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    any ideas on landscaping with food bearing plants???

    We have raised tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and such... is their any plants that we could use in landcaping that would look both decrotive plus give us stuff to nibble on? I am adding strawberries and rasberries, but I am thinking of taking the flowers out and replacing them with something...
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    what meat animals can be able to raised on little land??

    I figured chickens of course, quail, and rabbit... anything else??
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    Okay Really What clothes do my kids need?? ...What about toys?

    I have two sons... 18 months and 4 years... and EVERYONE gives us clothes... Not complaining but our kids have more clothes than they will ever wear. I want to downsize.... but am unsure... how many outfits do they need... how many of what?? Any help will be greatly apprechated.
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    Making your own clothes... Is it hard??

    I have never used a sewing machine, but am thinking of borrowing one from my mom to learn from... But she really dosen't have time to teach me. What steps should I take to learn how to make my own clothes? Is it easy enough to self teach? Any books I should get?? steps I should take.. anything...
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    How much land does it take to feed a person for a year?

    :frow Need to figure out How much land goes into feeding each person every year? "hobby Farmers" typically use more land per animal than factory farmers, How much more land would we need to use if animals were raised more humanely? Any random Facts, links, etc. to help me figure this out will...
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    Gardening a little cheaper....

    every year my husband grows a garden, mostly tomatoes, peppers, watermelon pumpkin and a few other odd and end plants. We normally buy the plants already started by a nursery, but this year I would like to start the plants from scratch by ourselves. I am tempted to go out and purchuse the little...
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    Saving Money on bottles water??

    Well My husband and I are just starting out trying to be "fugal" so I'm trying to figure out how to elimanate some of the biggest expenses. I already made a big step by quitting smoking <yeah me.> We started using the bus for shuttling our children to and from school. But now I got to start...
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