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Maybe you could put the word out through local churches. A lot of them have bake sales and such, and maybe they could spread the word, or enroll thier kids. I hope everything goes well for you. I'll be praying for ya'll.

I got a doe and a 6pt buck, 27 squirrels, a coon, and 5 mallards.

Our two outside dogs are adoptions, and our inside dog was Laura's moms, so when she passed away we took her in as well. Laura's cats have all been rescues as well...one was a feral baby I caught in a culvert for her. We have also taken in peoples fish they were tired of and a couple of...

I plan to use the 4x4's as the base of my garden fence. I'm going to make a picket fence around it to keep the chickens out. I think my partner and I can scrounge up enough sheet metal at work to cover the whole shed. We get packages of sheet metal, and it has cover sheets, which have...

My job is building portable buildings(sheds) and things of that nature. Today we had to remove an existing 8x10 wooden shed to get ready to build a new metal one in a customers backyard. The floor of his existing shed was completely rotted away, but the framework of 2x4 construction was still...

Laura can't find the charger to the camera, but as soon as iys located, I'll get pics up, promise. I considered going with a heritage breed, like Marans, but I am limited on space here in town and wanted maximum egg production. I have the red sex link hens already, and they really produce...

I have been scouring Craigslist lately, wanting to add to our flock, but troubled over introducing illness into our group. Today I was finally going to take a risk and purchase some adult birds from nearby, but YAY, Orschelens was hanging thier chick days banner!!! We went home with six black...

I have been going through our backstock of non-perishables this evening. I believe I have enough to sustain 7 people for maybe 6-8 months. It still doesn't seem enough lol. My ammo is OK, but I think I will work on it next. Another thing is water. We have maybe 30-40 half gallon cans of...

My Papaw knew it was coming someday. He thought it would be in his lifetime. But he did teach me the skills, the wat of thinking to get through(or make an effort to) something like a meltdown, a depression. My wife sometimes thinks I'm a little paranoid(I think I'm not paranoid enough). Her...

Hey all Well we got our tax refund in WHOO-HOO! We did the right thing and have paid off every thing we owe, except for my truck, which will pay off in one more year. No bills except truck, utilities, rent, and insurance! I am so very relieved. We also gave the kids $50 apiece to get...

I spent my 20's believeing all women were manipulative and crazy...not that that stopped me from hooking up. I jst thought that was the way it was. Then I met Laura. She is completely honest, and has the kindest soul I have ever known. Plus she is beautiful!!! She is my best friend, my...

So what about sweet tea(with a goodly amount of sugar)? I quit soda about a year ago, and switched to sweet tea. I lost about 40 lbs. Just wondering about the sugar in it.

This years plan is for cucumbers, tomatoes, jalepenos, chili peppers, mustard greens, spinach, red onions, garlic. I may also do green beans and lettuce. As for flowers, marigolds in a perimeter around the garden, zinnias, cannas, iris, and some ornamental sweet potatoes in an old hollow stump.

We live in town so our list is kinda small 4 red sex link hens(had 8 but the dogs got 3 and one was egg bound and died) 3 dogs, 2 outside( basset hound, which is mine, and a german shepard mix which is Johns) and 1 inside(pomeranian my wifes) 2 goldfish(the kids) and 5 mussels John...

I grew up 7 miles from Lake Texoma here in southern Oklahoma. There is a creek behind my grandads house that meanders down to it. We used a flatbottom boat with a trolling motor, and went all summer, every day. We would fill up with striper bass, largemouth, channel and blue cat. I still go...

LOL I was just sitting here looking at the aquarium thinking " they use silicone on that, and doesn't hurt the fish, so surely it wouldn't hurt plants. Appreciate it :)

Well, this site and the folks on here have really inspired me to live more SS. My family and I strive continuously to reuse and recycle, as well as get ourselves to a more natural, back to the earth lifestyle. I am on here all the time looking for ideas and reading of others successes as well...

I spent the day trying to get back into SS mode. It was cold and wet, but I made myself anyway. I went to the scrap pile at work and spent a several hours tearing apart varios wooden pallets to reclaim lumber for my home projects. The results: 4 10' 2x6's, 40 or so 4' 1x6's, 5 5' 2x4's...

I reclaimed some 1x6's from the scrap pile at work today. I am planning to make some hanging planter boxes to grow peepers in this summer. I wanted to seal the seams so water and dirt won't seep out(there will be drainage holes at the bottom). I was planning to use silicone caulk, but was...

Hi ya'll This has been a very tough few months for me and mine. Ya'll know of my grandma's passing in October. Well, my wife fell into a terrible depression around the holidays. Her mom passed a little over a year ago. She couldn't seem to participate, so I soldiered on for the kids sake...