycle path etc...battered and bruised it certainly was.....so you need to ensure it is well secured. one of the other allotment also secured theirs but the plastic came off during strong winds despite the bottom parts being buried under soil....mikes resourceful so i think you should be right...raised beds would be amazing...use posts to secure the corners of the frame inside the polytunnel.....oh and by the way i grew the most fantastic cucumbers they were the size of marrows...and beer wells really do work with the slugs....or expensive lager....
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Yep! Done our research.
@janefoley5184
Жыл бұрын
I've been doing this for years! It's always interesting to see how someone else does it!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@deborahlewis3954
Жыл бұрын
I just did this, so I could purchase 2 apple trees and 2 blackberry starts.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@frugalwilliemae
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jane. Your video gives many good ideas.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad!
@frugalwendy
Жыл бұрын
As always your videos are so helpful and encouraging. Thank you!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@lbenson2488
Жыл бұрын
Aside of helping have a bare bones budget month this is a wonderful way to extend your everyday menus. Sometimes you just stick to the same things and can get into a rut. Great video!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@lilrustee
Жыл бұрын
Jane, this is so exciting! Congrats to you and Mike on your upcoming purchase. I look forward to watching as things progress.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@keebler5064
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see some cooking videos. Especially, some of your vegetarian recipes. I would like a few step-by-step video. You’re awesome! Thank you!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
There's hundreds of my cooking videos on my channel. Look at the play lists
@shellywilliams7344
Жыл бұрын
that's an exciting project, I'll be interested to see how the crops do in your poly tunnel. There's nothing better than growing your own food , good luck and thanks for the video.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@paulinegagne-bertrand9871
Жыл бұрын
Good video. I liked how you went through your pantry and came up with meal ideas right away. A review of our food supply is a must and necessity in these times. Thanks for sharing.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@sharonmcgee8178
Жыл бұрын
Good luck with your gardening investments.
@tikacalifornia7876
Жыл бұрын
I commend you! This is the very reason to have a food stock. The only concern that I have is how many weeks/months of careful shopping will it take to replenish the stockpile that you will be using now? For myself, back when the pandemic hit, I thought I was going to have my son and his family with me for an indeterminate period of time with unstable resources. It did not turn out that they had to come, but I was still ready. Many of the things I got were long - term storage, and I am proud to say that I have not bought any fresh meat for months. Soon, I hope, my stocks will dwindle to a reasonable level, but I am still well supplied, and unconcerned about the doom-criers who say absurdities like "food shortages" here in the Sacramento CA, USA valley.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@tinalemna7998
Жыл бұрын
Great video as always Jane. Just wanted to say I made your bean burgers this week and Tim and I both love them.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback
@Carolmaizy
Жыл бұрын
How many actual meals do I have? That's so simple and helpful.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@laurithomasson6979
Жыл бұрын
Lovely garden plans. I would like to get a rotating composter this year. It is way too windy in my area for a poly tunnel. I'm thinking about a small glass house but it might blow away too. I can't believe how expensive your seeds are, at Dollar Tree here you can get 4 packs for $1.25. I'm hoping for some blackberries from the bush I planted last year. Happy gardening!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@pamelawayne4114
Жыл бұрын
lentil mousaka ..... yum! Please post you recipe. thank you
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
I made beef Moussaka, the video is on the channel. I replaced the beef with 400g of cooked lentils
Great video as always. A.ways enjoy listening to your ideas. I do a lot of pressure canning vegetables, fruits,from our gardens and orchards, meats. That's our way of saving money for other necessities. In my canning pantry I have many meals in jars, pot pie base, chicken a LA king base, stews, beef, chicken, turkey, soups, beans, sauces and other items to add to pasta. We have always tried to keep a 2 years supply of food including dry goods, our home-grown dehydrated and canned foods. We keep several freezers also. It's because we have to drive 100 miles round trip to shop. I am very happy you are getting berry plants ,seeds and a polythene for your garden plants. Oh how I wish you were my neighbor you wouldn't have had to spend a penny I would have given you plants and all types of garden seeds that I have saved each year. Your doing great. May God bless you and your family
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@lauraIngleswilder74
Жыл бұрын
I just love when we get to see the puppies!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@ceezee9179
Жыл бұрын
Doing these practices helps reduce food WASTE, also. We are really working on food waste... it's literally throwing dollar bills right into the garbage!
