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I made my first hard cheese today (monterey jack), and I'm hoping it will turn out decently. I want to make some mozzarella tomorrow but I am trying to figure out where to get citric acid as the recipe I am hoping to use calls for some.. Anyone have ideas on places I might be able to find it...

Just curious what things other homeschoolers get up to. My kids used to be involved in more, but money is tight and classes can be expensive. Right now we have two playgroups every week, and a homeschool co-op that meets on Mondays. The co-op was started this last semester by a few local...

We got some elk meat (steaks, I believe), from a friend. I'm looking for a good recipe. He said that because it is so lean, he usually wraps them in bacon. I don't eat pork, so I am looking for a good alternative. Thanks!

One of my does gave birth on the 12th. The babies are absolutely adorable. She had two bucklings and one doeling. We are probably going to keep the doeling, but we will be looking for new homes for the bucklings once they are weaned. Unless someone contacts me before it is done, they will be...

These are my two favorite pumpkin recipes. I found the recipe for the cookies one day when I really wanted something sweet but didn't have any eggs in the house, so glad I didn't have eggs that day! I like to use golden raisins and chocolate chips in the cookies instead of regular raisins and...

So we are picking up our goats soon and are almost ready for them. I want to worm (or I guess deworm, lol) them after they get here since I know it is going to stress them out. What should I buy and what form does it come in? I'm also trying to find out how much probios I should give them...

I would love to hear of tried and true recipes other people have used! I made both of these recipes yesterday and the hamburger one was definitely better. My sil and her girls came over for a BBQ, and when she saw what I had made she laughed a bit and said "I didn't think anyone would bother...

I am a homeschooling mom living in suburbia. We have grand plans to move to the country, but of course things have to fall into place first and there is no telling when that will happen. For now, we are trying to live more simply and depend less on the outside world for everyday living. I...

So we are getting a couple goats in about a month, just have to get everything set up here before we go get them. Because we are getting them for dairy, we will of course have kids around every once in a while. We will probably try to sell them, but if we don't get any buyers, we will be...

I have some small cucumbers that I would like to make into pickles. I have one recipe for spicy pickles, but I don't know that my boys will like it. Does anyone have a recipe for whole refrigerator pickles (the boys like whole better than sliced), that they would like to share?

Is there anything you can't/won't give up when striving for a self-sufficient lifestyle? I can't give up air conditioning (at least where I live). For me, however, it really is a can't, not a won't. I literally would not live through a summer here without it. Edited to add: I really do mean I...

Any unschoolers on here? I don't quite consider myself to be an unschooler, but pretty close. We don't do any worksheets or use any formal curriculum. I believe in the better late than early idea as far as reading and writing. I believe that when my kids are ready to learn something... they...