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How cheaply can you feed your family?

Homesteaders are thrifty by their very nature, and putting food on the table is no exception 

KERRA FOWLER 
MITCHELL, IN

We feed ourselves (husband, myself and three kids ages 6, 4 and 2) on about $50 a month, average. This is what we do.

Make frequent and good use of wild foods. Get a book on the subject and start harvesting. Through all seasons, in all climates (we've lived in several) there is wild food. The kids and I make a meal out of the front yard every day in the spring, collecting plantain, wood sorrel, clovers, docks, tulips, and black

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