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Thanks for the info. Looks like a very interesting place. The workshops sound good.

The guy's name is Joe Salatin and he has several books about how he raises cattle, chickens, pigs and rabbits on his farm in Va. I have heard him speak in person and although he is rather full of himself he does have some very interesting ideas.

Where's Philo?? What section of the state? How do I get information on Blue Rock Station? Website? :hu Sounds like it might be very interesting.

We get the low level flights too (western Columbiana Co.). Most of ours are the big transports and there will be several in a line. We also have helicopters flying the power line over our property but they are commercial not military. Copters drive the dogs nuts but the dogs aren't too bothered...

I gave a bunch to a young man who works at a golf course. He goes into the water hazards and retrieves lost balls, also in the rough. He is allowed to sell the balls he finds so he cleans them and packages in egg cartons. Also our local weekly farm auction will sell stacks on commission. You...

Love my Foodsaver. Try to buy bags on sale and like the rolls best. There are just two of us and I find that I can freeze meal portion sizes for less waste. Foror veggies, I do most of them in two portion sizes and then some in larger packages for times when we have guests/holidays etc. Sincewe...

Last night we lost power for about half an hour. Sounded like someone was hunting outside....lots of cracks and bangs. Woke up this morning to lots of limbs down in front yard and lane and a tree down behind the house. Missed the house but put a serious dent in the dog yard fence. Took me...

I'm in the southwest corner of Columbiana county which is southeast of Hiram and woke up to 1/2 inch of ice coating my car this AM. Had to cancel an Amish taxi trip to western Geauga county this AM. Rescheduled for Thurs....hope it's clear by then!!! It's now about 8 PM and we're getting...

Cottonseed meal and cottonseed oil have high levels of pesticide due to the massive amounts of pesticide that is used on cotton. Don't kno how this is digested or if it is transfered to the muscle (meat) of the cow/steer. My DS has allergies to some of the pesticides and we had to watch...

Since you are in Ohio find a copy of Farm and Dairy weekly newspaper. In my area they are available in some grocery stores, convience stores, libraries and TSC stores. There are often farm related jobs listed there. Good Luck!

Try SandHill Preservation Center in Iowa. Their website is www.sandhillpreservation.com for the catalog listings. You have to order via the mail but the catalog is on line. Glen and Linda have heritage poultry, seeds and sweet potato plants. Have done business with them for years. Good people.:)

Would a bubbling denture cleaner work???

Lehman's in Kidron Ohio has all the ingredients both in kit form and individually. check them out on the web. Don't know if it would be frugal to pay the shipping but worth checking. I was able to shop in person.

Tom, you HAVE to read everything on every label ... soy is in everything!! I don't eat soy for the reasons stated here by others and because it causes some pretty nasty reactions in my respiratory system. Soy is in 99% of all salad dressings including mayo. So if you like "salad" dressing on...

QA Will you be allowed to have other bovines on the property? I know with the chicken houses (both fryer/ broiler and the egg houses) you are not permitted to have any other birds on the property because of biosecurity. We looked at an egg house several years ago but decided that the dust...

Lots of good ideas! One idea I didn't see was using a vaccum sealer. There are just two of us and sometimes the CSA basket has too much of one item for us to use up so I blanch/cook and vaccum seal in serving size batches then freeze them for use when they are not in season. I also do this with...

I just took a casserole of dried corn to our historical society's work day carry in lunch on Thursday. I use maple syrup instead of white sugar, also eggs and milk for more of a custard. Yummy!!:drool

I'm sorry to disagree but the Amish are not as SS as they may appear to be. I have many friends in our local Amish community and do a lot of taxi work for them. I can only speak for my personal experience in our local community but my aquaintences use electricity from generators (purchased...

Yes, you can raise meal worms easily at home. Check out the internet for the directions or there may be one of us (SS) who has done it. You can also order meal worms in bulk and keep them in your refrigerator for a period of time. I know someone who does this in the summer to feed bluebirds. I...

We have used leaves (mostly maple and willow)in chicken coop and in stalls for years. We are in eastern Ohio so we rake and bag the leaves in the fall. We have stored the bags in an empty stall or along the side of the coop until we need them. The chickens love them, they scratch around find...