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18.5 acres - 1.5 open/ balance wooded Year around wet creek My DFiance' is questioning 'why this property' - why do we need a creek (or pond-with other properties) with a bunch of woods? He wants mostly open land, with/without a natural water source. I say we can clear out more acreage as we...

Fermenting Salting Smoking Dehydrating Freezing Pickling Sugaring Root Cellering Am I forgetting any other ways of preserving foods - other than pressure canning? I WON'T be canning! I saw what happened to the kitchen ceiling at the farmhouse where I grew up. :hide

I am so sorry for your family's loss. :hugs Prayers for your family being said.

A hand cranked flashlight. A hand cranked weather radio. A bag of candy - whether it be hard, chewy - for emergency sugar needs. All the good stuff already mentioned, plus any others that'd be mentioned. ;)

My oldest has most of his shots - he is now 21 yrs. old. My second oldest has less - he is now 20 yrs. old. My third has less than 20 yr old - she is now 19 yrs. old. My fourth has less than his older sister - he is now 18 yrs. old. My fifth has almost none - he is now 16 yrs. old. My youngest...

Hand cranked cell phone charger? Wow and nice find!

I'm curious about people living this way, already - or, taking steps in do so. Working in the modern world, with modernized conditions/ living at home without "anything modern", like living in two worlds. Vehicles - "Green fueled"? Electric/solar powered? In my eyes, cell phones are modern...

Maybe, next time you buy eggs from the same guy, you should take an egg candler with you and check the eggs before you buy them - just to make that point.

Thank You for posting this !!!! :thumbsup

Mr. Salatin was recently in Louisville, KY - I couldn't go, either - big bummer.

Oh, Wow!! That's a neat idea!! One more project for either of my teens, still left home.

We had rabbits for a few months, about 1 1/2 - 2 yrs ago. They had babies that I wanted to eat, I even asked the rent office, if it was allowable. I got the AOK from them, they told me to have it done discreetly, so my children or others wouldn't know about it. My DFiance', turned around and...

Two places I have always wanted to visit!

When I was in my teens, my youngest sister learned by watching the people who cut our hair at the salon. She wanted to try on us, so we let her cut our hair ( I have 3 younger sisters), she did such a fantastic job, that our Daddy didn't have to pay for our haircuts. We were all teens, with...

You guys are rich....Homemade Cheeses and wines! I just had to say that :D

HA HA !! I used to do that just for fun in elementary school.:rolleyes:

Oh my - he's handsome! Would he be a "hair or wool" sheep?

Hahahahaha - well, there was a found use! I first thought I was going to open up something about a goat udder. :rolleyes:

Thanks for another home remedy! My DD will have to try this out - she's been under attack from those nasty zits for several months now. Now, hopefully, I won't need a face mask to pop her biggest, baddest zits. One got me back last month. :sick

Thank you for your replies! I will try both out!