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    Making a little extra cash

    I didn't read all the post but I make extra money from , fire wood $70 a load , collards $1.00 per mature plant , eggs $2.00 a dozen , wine $8.00 a jar , rabbits cleaned $8.00 each , chickens , ducks , manure , smoked meat and a couple other odds and ends . The taxes get paid and in summer I do...
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    Coyotes are here!

    I've seen one around our area so far . I keep traps out around the farm and cover them during the day. We just got the rabbit population back up now I guess the coyotes will fix that. In the last month I've caught 2 fox , 3 coons and 2 possums but no coyote yet. Why can't they release something...
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    Food storage list must haves

    I didn't read every thing that was posted , but , I would get as much salt as I could in a barrel or whatever .I salt a lot of meat and fish ,and smoke some, in case of long term power outages .You can soak the salt out before cooking. The bit about making moonshine,thats easy, making it right...
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    Cannabis as medicine for real, anyone?

    If someone has need of it the best thing to do is grow it ,stow it ,and keep it to yourself. I personally think it's much safer and more reasonable than the sell of alcohol .
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    Is a Self Sufficient Lifestyle Only Feasible if Healthy and Strong?

    It is a sad truth that as we age there are many things that we can no longer do, but that is where the barter system comes in. Find something you do well or could learn to do well and trade your services for the things you need. If you have no one else to help ,you simply have to find a way.Just...
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    Need suggestions for using white 55 gallon drums with lids.

    I use them to store feed in,it cuts back on the rodents.
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    Disappointed in my local dairy.

    Don't worry when the newness wares off and the bills kick in they'll come around. You would think the prices would be about half that anyway.I'll be glad when I get enough fencing to get cows of my own again.
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    Long read.Political stuff

    Got this off of wikipedia or what ever , these are reasons people can give to have their state secede . I just thought it was interesting .I'll check back later. Check out number 10. * The right to liberty, free association and private property * Consent as important democratic...
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    North Carolina anyone ?

    Theres a pretty good bounty for beaver in some of the county's in NC. What do you ask for the bobcats?
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    North Carolina anyone ?

    Trap anything I might be interested in.
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    How much land does it take to feed a person for a year?

    A lot of what you need to know goes towards how long the product will keep.Canning ,smoking,and freezing will alter what is needed to feed a person for a year.Crops can be grown almost year round in most places ,depending on the work you put in and weather,Fish and meat can last for a couple of...
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    Has anyone here seen the latest prediction from Gerald Celente??

    Anyone can see that the society as a whole ,regardless of what you might call civilized nations,is on a moral decline and the time of learning from the past is over. With so many people headed in different directions there is no longer middle ground. The best you can do is find like minded...
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    North Carolina anyone ?

    I'm born and raised in Carolina ,hopefully will be buried here to! Try to raise most of what I eat and help those that help themselves.Like to barter and trade when I can . I'm also not big on strangers at my place but I have been known to make friends.
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    Do you size your eggs for sale?

    I crate the large eggs first work my way down.When I get to the small ones ,banties , I crate those and give them out to the more needy costumers when they stop to buy eggs. Most want except free eggs so when they buy I tell them that they will just go to waste if they don't want them.
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    Balsom and Turpintine

    Balsom Pear is what most call it.It grows on a trellis at my house.
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    Balsom and Turpintine

    Works like a charm, has anyone else used it? You take the seeds out and cut the balsom up in little pieces ,put it in a jar with turpentine and let sit for a few weeks . Dampen a rag and lay on sprain or sour muscle , don't leave more than 5 minutes at a time. Swelling and soreness...
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    I caught someone hunting in my YARD today!

    I like to hunt but I have so many people hunting around and illegally on my property that I can't even let the children hunt anymore.I was shot with buck shot a couple of years ago by a trespasser and fired back ,when they kept shooting in my direction,and I was the one that almost got...
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