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So my goal is shop out of my basement both for me and a few friends who don't have the space at their houses. I'm trying to this very cheaply. I have a decent start on food. Debating if I really want to store large amounts of flour/sugar I will go months between baking anything. What non food...

So I have been going to the farmers market and well I think I want to try. Everyone has the same things except maybe a different kind of bean. I was thinking I want to go grow some wild looking tomatoes and zinnias for cutting flowers. Just have a little booth and what doesn't sell I'll...

http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2013/01/15/how-to-build-the-ultimate-tomato-cage-for-under-2-the-stake-a-cage/ Thoughts? I hate the cages.

Is anyone else unnerved by the Bush-Clinton-Obama meeting in South Africa? Then the new laws that have been passed concerning martial law, the approve of several more we love Monsanto bills and the Obama people winning the fight to still allow drone attacks on Americans without trail? Me...

I am wanting to turn my sun room into homeschool room plus redo the play area so I can change it each month to a different theme with dress clothes. I was thinking a art/science center (keep the mess in one spot) library nook, desks, chalkboard. Any ideas or thoughts on how to do it? There...

I am going nuts with my oldest daughter. She is 3. She can't sit still is always wiggling and when you are reading bounces the whole time and talks. :he I think her dad may have been the energizer rabbit. Already this morning we had a 45 min walk and she still couldn't sit down for me to...

My chickens are dropping died over half the flock is died in the last 12 hrs. What the hell is going on? This is ten birds that were fine this morning and now died. They have no marks on them nothing. I have no idea what to do or if the rest are going to drop they seem fine. It's not...

So I was calling around trying to find a cow to eat and got to talking about chickens. The store owner said she wants to order pastured chickens from me! She can't have them in her store but she would take preorders for me if i delivered them to the store. The big problem is I'm in Iowa...

http://pgward.org/ep/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/weeklypurchasingplan-new.jpg I am looking for step by step guide lines for getting a years worth stock pile. I found this. Thoughts?

Is this good for a basic garden? Veggies- Boston Pickling Cucumber Moon and Stars Orange Giant Amaranth Dragon Tongue Bush Bean Purple Podded Pole Bean ChinseRed Noodle Bean Painted Lady runner bean Strawberry Popcorn Lemon Cuke Cucumber Strawberry Spinach Flax European Mesclun Mix Southport...

http://www.schlechthatchery.com/chickens.htm They also will let you get turkeys with your chick order! Has anyone tried raising the red sex links for meat? Their only 65 cents. I'm going to get my layers through cackle and the meaties here. I may grab a couple wyandottes for the...

I am trying to come up with a cheap fence to keep the chickens from trashing the garden and the yard. The kick is I can't fence in the garden. So I was looking at the electric fences but well I bought some angora rabbits so I need a cheaper fence. I want to be able to move it around and I...

Hello!! I have decided to start a journal about what my chocolate lab Kiowa is learning. My hope is that in doing this I will keep up on his training. He was born in March 2006. I bought him at a farmer swap. It's a flea market with livestock sold too. I wanted a blood hound but...

This may be posted else where if so point me there please! I need to know how to store canned foods, home dehydrated foods,salt,sugar,rice,flour. Thanks!

I would love to grow pruple carrots but my soil is more brickish then dirt. Any tips on growing root crops in brick soil?

I am looking for ways to make my own spice mixes. Everything from taco seasoning to cayenne pepper or onion flakes. If you grow the plant how do you process them? How to store it?

I was wondering what your favorite teas are and why? Do you grow the plant yourself if so how do you process it then?

I am trying to figure out how to prep so we can be self sufficient in 2014. We have a deer in the freezer and doing more meat birds this year. I am building up the laying flock to 25 birds. Trying to find more canning jars and a pressure canner. I have a breeding trio of french angora...

Well I finally made it out to our local range and it's a fun story! I decided that I wanted to throw Nebeel a surprise birthday party. Well I was thinking to myself what would be the best place to do this? The gun range of course! So I rented out the bb range to transform into a private banquet...

What should I tell the processor? I know we want the bones for the dogs, some ground, roasts,steaks, meat for jerky and sausage(I make it), and I want to can a lot of it. Do I just tell them that or is there certain cuts I need? The hubby is hunting for the first time today. If he...