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I didn't read all the post but I make extra money from , fire wood $70 a load , collards $1.00 per mature plant , eggs $2.00 a dozen , wine $8.00 a jar , rabbits cleaned $8.00 each , chickens , ducks , manure , smoked meat and a couple other odds and ends . The taxes get paid and in summer I do...

I've seen one around our area so far . I keep traps out around the farm and cover them during the day. We just got the rabbit population back up now I guess the coyotes will fix that. In the last month I've caught 2 fox , 3 coons and 2 possums but no coyote yet. Why can't they release something...

I didn't read every thing that was posted , but , I would get as much salt as I could in a barrel or whatever .I salt a lot of meat and fish ,and smoke some, in case of long term power outages .You can soak the salt out before cooking. The bit about making moonshine,thats easy, making it right...

If someone has need of it the best thing to do is grow it ,stow it ,and keep it to yourself. I personally think it's much safer and more reasonable than the sell of alcohol .

It is a sad truth that as we age there are many things that we can no longer do, but that is where the barter system comes in. Find something you do well or could learn to do well and trade your services for the things you need. If you have no one else to help ,you simply have to find a way.Just...

I use them to store feed in,it cuts back on the rodents.

Spontaneous Cuisine

Don't worry when the newness wares off and the bills kick in they'll come around. You would think the prices would be about half that anyway.I'll be glad when I get enough fencing to get cows of my own again.

Got this off of wikipedia or what ever , these are reasons people can give to have their state secede . I just thought it was interesting .I'll check back later. Check out number 10. * The right to liberty, free association and private property * Consent as important democratic...

Theres a pretty good bounty for beaver in some of the county's in NC. What do you ask for the bobcats?

Trap anything I might be interested in.

A lot of what you need to know goes towards how long the product will keep.Canning ,smoking,and freezing will alter what is needed to feed a person for a year.Crops can be grown almost year round in most places ,depending on the work you put in and weather,Fish and meat can last for a couple of...

Anyone can see that the society as a whole ,regardless of what you might call civilized nations,is on a moral decline and the time of learning from the past is over. With so many people headed in different directions there is no longer middle ground. The best you can do is find like minded...

I'm born and raised in Carolina ,hopefully will be buried here to! Try to raise most of what I eat and help those that help themselves.Like to barter and trade when I can . I'm also not big on strangers at my place but I have been known to make friends.

I crate the large eggs first work my way down.When I get to the small ones ,banties , I crate those and give them out to the more needy costumers when they stop to buy eggs. Most want except free eggs so when they buy I tell them that they will just go to waste if they don't want them.

Balsom Pear is what most call it.It grows on a trellis at my house.

Works like a charm, has anyone else used it? You take the seeds out and cut the balsom up in little pieces ,put it in a jar with turpentine and let sit for a few weeks . Dampen a rag and lay on sprain or sour muscle , don't leave more than 5 minutes at a time. Swelling and soreness...

I like to hunt but I have so many people hunting around and illegally on my property that I can't even let the children hunt anymore.I was shot with buck shot a couple of years ago by a trespasser and fired back ,when they kept shooting in my direction,and I was the one that almost got...