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Cattle! A homesteading delight! I was raised on a beef farm and there are definitely pros and cons! I first want to your attention to the fact that cattle are BIG animals, well most breeds are. Just like with any big animal, handling is difficult. I'm assuming you're probably not to terribly...

Bamboo is the most versatile plant about and it is easy to see why. In a self-sufficient homesteaders eyes bamboo isn't an invasive pest, but a gift from god. Not only can it be a food source from the delicious shoots, but a cooking tool in many exotic dishes. Bamboo is extremely strong as we...

Alright guys I'm changing my approach! I would like to start farming Crayfish in my one acre fish pond or perhaps our half acre fish pond. I was thinking paper shell crayfish. Any ideas?

Also has anybody else tried guinea pig as a food source? Just interested in your thoughts. I think all around it is an excellent idea, I would just have to do some digging for guinea pig recipes! :lol:

Guinea pigs!? How amusing! I'm very open minded to alternative livestock, and I'm familiar with their presence upon the food table in Central and South America as a very easy, and efficient protein source. Though I must say that would be a difficult thing for me to do. I have a difficult time...

I hope ya'll like the idea and please feel free to post your own pictures!!

Hey guys! So if any of ya'll have read my other posts you probably know that I'm an Ag enthusiast, and is constantly looking for more knowledge and the latest in agriculture. Of course in my searches I've stumbled across aquaponics. Now I've know of it for awhile but just recently have I noticed...

Thank you for the advice! I had never thought of feeding the left overs to the chickens! That's an amazing idea. It really goes along with the self sufficient lifestyle for sure.

:lol: Thanks for the tip! I doubt i'll have that problem though. Straight A student, 31 on my ACT, and several scholarships. Can't afford to lose those, and I don't buy the whole it makes you smarter thing. I'm doing alright intellect wise. No pot needed. Never smoked it. Never will. :thumbsup...

I work at an aquarium so I'm very cautious about potentially hurting the ecosystem. I wouldn't take unless I knew it wouldn't effect much

It's an excellent idea and I think ill try it with my fish tank! Also I was thinking about using a vertical pallet wit an open front for growing strawberries. The 4x4 is a great idea though and I might construct one for hanging strawberry pots and use the pallet for other veggies. Any ideas on...

Or did you water them and just let them float acting like a mini greenhouse?

I really love this idea! I boc choi is possibly my favorite veg when it comes to cooking, and I a fish tank? Excellent Idea! Maintenance was low I'm assuming? Naturally you wouldn't have to water them or fertilize? Beyond clever!

I absolutely love the idea of quail! Relatively inexpensive and hardy providing both eggs and meat! Sounds great! Only draw back I foresee is space. A trio or a quad could fit in a hutch style pen o my balcony no problem, but I'm unsure about also fitting a finishing pen for batches of chicks to...

Hey guys! I'm a freshmen in college and after this semester I'll be moving into a new apartment. An eight hundred square foot one bedroom. Very small but practical for one guy. I grew up and helped transform our small holding of ten acres into a full on homestead. We also own a thirty acre beef...

Thank you for all the replies everyone! I appreciate it, and hopefully will be enjoying some crawfish sometime soon!;)

I really like the idea of that. I think im going to looking into possibly farming them.

I live in the Middle Tennessee area with an abundance of water all around me. My family owns two large pond, a portion of the little duck river, property that backs up to the duck river, and I live off the Tennessee River. My family also lives just a few minutes shy of Normandy Lake as well as a...