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  1. mjdtexan

    Solar Oven

    Thank You for the link
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    Composting with maggots

    I compost myself. I dont use a tumbler though. While the maggot thing sounds interesting, I think I will pass
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    Old Privacy Fences

    Yep, I did clean up after the storm. I am between Houston & Humble. I am making wine. I would love to know how to melt bottles and and make cheese trays. Right now I am investigating how much land I can give up for Muscadine vines. Jewett? Your gonna make me look on the map now. I've been all...
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    Old Privacy Fences

    I'll have to pass on the cats. I love cats mind you, but Sudsie (our Iranian cat) would not appreciate that. She might go all---------well never mind.
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    I now have a cider press.

    I wish I had a free apple press. I have a gallon of hard apple cider in the primary now, will put it in the secondary on the 17th of this month. ABV will be around 12.5%
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    How much land does it take to feed a person for a year?

    You've hit the nail on the head right there. Soil, weather, and the time you are willing to put into the land are all factors. Money at first can be a huge issue.
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    Old Privacy Fences

    Craigslist, direct sales at plant nurserys, side of road, and here lately word of mouth from previous customers. I also am always willing to trade for empty 750ml cork style wine bottles. Yes, the trays for some reason go almost as fast as I can make em. I've never understood that.
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    CHIP BAG CLIPS

    That is a great idea. We normally throw those away.
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    Recycling 5 gal. pickle buckets

    If you dont need 5 gallon buckets and can use smaller buckets "Shipleys" donuts dumpsters are your friend. They have (with lids) round 1 gallon buckets and square (with lids) two gallon buckets. I like the square buckets because they store more in tighter spaces. It is generally a doughnut...
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    Dumpster Diving

    I have started to make my own wine. I needed some smaller food grade buckets for the smaller one gallon batch primaries. I went to "Shipleys" donuts yesterday and got one 1 gallon bucket and two 2 gallon buckets out of their dumpster. I did ask for permission though.
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    Old Privacy Fences

    I was doing pics as you were posting that I reckon. Also, I never sell anything for more than $20. Never. Most of the time its in the $5 to $10 range. Us poor people know we can make it out of whatever, those rich people (nothing against them, they are more valuable to you than you know) like to...
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    Old Privacy Fences

    I pick up the old privacy fences that people throw away and make garden furniture, wishing wells, birdhouses, planters and stuff. I sell it to rich folks, they cant get enough of it.
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    Aluminum pie tins, uses?

    I use them for BBQing. When I want to keep my sause warm inside the pit I put the sauce in them and then I dont have a pot or bowl that is impossible to wash because of all of the smoke. Just throw it away when done.
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    Did you know.........

    That is a good piece of information.
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    CIGARETTES AND TAMPONS

    Thats a good one.
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    Chispito Wind Power

    I love stuff like that. I am wanting to build a windmill to aereate (spelling?) our pasture pond. To just up and buy one is expensive
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