So I deleted my previous post re: mouldy seeds; I've discarded them on the suggestion of someone IRL who's had this problem before. I'll also have to throw out the lime pickles I've been making for kinda the same problem. I'd packed in limes which had already begun to spoil in the extreme conditions of the May-June '24 heatwave. The limes didn't ferment correctly and have bittered 😟

However! I've learned a bit of what doesn't work, and now I'll begin again ✊🏽 I'll have to work faster and more carefully [no waiting for the fruit to stockpile -- get to work immediately; no leaving seeds in open air or plastic bags -- wash and sun while fresh and pack properly ( @kellyromanych suggested silica packets and paper bags -- thank you 🩷)] I must also give more thought to food preservation in general because with climate change, gardens are dying and foods are spoiling faster. And then everything is doubly difficult when dealing with chronic illness.

But I'm keeping @PhoenixSerenity 's practice in mind here: frugality, simplicity, working with as few materials as strictly necessary.

I also desperately need a regular income, but I'm still figuring out how.

If you want to, can you please share any suggestions or tips re: food preservation and keeping seed libraries/banks?

#ClimateDiary #ClimateChangeGardening #SeedLibrary #ClimateCuisine #FoodPreservation #SeedBanking

Bit late in the season for pickling, I know, and I'm appropriately nervous, but my tarot cards say I should keep going, so here I am 😅 I'm praying for 15-20 days of good sunshine for 4-5 hours a day. Also praying that I don't fuck this up, because the limes my BFFs bought me look really good 🍋‍🟩

I'm also saving lime seeds. I dream of pickling fresh limes from the garden, and enough for as many people as I can make room for 🙏🏽

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