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    10 Small Animals That Are Surprisingly Low-Maintenance for Homesteads

    Guinea pigs were domesticated as food. I'd eat cuy. They are big enough to be worth the effort
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    Newbie

    Ived had to use saddles a few times. Hens protest at first then get used to it.
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    Food prices June 2021

    The grain fed isn't really. It's grain finished the last couple months. All the cattle are on pasture here up until finishing time. Guy at the end of the road sells cattle to them.
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    Food prices June 2021

    Yes It's hanging weight. I get everything I can. I render the beef fat. Can get the tail, heart, and all the liver because most dont want it. Sometimes they've tossed in extra hearts
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    Food prices June 2021

    This is the butcher we use when we actually get half a beef at their current prices. Locally raised cattle. Its much cheaper than the butcher where my Mom lives.
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    What's for dinner?

    Homemade and low sodium for hubby No salt canned chickpeas and navy beans. Cooked frozen corn and lima beans. Half a red onion. Sliced up cucumber. Mini mozzarella balls. Sliced kalamata olives and pickled banana peppers. I make up a salt free Italian dressing to mix through it. Heavier on the...
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    Food prices June 2021

    If you use shea butter for homemade products, be aware that prices will be going up. Nigeria has put a ban on selling shea nuts for 6 months. They want processing facilities to be built in their country so they can make more than a pittance on the product. They are the largest grower at 40% of...
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    What's for dinner?

    Bean salad again. Its a rather tasty part of the lesser us program
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    Told my Mom to answer suspected spam numbers as "Hello! (Such and such) police department. How may I direct your call?" Hubby used to answer "Bill's mortuary. You stab 'em we slab 'em."
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    Memes That Make You Giggle

    Think rednecks and tweekers. That's how it all is in the less urban areas here. Urban is tweekers, homeless tweekers, and street racing
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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    Dang things learned how to use the treadle feeders even with the weighted lids. Had to move the magnet weight forward so that it pulls down on the bottom as well. It now takes 2 silkies to open. Boy are the silkies mad about that. I think its most of the population from the marsh that moved...
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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    I made the treadle feeders harder to open. Rats cant open now. They are starving. When i put down some feed for the recently ill and the mostly blind hen, rats braved me to try and get some. Played whack a rat for a bit, then baited the ratinator. 26 in 15 minutes
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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    I need to dress like the year 2000 and carry around the ancient LG flip phone I found in the junk drawer. Just wander looking confused and like I'm trying to get a signal
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    Food prices June 2021

    Beef is going up here. I'll get prices next time I'm at the Business Center
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    Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch

    Found a patch of eyebright this evening. Was walking around and "hmmm. I don't know this plant but it looks familiar."
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