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Mainergal, it sure must ave taken some getting use to, moving from down south to maine...! I know what you mean about those rotten high taxes in coastal communities. I've been eyeing Maine for years as place for my last stand and to pass on to younger family members that are interested..I...

Was just wondering, what is it with soft red wheat that doens't lend itself to yeast rising...? What is it, that is so different between hard and soft wheats. Thanks for that link Tamlynn, unfortunatley because i have webtv i cannot open pdf files...But i can google more info on different wheat...

How cool is that farmfresh,having a neighbor still gardening in his mid 90's...! Now thats a great example, i hope i'm doing that if i become an old timer..lol My granddaddy gardened until he passed at 86yr. Mainergal, are you way up north,or central or south in Maine...Maybe with global...

MoreCabin and Wannabefree, i think you both have valid points.I don't have much faith in our power grid, and it wouldn't take uch to knock it out.Thats way i like canning as opposed to freezing foods.Its alot more work, but at least it won't thaw and rot if you don't cook it and eat it fast...

I have a good idea dragonlaurel and Ibiceea.I like the way you folks think,i'd love to have neighbors like you guys..! Perhaps we could start a planned community.They are popular in the northwest,so i've read. Underground homes are so neat.Efficient energy wise, if done a certain way, they...

Lol....hey thats pretty good Wannabefree...! :) What the heck, might as well ride until we crash..!

I wonder how many will go nuts without their cell phones..! Everywhere i look someone has a cell phone stuck to their ear... I love surfing the net, but could live without it.Lots of reading material around..!

No it's...."hey boss, de plane de plane" lol....

I guess thats true to, FarmerChick, it just doesn't seem to me like anyone around me is doing anything to prepare for trouble. But, hey...like you said, just because i don't see it, doesn't mean its not happening.. Wifezilla...our leaders doing the right thing for that long...? ohhhhh...sure...

bluestar-ranch sez....." The internet is the biggest bubble yet".. You got that right...! and cell phones too...!! When technology fails, its gonna hurt real bad. I know your right, but i'll likey be surfing the net,until it crashes and burns...

Yes, a consumer based society..Their are no easy answers,this perfect economic storm has been building for many years...I don't know how we can get out of this mess.. I fear for the young ones coming of age.I think they should all be required to learn to grow veggi,etc. before they graduate...

Your not kidding Demin Deb...The best we have around these parts is a half assed Walmart 25 miles away...! But...i'm thankful for that..! Prices here are off the wall..!

Lol...hippo poop...? I don't think so...! I'm not exactly sure what they eat, but i don't think hippo poop's required..:)

Wow...many responses...! I'd like to clear a few things up.My post is what i have observed in my neighborhood.I'm not looking down on anyone, nor do i think i am better than anyone around me.I just stated,that i don't understand where these folks are coming from.I don't know who can afford to...

Sometimes i stand out by the street and look at whats going on in my neighborhood. One neighboor is breaking ground to put a inground swimming pool in. Another neighboors driveway is full of newer shiney cars, someone almost always washing /cleaning one of them.. Their is my neighboor to my...

I haven't watched tv in 20 yrs.I have a thing called webtv for internet access.It is not a computer and i can't acess many things.However i can access and do print alot of survival info. such as i find here.When our satelites go down, even solar powered access will be useless... There was a...

Canning is a part of my long term strategy.I have about 40 qts of chicken put up in chicken broth. I'm starting to rotate them out now, as they last about three yrs.I freeze some stuff in the freezer but not allot, i prefer not to depend on electric for my food program.Not only because of the...

Thanks folks...:) Had no idea red soft wouldn't work for yeast breads. It sure did make a great cornbread...!

I just got a bag of soft red winter wheat, i've read soft white was used for cakes/pastries.This afternoon i ground up some cornmeal and my new wheat and made cornbread.I have to say it came out pretty darn good..! Would one basically use soft red as you would soft white...? Do the soft wheats...

When the power grid is down, and you haven't a back up generator, what manual grain mill do you have.I have a "back to basic" manual mill that i just tried yesterday.I ground up some whole kernals of corn and made corn bread. The mill did a good enough job of making cornmeal, but was rather...