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We make our living from Azure Standard so I'm partial to them! We deliver Azure products to the outlying areas in Washington state that are not on Azure's delivery route, delivering to several hundred people monthly. What I don't get from them I get from Costco and that constitutes ALL my...

I don't plain dress, but try to always dress modestly. More often, and most comfortably for me right now it's long skirts and sweaters. I have friends and aquaintances who do, it's just not my thing. For me and my beliefs, it's always important that I look modest and feminine. That is, even...

I agree with everything everyone else said but wanted to add - oregano oil is GREAT for infections. And lots of fresh garlic - nature's antibiotc! I will occasionally steam myself if my chest is congested: pan of water brought to a near boil (good a steamy), then I turn it off, remove it...

I bought a vitamix about 6 years ago. They were doing a display of them at our local Costco. I thought it was the neatest thing since peanutbutter! And the fact that I could make peanutbutter in it was ultra cool! We got it and the extra gizmo with it for grinding grains. The rep told us...

Thanks for the article link FM - it was a great source of info. I'm curious though, when I go back to the other article he links, he says to never allow oats or barley (or a combination of the two) to be more than 15% of your chicken feed. He doesn't say why. Does anyone have any further info...

that's why we bought our goats too.

When I had heartburn during pregnancy my midwife recommended papaya enzyme tablets and said if that didn't work to try sipping a little ACV in warm water before each meal. A little honey in it can help the taste if it's hard to get down. The papaya tablets worked GREAT for my heartburn so I...

animal farm: What kind of peas are you using? Field peas? I'd love to find a source of field peas. My local grainery uses them as the protein in their layer mix that they make but he won't sell it to me individually - he wants me to buy his feed mix. I ordered split peas and lentils from...

I'd love to hear from anyone who has managed to raise them outdoors. I have two bins in my basement - but I'd rather have them outside. We hit 110 in the summer and below 0 at times in the winter - is it possible to raise them outdoors? Perhaps if I were to bury their bins in the dirt?

I make my corn meal from popcorn. It's the only kind of corn I can use in my electric grinder because the others aren't dry enough. I have a Nutrimill and LOVE it. I've been using it for about 6 years. It's not $400.00 but still spendy at about $250.00. I mention though, because it may be...

I'm bringing this back up again as I'm trying to find acceptable protein sources BESIDES soy. I found fish meal locally, but goodness! it's about $100.00 for a 50# bag - that's not going to work at all! I bought 25 pounds of each green split peas, yellow split peas, and lentils in the hopes of...

I have given birth 7 times. The first 4 were hospital births, two of which were induced (in hind sight both inductions were un-necessary) one of which I gave birth to by myself despite being in the hospital (they didn't believe me when I said I was getting close - long, long story and the one...

I'm chiming in very late here, but we're avid oregano oil users here. As well as some other good stuff - but OO is our go to "medicine" of choice. With seven kiddos we have increased odds of illnesses in our family - I have a few who have to touch everything and insist on putting their fingers...

So, is the fishmeal for protein? Is it reasonably priced and do feed stores carry it? I can't recall seeing it at ours, but I'm not always as observant as I ought to be. :P I don wonder, since not free-ranging yet if they'll need an additional protein source when I make the switch. I need to...

I know freemotion feeds her chickens whole grains so I hope she posts here. I know this is likely more suited to the backyardchickens site, but quite honestly I really don't want to hear how unhealthy my chickens will be if I don't have the pefect formulation made up for them. I know others...

I just fill my fabric sofener compartment for the rinse cycle. In the past when I had a top loader I would use one of those downy balls. It would stay afloat until the spin cycle, then it would tip and spill the vinegar out so that it was saved for the rinse cycle. I think it was about 1/4 cup.

Vinegar is what I use in the rinse cycle in place of fabric softener. It helps with static, but honestly, in the middle of winter it doesn't seem to keep it completely at bay. I use recycled wool dryer balls to help "fluff" things and it seems to help a little with the static - things don't...

We have 7 kiddos. They are a wonder to behold - most days. :) Then there a days when we have to wonder what the heck they were thinkin'. :ep Or what the heck WE were thinkin'. :he If the house is quiet (very rare!) you have to wonder where they're at :idunno and what they're up to - it's...

In the past when we have a new pet we take them in for a good look over and their first shots - thereafter we did all the boosters ourselves. You can get the vacs at most feed stores and do them yourself for $5 to $10. Every 5 years we have to give rabies and only a vet can do that for us so I...

I just got started too, so here's what I've got going so far: We built a 3.5 sided goat shed built sorta skid style. It has a dirt floor with a foundation of treated posts - nothing concreted or dug in, we wanted to be able to move it if we should ever want to. Walls are framed with 2x4s and...