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The smaller the batch, the more accurate your scale needs to be so you don't have a harsh soap with unsaponified lye left....but if you do (it will sting even after four weeks of curing) you can grind it up and use it in laundry soap, so all is not lost.

:hugs What a blessing you both proved to be to each other! How wonderful that you had such good times together. Thank you for sharing a bit about her with us.

If you are going to milk her while preggers (I do) feed her normally on the milking stand. You don't want her heading into the final weeks of her pregnancy on the thin side. If she is a decent producer, you'll want to start drying her off well before the three month mark so she'll have two...

Tax receipts for our Schedule C go into a box near the computer. Plant receipts go into a clothespin on the shelves in the garage where all small gardening things are kept. Household receipts, including those that would be useful if we ever sell the place and need capital gains stuff go into a...

I'm a big fan of "pay for it yourself" for one big reason. As stated, he will learn far more valuable life lessons by earning his way through school. Sure, it may take him longer and cut into his fun budget (there may be none) but he will learn what it takes to be successful in life. I teach...

*Smacks forehead*** http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=895 Read 10 pages a day and take notes as to anything that you think you might one day incorporate into your life or want to research. I found this thread very useful and you'll see a lot of my posts at some point. I'd...

I spend a lot less by NOT couponing or looking at sales flyers. I still have stuff on shelves that I got this way years ago. I just make a list of the whole food ingredients I need and send hubby to the store. We spend far less. Most sales flyers are full of junk food and most coupons are...

Concord grapes are very strongly flavored and have seeds. I made grape pie with some (no added sugar....and I used a soaked wheat crust with lard. When you juice grapes, you remove the skins and thus the fiber and the glycemic load shoots through the roof. Keeping the skins with them lowers...

Man, I wish I weren't so allergic to nuts! I can have wheat, so that is good....but boy, do some of these nut flour recipes sound YUMMY!

Just got the book Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome by J. Wilson. I am behind in my reading so I won't get to it for a bit but it is on the agenda in the nutrition course I am enrolled in....can't wait!

:welcome Here is what I do...see post #12: http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=286359#p286359 Just know that your yogurt will be runny and not firm like commercial yogurt or pasteurized yogurt. You can thicken it by straining it through a couple layers of cloth until it is...

"Crunchy granola" is a silly term used to describe people who are....um.....back-to-the-earth types. Like me. :P Earthy-crunchy is another term I sometimes use.

If you like the taste of kale, it holds up well in soups and stews that are pressure canned. I don't care for the taste, but did a batch using it......I prefer collards, which also hold up well in the canner. Personally, I agree with freezing it for use as a cooked green. But do consider it...

Fight back! Save and trade seeds (as many here do....I have several varieties drying on my counter now). Buy from places like Baker's Creek. And make your own Burt's Bees products right in your own kitchen...it is amazingly simple. You probably already have all the ingredients, maybe just...

WZ, beware, it is basically lactose! :P

Dorian asked me to pass a message on to Daisy. It is not fit for this site so I will give you the cleaned up version. He says he has a fun couple of days planned that she will never forget and would she get her cute little.....er.....smile.....over here soon? His first gift will be some...

Wheat Montana makes great whole wheat products but also white flour, so read the labels. They are not organic, but grow their wheat chemical-free and it is non-GMO. I called before buying in bulk. You may do better with the family if you start with a sandwich bread recipe and use half whole...

Can't be, since I put 100 lbs of wheat berries into jars and only one ended up with bugs. And that was over a year later. Otherwise, I'd agree with you. I always isolate purchases from whole food stores by putting everything away in glass jars right away just in case there is a hatch-out...

Moisture in the goods going into the jar will be a problem whether or not you use oxygen absorbers....I put home-dried stuff in the jar and leave it overnight, tightly sealed, and inspect it closely for any moisture inside the jar. If there is any hint of water, the stuff goes back into the...

Homemade soap contains glycerin naturally....or are you looking to add more? Goat's milk soap will be pretty darn moisturizing!