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This is something that's on everyones mind these days. If you use the search feature at the top of the page, and type in "grocery budget" there are some great ideas. There is also a thread or two like this at BYC. I don't think anyone has the perfect answer for anyone else, but if you can...

I found this article about potatoes last week whe my DH and I were having a discussion about scurvy. Potato is a versatile, carbohydrate-rich food highly popular worldwide and prepared and served in a variety of ways. Freshly harvested, it contains about 80 percent water and 20 percent dry...

This is a great thread and I love the idea of buckets. I was really lucky one day last year and found this http://www.summitcampinggear.com/cohotwaondep.html marked down from the 50% price so I ended up getting it for $49! It has a shower attachment too. It uses the small propane cans and I...

Iceblink, if you signed up for an account, you have a "wishlist" for the books that aren't available right now. The list is a first in first out system. As the books are posted in the system you move up in line on the wish list. I love the library too, but sometimes I want books for keeping...

Ooh thanks for the link! I browsed earlier but then had to get off the computer and clean, can you imagine?:sick That is the same kit I have, so I guess I will be making lasagne soon! You know, I have thought about asking for raw milk, but it is such a huge issue here, and illegal, I'm...

Hi Pat, I make yogurt and ice cream quite a bit. I have a kit to make cheese, I just haven't tried it yet. Have you made cheese? I know some of us here have. Maybe I can find a thread about it.

Hi all, Thanks for all the input. The dairy isn't organic, though I wish it was. They sell milk in the stores here, Fred Meyer, Walmart, and Safeway and it runs about $5 a gallon. That is with the retail mark-up. We have many cow farms around here, and no they don't get much from the pastures...

LOL, I was wondering about that as well!

No, unfortunately it's just pressed bricks of cheddar. I could understand specialty cheeses being more. I hope peckndirt is right, once they get over themselves the prices should go down.

I would love to have a cow. It just is so expensive here to take care of them in the winter. The cost of keeping the water thawed and having a place to keep the feed dry and thawed.... it's alot of work.

Our creamery just opened it's doors to the public and is selling ice cream, cheese, curds, etc. I was so excited to be able to support the local farmers until I realized I wasn't going to be able to afford it. They are charging $15 for a 2lb. brick of cheddar cheese. $8 for a half gallon of...

I'm jealous of all you placing your orders. It's snowing here and we could still go down to 30 below a couple more times before "spring". I would love to be getting started now, instead of April. The chicks would be so much older by winter. (End of September, first of October) :hit

It's so hard right? No one wants to make the wrong decision! I personally would go for the cash. I think putting extra $ on your mortgage is smart too, but like someone said above, if something were to go wrong, you can't use that to buy food. Good luck!

Just curious why you changed your mind on the orps? I LOVE mine, and they have such awesome broody instincts, you could let tham do the hatching for you next year instead if Ideal ;).

I have been a member of Paperback Swap for over a year now and have traded 100+ books. The way it works is you post books you have read and have lying around. If you post 10 books when you join, they will give you 2 credits you can use to order books right away. (They do not have to be...

I really hate when they do that. It is a sin. Target is moving in and they bought the old mall, tore it down and built in the same spot. What a waste.

LOL, I love my books. There are so many more I want to get.

I love our freezer! As you said though, we use it for moose meat and fish, as well as sale items. If you are worried about the inital cost you could try to find a used one. Craigslist or your local paper. I believe the chest freezers are more economical and if there were a power outage they...

I love Backwoods Home Magazine, I just started getting Countryside. Some books I have on the subject; Back to Basics Root Cellaring The Self-Sufficiency Handbook Barnyard in Your Backyard The New complete book of Self-Suficiency I liked Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver The...

Beekissed, how many do you have to buy to get a good rate? Is there free shipping? I bet I could get you about 50 and send them media mail for a few bucks.