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    So...is Sufficient Self "official" yet?

    :lau That's one hell of a plan you got there, Pat. Nifty, you ready for this? :lol:
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    So...is Sufficient Self "official" yet?

    75 minute commute? Yikes. I used to have one of those. I ran away...screaming! :lol: Ok, I knew that there must have been something I missed. Thanks for keeping me straight. See, it's because I'm here and not over there. :D Though, speaking of over there, I do know what you mean...
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    Homemade Beauty/Spa Treatments

    Yes, my co-workers also note the time I am on the computer. They get emails at all hours of the night! I had one co-worker recently shoot me an email back around midnight (that rarely happens!) teasing me for not knowing when to quit working. Haha!! If she only knew I was just getting...
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    Homemade Beauty/Spa Treatments

    Mmmm. Coconut oil. Great stuff! Inside and out. :lol: FarmerChick, my hubby is great with our little one, too. Isn't it great to have that? They have a blast together, and my husband puts my son to bed almost every night--they have daddy and baby time--baby gets a bath, and then they read...
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    Where did we go wrong?

    There's definitely a difference between wanting a career and creating a situation by which you need the career to live a "lifestyle", where lifestyle = gross wastefullness. I by no means am trying to judge anyone who A) desires a career (I've been there!) B) has said career and is doing well...
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    fence project

    Ah, the seemingly never-ending farm project...we always have a few of those on the never-ending list of farm projects! :lol: It's going to look great when it's finished, though. You could try whitewashing, but you will have to constantly maintain it. The elements (rain primarily) are going...
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    Straw bale/cob construction

    Never heard about the manure and blood floor. Though I do have a link somewhere to make manure bricks for heating fuel, if anyone cares to give it a go. :P Straw bale construction is beautiful and very energy efficient. A friend of mine lived in a straw bale house in New Mexico for a few...
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    Homemade Beauty/Spa Treatments

    WOW FarmerChick, what a collection of great "recipes!" *sigh* If only I had the time for spa treatments at home....I'm lucky if my toddler lets me take a shower long enough to shave my legs! Nevermind the fact that the entire time I'm taking said shower, he's pulling the curtain out and...
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    Wine vinegar anyone?

    Well, you need a starter culture (the "mother") for, um, starters. :P http://www.gangofpour.com/diversions/vinegar/index.html
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    So...is Sufficient Self "official" yet?

    I mean, I know the site is real and all. We've got tons of great sub-forums, a handy-dandy-link-a-ma-doohicky on all 4 of Rob's forums to go back and forth as we please, a few members trickling on over here from BYC and TEG, and some great conversation amongst a few already regulars...but has...
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    Home made laundry soap

    I agree with The Simple Life. After all, it is just soap--there's got to be a way to adjust things so that it will still result in an effective detergent. Post what went into that bucket--it can be figured out! :D
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    Question for ppl w/ milking goats

    You could use horse feed instead. You want to find one that is close to goat feed in terms of nutritional requirments--you may have to watch out for things like selenium, copper, etc. Try looking at www.fiascofarm.com This a web site with a lot of great information on goatkeeping, dairy goats...
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    Where did we go wrong?

    Maybe I should have put it another way--I agree, there are a lot of people doing these things (things that we call frugal, self-sufficient, "green", what have you). Yes, I get a lot of strange looks from people when I tell them I have chickens for eggs, but I have also met a lot of people who...
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    Question for ppl w/ milking goats

    It would depend on what medication you are talking about. Different medications, different withdrawal times...and also, different effects on you. ;) In a nutshell, you probably don't want to drink milk from a medicated goat because, well, that would mean you would be drinking the medication...
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    Where did we go wrong?

    Lots of great responses to think about! I appreciate everyone's input. I find it fascinating. Pat, I agree, these things might not be as "rare" as my somewhat limited viewpoint, having only lived in one place, may make it seem. I grew up and live in an area that has, until very recently...
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    Hey! from Punkin

    Hey there!! Well, there's no "welcome to sufficient self" smilie, so I guess this will have to do: :woot or: :ya or, a pic of me tomorrow morning 'cause I stayed up way too late on BYC, TEG, and SS: :caf
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    Baby Wipes Solution

    Ooohh, CityChook, chamomile! What a great idea. Baby wipes are handy things to have around, as I have discovered since having a baby--I'm sure that these ideas & recipes could be used for lots of other things!
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    Where did we go wrong?

    As a spin-off of Better Half's "What does self sufficient mean to you", I'd like to start a discussion on why "self-sufficient" (or, conserving, living simply, do-it-yourself, etc.) is a rarity and not the norm? I'm truly interested in why it's alien to most to even think about being...
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    Whatt does self suffcient mean to you?

    I suppose at the core of my attempts to be more self-sufficient, it means not having to depend on the "stuff" that "they" say I "need." For sure, there's a lot more to it than that, but I guess that would be my in-a-nutshell description. What I want out of being more self-sufficient is more...
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    Porch Project

    Wow. Gorgeous. Major porch envy here. We don't have a porch at all, and boy do we want one! And way to re-use materials. Awesome! :woot And, OT, but I love Asheville. We thought very long and hard and seriously about moving there, but we couldn't find anything within our price range...
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