Tuco's journey from "total-reliance" to "self-sufficient"

[baymule]

There are neighborhoods where practically anything goes, chickens, goats, sheep, etc. Then there are neighborhoods that regulate how many dogs you can have. You will have to find that just right spot for yourself.

I used to work for a garbage company as truck parts purchaser and inventory control, general grunt work. If you are looking for steady, home every night work, driving a garbage truck pays pretty decent. It is hard work, but weekends off and holidays. EVERY town has garbage trucks, and most of them are always hiring.

We currently line smack in the middle of town, a few blocks from city hall. Have hens in the back yard and garden in front yard. We are moving 160 miles north of here and we'll be 12 miles from town on a barely traveled county road. I can't wait.

 

[Denim Deb]

Around here, you're supposed to have 1.5 acres to raise rabbits. And I know people who live in towns who cannot raise rabbits because they're "livestock". These regulations can be a big pain.

 

[Britesea]

Cuy (guinea pig meat) is very similar to squirrel, I've been told. I've never had squirrel but I HAVE eaten cuy. It was a little greasy, but quite tasty as a shake n bake (I didn't care for it with teriyaki). Like rabbits, they do not do well in heat and steps have to be taken or they will die with great abandon. Also like rabbits, the domestic ones are not as resistant to cold weather as their wild brethren. But they take a lot less space than rabbits; you can keep hundreds in a garage sized space (My MIL had over 500 in a space about that size).

 

[Tuco]

So, I forgot to mention that for the last week or so I've been taking this free online permaculture course. It was somthing that I found on Facebook. Here's a link if anyone else is interested in it. Let me know if this link works or not. https://www.facebook.com/permaculture.design/posts/10151921639593049?email=2

 

[Tuco]

Journal entry : Captains Log
Stardate 11-14-2014
Craigslist is driving me crazy! I've got a handful of items listed on Craigslist for sale. I've got about 30 responses on these items. Sounds good doesn't it? Well, so far, only one person has come through! I've had several people reply... but then I never heard from them again. I've had several people say they'd be here at a certain time... but then they didn't show up. I've even had some of those "no-shows" reschedule another time... and then they no-showed again! Yeesh!

 

[Denim Deb]

Unless it's a large item, I meet anyone I'm selling something to at someplace local and will only do so if I have a phone number so I can call them. So far, I haven't had anyone not show up.

 

[Tuco]

Thanks everyone! I'm excited! I'll be driving again, but I'll only be on the road for a couple days at a time, so I'll still be able to have a life!

I got a library card the other day and checked out a few books. I've already read most of the top left one (great book!) and, after skimming through the bottom right book, I think I'm going to skip it...besides, I can't wait to get to "Worms Eat My Garbage", a book about vermicomposting. I've heard that Paradise Lot is a great book too. It's a couple of guys who are kinda urban homesteaders like I'd like to do.