Recent content by tdbarani

Great, thanks Dawn!

Thanks! To start my journal do I click on the "my page" link?

Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone! so lucky - it's cool to see someone else on here from my neck of the woods! :) Tammy

Thanks for the welcome, snapshot! We are trying our best everyday to be self sufficient. It has really become our passion and life-long goal!

Hello everyone! I found this website from BackYardChickens.com and I'm so happy I found it! My husband and I moved from the city out to the country on 20 wooded acres about a year ago on our quest to self sufficiency. We absolutely love it and are learning new ways to be self sufficient every...

Interesting article. Has anyone seen the documentary "Forks Over Knives?" I haven't seen it myself but really want to. It follows several people who are on lots of medication for different diseases and shows how beneficial it is when they adopt plant-based diets. Tammy

Good article. Most of my recipes start with garlic and onions and I eat honey quite a bit, so looks like I'm on the right track. Tammy

I've never heard of salt soap but now I want to make it! Seems like it would be a really good way to exfoliate. Tammy

Awesome, I'll have to try this out! Been thinking of trying this since I got coconut oil and heard it was good to use in homemade toothpaste. Tammy

Wow, cool tip! I've never heard this one. I'll have to try it. Mosquitoes are horrible in our neck of the woods! Tammy

This sounds good! We always have a ton of chard and are on the lookout for new recipes. Will have to try this one out. Thanks for sharing! Tammy

I recently made home made butter with the women in my family for our "pioneer women" day. One of them had an antique churn with a paddle and we took turns churning until it turned into butter. Turned out really good! Of course it's even better with some honey or strawberries added in on freshly...

This is awesome! My husband always jokes about the zombie apocalypse and makes sure we have plenty of guns and ammo at all times! I can't believe it's a college course. Zombies really are hot right now! Tammy

Hi everyone! I found this forum over on BackYardChickens.com and I'm loving it! My husband and I moved out the country on 20 wooded acres almost a year ago and our passion is learning to be self sufficient. We have chickens, guineas, a livestock guardian dog, several outside cats, and 2 indoor...

Hello everyone! I found this website from BackYardChickens.com and I'm so happy I found it! My husband and I moved from the city out to the country on 20 wooded acres about a year ago on our quest to self sufficiency. We absolutely love it and are learning new ways to be self sufficient every...