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I know, I know, it isn't nearly as bad here, but I did spend part of my life living in the easternmost portion of Cuyahoga. Does that earn me any more Lake Effect credit? My dh had delusions of moving to Oswego after we got married. I told him to go jump in the Lake!

As my DH tells it, my crazy ideas get us nowhere. We have lived on this piece of land for six years and have never done anything to improve it. It was my idea to move to the country. DH would have been happy in a condo. I couldn't picture a condo working well with our five babies, so the...

1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like? Ohio...Zone 5, cold winters, hot summers. 2. How many people are in your family? Marital status? Married to DH for 16 years. We have five children, three by the grace of adoption and two home-grown surprises. They...

I was wondering because in an earlier post up thread it sounded like you were grouping yourself in with "us", meaning the Buckeyes. Oh well, it's definitely our loss that you reside elsewhere. :)

I hear you about amending. I have one section of land that has had chicken, duck, pig, goat, sheep, and rabbit manure/litter composting on it for several years. It is beautiful soil. Of course, it is also in the shadiest part of my land, so I will have to dig it all up and move it, but it...

Note to self: 500+ guinea pigs' litter will lead to awesome soil for future daughter-in-law. Buy guinea pigs now!

Ooooh. Some of those are very spiffy!

Deb, are you an Ohioan, too?

Being busy definitely falls under the "Acceptable Response" category! Hello, FarmerJamie! It is nice to meet a fellow Buckeye over here. I will gladly read up on your posts since I know we live in the same climate. Do you also have the heavy clay soil that can be such a tribulation with...

I have earned a bit of money from crocheting simple items (think dish clothes, scarves,baby sweaters, afghans) for our church craft shows. This year I am also trying my hand at simple Waldorf-type dolls, stuffed using wool from my own sheep. We shall see how it goes. I am not an expert, but I...

Huh. Northeastern Ohio must be filled with people who are not inclined toward self-sufficiency. Oh well. It's time to start a trend!

I really like this!

I made my own pads ages ago and they held up very well. My eldest daughter started recently and I ended up ordering her some "cute" pads from mama bear wear on etsy. I was willing to pay for a supply of cute ones because I wanted to celebrate her step into womanhood with her. I still thought...

Thank you for the warm welcome, Rhonda_bruce! I hope your husband is making a good recovery following his heart attack. That must have been a terrifying experience for you all. Thank you for the raccoon advice. I did actually trap and drown several in our pond during the first time around...

Thank you for the welcome! We currently have six sheep and nine chickens (eight chicks, along with our elderly survivor from the original flock.) we sold our goats last year when dh was going through chemo because I couldn't manage everything on my own. If I can get the fencing and pastures...

Thank you, Denim Deb! I will be sure to mow the back pastures regularly. I am looking into getting a scythe, but for now will have to try to get the job done with the old lawn mower. Thank heavens the kids think it's fun to push a lawn mower back and forth a few times. That makes the job go...

Thank you for the welcome! It took me forever to find some time to get back over and respond, but I have enjoyed the information I have gleaned already from such a knowledgeable group of people.

Cattle panels would be awesome if we didn't have three toy breed dogs to keep in, too. We actually used a few panels for a portion of our fencing, but had to go around and put chicken wire over the bottom half to keep the dogs in. One of them is very agile and still hops through because she...

We have about 3.5 acres of land that needs to be fenced in, pronto. Our sheep keep escaping from the woven wire fence dh put up when we moved in about 5 years back. His health does not allow him to keep up with it and I just about killed myself while trying to fix a section myself yesterday...

Just wondering if there are any members in my neck of the woods. Have a great day!