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:) @hennypenny9 --We don't know where we'll be yet! We'd like to find something open, without a lot of trees, hopefully in Ferndale area or off Smith/Hannegan somewhere north of town. Something with land (I feel your pain. I'm in an apt. now and it's excruciating!). We're going to stay w/family...

These are all lovely posts. Thank you for your words. I hope the thread stays active! Well, we've decided to take the plunge and rent a farmhouse near Bellingham, WA (DH's family lives there). You can read all about it on my blog, http://www.lonelilly.com I hope to learn many things from you...

Lol! We need a starter farm. Something to learn on (I'm thinking we could rent some place close to town--we work from home). We live in a fourplex so major gardening isn't very possible, we have no yard. My neighbor below me just tore up his yard and put in a garden. He's got chickens back there...

Ladies, these messages are powerful. I keep tearing up every time I read a new one. :) hennypenny9--my DH is from Bellingham--it sounds like you're in that area too? We lived there before moving to Pdx. I love it so much up there--the forests are womblike, totally protected, soft loamy ground...

I would love to be able to sit down and chat with each of you and learn about how you came to be where you're at today. Unfortunately, I think this is as about as close as I can get. I ask this because I'm in my mid-20s, run a small web design company w/my DH, and live in Portland, OR. We just...

I made sun tea from loose tea, I thawed some home-caught fish and had it for lunch, I made some salad dressing (HATE the store bought stuff!). This is really saving per se, but I broke down and got a heavy-duty women's Carhartt jacket for $40 at a close-out sale (I will feel very grateful for...

You could also try searching craigslist--in some places, people will post when they have kombucha mommas, or scobies. I just got one this morning from a woman on the north side of town and am soooo excited to start my first batch!

Thanks for the lovely comments! I'm in the Pac NW so it might be different somewhere else, but you can find Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap (it's the only one I know of) in pretty big containers at Fred Meyer, Trader Joe's, any natural grocery. The more lavender and rosemary I steep in the water, the...

I love that everyone has such great bits of wisdom to add! (This is my first post on SS! Can't wait to get to know you all!) DIY Shampoo: 1 pt. castile soap, 1-2 pts. water, your choice of herbs. Bring water to boil, steep the herbs till cool, add to soap. We don't buy things new (except food...