@mdilworth7564
Жыл бұрын
Love this video so much! So many good ideas! We are heading into retirement by the end of the year. Enjoy hearing how to live on a fixed income. Thank you Jane and Mike!!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@japaneseflower5254
Жыл бұрын
Just a question I noticed in your freezer that you had frozen your stock in a glass jam jar, does this work or will the glass shatter? Also, your pie, do you freeze it still in the tin? Many thanks and I’m really enjoying the video 😊
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
It is as you see it. Was the jar shattered? Was the pie in the tin? It is as you saw.
@japaneseflower5254
Жыл бұрын
@@FrugalQueeninFrance great thanks. When you recook the pie do you cook from frozen or defrost first, last question I promise 😊
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
@@japaneseflower5254 either works
@peterleprevost2154
Жыл бұрын
I agree with your decision 100%. Very wise indeed. Good luck with this new adventure. Susan
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@yukofreeman4483
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for another informative talk.😃
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@flatlandah52
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the inspiration! There’s a few tools I need to make gardening easier…now I know where the $$ can come from. 😉
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting
@stacel1972
Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Thanks to you both.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@heathertucker7056
Жыл бұрын
I always do this but it’s always good to get other peoples take on this and new ideas and recipes. You are never to old to pick up ideas and learn something!
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@feanorian21maglor38
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Recently, my very old but still functional upright freezer badly needed to be defrosted, and therefore emptying. I began to use absolutely everything up, and found that, together with pantry staples, and the veg drawers in the fridge, I was able to make enough food for a month, and only had to buy a very few fresh things. It turned out to be an unintentional low-spend month on food. Funny how we tend to keep on buying food, even when we already have enough. I'm now going through the cupboards... there's no problem, I find, in mixing different types of pasta in a pasta bake and getting rid of all those annoying packets with just a handful of pasta left in each.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for sharing
@bridgetannanelson6921
Жыл бұрын
I do love your meal planning, it's very inspiring and I'm jotting ideas down in my recipe book. But I'm struggling to make budget store cupboard food interesting as I'm on a low acid diet. No tomatoes or lemons or vinegar, no chilli or curry or many fruits and spices. Very frustrating and boring.
@angielay3313
Жыл бұрын
I have a ton of lentils. I’d love if you could do a video on your lentil recipes. I feel that lentils are a very frugal HEALTHY food.
@gotit902
Жыл бұрын
You inspired me to do a bare bones’ budget for April! As I had been building up my pantry and freezer, this will be easy. I’m going to allow myself $100 dollars for the month. With the extra money, I am able to add it to a sinking fund and buy myself a new computer cash! ❤Patti
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Good luck 👍
@gotit902
Жыл бұрын
I am happy to report that I spent $150 for the month. That included $50 for a birthday party I had to throw. I’m so happy to have done this challenge and I am looking at my pantry differently now. Before, I was not really looking at my pantry and freezer to make my meal plan. But now, I am doing that first as you recently suggested. Thank you for all your wonderful advice.
@juliamist4797
Жыл бұрын
Lidl do a good selection of reasonably priced seeds.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Not seen them here,
@juliamist4797
Жыл бұрын
Lidl have them around this time every year. I also live in Brittany.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
@@juliamist4797 not denying that, I haven't seen them. I go into the supermarket with a list, I don't browse.
@juliamist4797
Жыл бұрын
I was only letting you know so that perhaps next time you are in Lidl you can have a look and possibly save some money.
@kimc5750
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, such good information.
@FrugalQueeninFrance
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@paulskilling3879
Жыл бұрын
many seed packs will last for a few years. And learning to save seeds will save alot of money.
@happyJan2516
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jane and Mike,, this vid has made me plan to ‘take stock’ then make a meal plan based on freezer and cupboard stock, I have lots and am sure we could skip a good week or 2 of ‘big shops’. Really useful advise as always
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