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We are looking at doing as much of the work as possible. Right now, we are considering a Jim Walters home that is actually already complet. Jim Walters is no longer doing housing, so they are getting rid of the existing models they have at their sales sites. The one we are looking at was...

Hey, I was wondering if anyone out there in self sufficient land has built their own home...and if you managed to do it and 1. keep your sanity, 2. paid as you went. We are contemplating this and want to stay as debt fee as possible. Any input would be appreciated....

I learned to make biscuits from my mother, and she did not use a recipe...I have never used a recipe, either. Its basically dump enough flour in a bowl to make as many biscuits as you want. Add some sugar, and an egg size scoop of shortening...(the size of the egg size scoop depends on the...

Our House of Representatives is considering a bill HR 875 that would affect our ability to feed ourselves... Please read a summary of this bill at http://www.ftcldf.org/index.html We need to contact our representative and let them know that this is NOT a bill we need made into a law. Where...

HI all. I just read a post on a website dedicated to the legal defense of farming practices (found here http://www.ftcldf.org/index.html ). Apparently there is a bill in the House of Representatives that would regulate food production so strictly as to make small farmers, sustainable farming...

Basically the only clothes we buy "new" are those for my husband...his job requires him to maintain a level of professional dress..and of course under clothes are new. The rest of what we get comes from the Good Will, Salvation Army, Valley Rescue Mission, and yard sales. You can find all the...

As the deadline approaches for the new television system, I am wondering how many self sufficient members are buying in to the new system? Are you upgrading your tele system, are you getting the government sponsored converter box? Personally, we are not. There really is not much worth...

Hi. I personally like Craigslist...I shop there all the time... I know several people who put their furniture on cragislist, and it went fairly quickly. I have sold books, motorcycle helmets, and other odds n ends....also bought chickens and goats, chicken tractor coop... Ya never know...

Hi all, it has been a while since I posted on this site..been a little busy with homeschooling at the asylum! (*I have 7 students...all mine..) Anyway, I was reading this post had just wanted to share some of my feeders....I found a play set for free in the paper...went and picked it up, it had...

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Lemon pepper pork chops, black eyed peas, spinich, mashed potatoes and gravy! UUUMMMM UUMMMM Good! All cooked by by 14 year old daughter...She gets an A+ in Home Ec today!:P

ACE School of Tomorrow...works well for us...once the kids are reading, they basically teach themselves....we will also be doing some "Unschooling" this year with some things....they learn on their own about things they are interested in...through experiments, observation, the library, field...

Hello, From Smithx9...we homeschooled our children until the oldest was 12...then due to circumstances, we put them in our church school, which is where they have been for the past 4 years. Now all 7 kids are in school, and we are coming home! (PTL) We use ACE curriculum which is mastery...

Hey folks. I am in Russell County, Alabama. We are just across the river from Ft. Benning, GA and Columbus, GA. The closest "town" is Seale, Home of the oldest courthouse in the region. We used to live in an agricultural county, but now subdivisions grow faster than kudzoo! Ft. Benning, Ga...

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Hello, With 7 kids in a family, it certainly would not do to buy each kid everything that they wanted...in fact...often they do NOT get what they want. But they do get their needs met. We often wear designer clothes, Hilfiger, Liz Clayborn, Polo, etc....but I do NOT buy them at the...