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A few months ago got a bee in my bonnet about having a clothesline. I have a tiny yard, but we have a nice wooden playset. I bought six screw eyes and put them into the playset below the monkey bars and from one corner to the other across the L shape of the playset. Got some thin nylon rope from...

Supposed to get rain in CA ths week! Hopefully it will rain on the farms, not just in LA.

I don't know if this has been a topic of conversation here, but the drought in CA is going to affect everyone. It is the worst drought in recorded history. Since half of all US grown fruits, nuts, and veggies come from CA, including 80-100% of many types of crops, the drought will affect produce...

Hubby and i spent a good 6 hours on our community garden plot this weekend. It had been neglected for quite a while and the kids and i had been making progress, but we just needed a big push to get it planting ready. We finished pulling up the rest of the crabgrass, i know its never really all...

Hello! Sounds like quite an adventure. Not many people experience that type of life anymore.

Hello, my name is Tamlynn and its been 3 years since I posted! Im glad i got the link to this new site, looks good. I still live in LA, but trying to convince dh that he can retire early, REALLY early. He is reluctant because the most amazing miracle happened to us about a year and a half ago...

Look at all the yummy bread! I buy wheat from a LDS Family Home Storage Center. There is a center near me (Los Angeles), but there are many throughout the US and Canada. A 25 pound bag of either hard red or white wheat at a Storage Center is $11.45. Here is a map of the storage centers. You do...

Most of the time I don't even notice if a poster is male or female. I do think that women tend to be more likely to post on forums that favor sharing of advice and personal experiences. And more likely to respond with personal information, not just facts. Like when my husband responds to an...

Um, are you trying to ask a bunch of people who don't like being told what to do (us) how to tell other people what to do?

I've had good luck with dwarf citrus, both in large pots, like whiskey barrels, and in the ground in central AZ and SoCal. I currently have a dwarf Valencia orange and it produces about 100 lbs per year. My Bearss lime has only been in its pot 1 year and had a small crop already. I like Meyer or...

I think the bread and jam is a perfect gift. Chickens? not so much. It's more like a chore than a gift. Plus, BUY them a coop? Can your dh be my friend too?

I like salt. :lol: But I make nearly everything from scratch, so I'm not getting hidden sodium. I know it when I put salt in my food.

Those are beautiful! What a find! I stopped a random stranger in her yard today and asked her if she canned. I thought I saw some jars in the back of her SUV as she was unloading her groceries. I was wrong. :( She was an 80yo old woman and was astounded that I would be so domestic.

Made 5 1/2 pints of raspberry jam on Saturday. Over Christmas vacation we made about 6 quarts of applesauce- a mixture of Fujis and golden delicious and about 4 pints of apple butter.

I think the easiest things to can are jams. After that fruits like peaches, pears, cherries and tomatoes. Then applesauce, salsas, sauces and pickles. After you are good at those try a pressure canner and things like green beans, other veggies, soups, and meats. Ask around your neighborhood for...

:lol: But yeah, me too. Gargling with warm salt water helps my sore throat. I also like an herbal tea called Throat Coat with honey.

No, no, you weren't sharp at all. Wait, that doesn't sound quite right... :rolleyes: No worries. So after spending a half hour locating the hatchet, my husband was all ready to do the deed and he picked up the chicken and decided she is looking better. :rolleyes: Juliet the chicken lives on.

Unless you drive a Prius. :P I think the chicken would starve to death first.

oh. Now I feel dumb. Ok, I read that thread and now I think the hatchet is the best way. Thankfully my husband said he would do it.

Welcome! You have lots of details to consider, but it sounds like its going to be a great year for you. It sounds to me like you are really trying to feed yourself for one year, or eat only what you grow, forage, or your animals produce. "Living off the land" to eat is not the same as being...