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I vote goat---it would still be cheaper to feed 2 goats than a cow even a Dexter, and like my daughter says--if a cow steps on you, can hurt you. Goats can browse. My Nubians and Mini Nubians are in a fenced area and don't get out. The milk isn't "goaty" at all, can leave it raw in the...

I am concerned about it--I think that it was a form of bird flu that killed people in 1918--if I understand it correctly, it came here via soldiers in the war. We lost relatives to it. I think just because we think we have ways to fight it--many types of virus are immune to any types of...

we have well water, high in sodium (we don't drink it). I don't know, but it works for us. Try a small batch with your goats milk soap and the Oxyclean--we use Sun. We grate, then dry and then pulse it in the food processor, add it to the other ingredients and pulse that again until fine. I...

Here is another recipe--we are going to try it. <http://www.littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/03/quick-stick-deodorant.html> She has some good things on here. Carolyn

We use our own homemade goatsmilk soap with borax and oxiclean type cleaner--which is washing soda and washing soda/w hydrogen peroxide(considered to be ecologically safe). I have always used liquid, but don't mind the homemade dry. We measure out the grated dried soap. this takes out buck...

oh I guess I really didn't answer the question--yes I think things are going to happen--drought, floods, poor ecomony and other things will happen.;).

I have been preparing for years, I have "gut " feelings, I am surprised that we have gone this long. I am 54 and my oldest is 31 and the youngest is 23--they can all milk, can, cook from basics --from scratch, on an open fire, including my son. We don't only stockpile, cause once its...

Change of habits LOL ;)

We have stored up TP, we are a house of ladies with the exception of my 3 1/2 yr old GS. So I have serged off squares of flannel, towels, old t-shirts in a basket on the back of the toliet and use them--saving the TP for the big jobs. There is a small bucket along side of the toliet with...

OHHHH I am soooo sorry:(. I didn't mean to scare anyone--I really got off to a bad start here :/. You can do it, it isn't hard--you will need the experience and knowledge!! Just follow the directions. Even after years of canning, I still look at the directions to review them. I...

I am very hesitant to post--I did post in the beginning, tbut hten hesitated. If a lot of homesteading forums for most canning posts--I have been called an idiot and stupid(not here). However I would not feel right if I didn't say something--I may never say it again LOL. first of all I am 54...

Oxyclean or we use Sun is made out of washing soda and the dry chemical combination of washing soda and hydrogen perioxide. My daughter read that we could use Oxyclean or equivilent so I googled it and found this info. We use borax, Sun and our own homemade goats milk soap. Carolyn

I have a spinning wheel--Ashford Scholar, my friend has several including a Joy--I think it is an Asford also. She has taken a course in Canada and is considered a Master Spinner. I have used a drop spindle and it can be done, but takes a lot of practice. I suppose you could make one, but it...