....also dry some foodstuffs for scarce period...
Rains in West African region normally start around March ending to April. By May to June/July it intensifies.
Around that period, certain food such as yam, plantations, tomatoes, even some veggies become scarce and very expensive until harvests start gradually
Did you take advantage of the period after the rains last year and dried some foodstuffs you bought or harvested?
If yes, good. If not January and February also good time to dry stuffs. - I sometimes make meals from dried stuffs like plantain flour, sweet potato flour and Cocoyam flour - I prefer to use them in making African cakes - very filling and nutritious and can be substantive meals and not just snacks- with this cake you don't have to worry about 'jedi-jedi '😂 or any health problems from eating it especially if you use natural sweeteners like honey, dates or fruits.
If possible, use healthy milk like coconut milk or soya milk, eggs and healthy oils - I do a lot of rigorous activities in my gardening, domestic chores, processing for food and body cosmetics (I have to avoid lotions and soaps that could make my body itch or have breakouts so I make my cosmetics - I will commercialise them when possible).
In addition I do mentally-demanding tasks like reading, studying, critical thinking and writing so its vital to keep exploring ways of making healthy foods and drinks. You may also buy from guaranteed food processors who use organic-grown foodstuffs and healthy processes.
Thankfully I get some of the healthy stuffs from my mini-garden. I hope to grow all these healthy foods in bulk for people when I establish a proper farm.
On the issue of growing food, even if you can only grow on small-scale, January is not too early to start preparations. Due to climate change the rainy period can start and stop unexpectedly- it may not follow the normal pattern I highlighted above - so let's be prepared.
We can and should of course water regularly if no rains but you may already be aware that fresh-falling rain water provides much more remarkable benefit to plants than any other water or watering people do.
So whether you are going to do land preparation or turn over soil in containers like drums, buckets or sacks to make it less compacted and loose enough for plant root penetration, just try and get ready early.
If you are able to to grow food or some useful non-edible plants, no matter how small, don't belittle it .
It could make the difference between staying healthy or not. It could be the basis on which all your body faculties would be functioning well- like my eyes - do you know how much worth of investment in eye-glasses has been saved over the years?
Growing or having access to fresh ingredients to make teas can also help reduce unnecessary spending on other health care treatment.
I write these things because it would be great to see and hear that people are healthy because they are doing the appropriate things concerning their health.
I became even more determined when I went for a function last year where I met some childhood friends and heard how many of our friends and acquaintances had died in their 30s, 40s and 50s due to health problems. These are not poor or uneducated people - they are mostly professionals.
So if you are able to grow or process healthy foods the right way, but you think some of the things I advocate are too tasking and you don't have enough funds to pay other person(s) to do the work, think about your life, is it with the efforts?
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