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We just got a big load from FIL's garage after he passed this last summer. But NOT NEARLY as much as you! Wow is absolutely right!

Wow. Great replies. I have raised beds that kinda have lasagna. I used newspaper that I'd been collecting for almost 2 years, then muck from goat pens. Will get chicken poo soon. Those are actually pretty easy to get fertile. More concerned about the 1/2 acre where we want to plant grain. We...

We only have 2 little ole acres, and about 1 acre is the house, driveway, goat/chicken areas, backyard, veggie garden, etc. Another 1/2 acre will be fruit and nut trees. So basically we have less than 1/2 an acre of "field" ... oats, corn, millet, milo, sunflowers, etc. We have the money to get...

Thanks for posting about Lehmans. Just today I was trying to remember that company's name! See, I have a wood burning fireplace. Under normal conditions, I either cook in my many crockpots or on our electric stove/oven. But, since I don't want to invest in a wood burning oven/stove, thought I'd...

My thoughts are with you.

Forgot to mention that in an effort to afford all the things we need to do (finish perimeter fence, goat paddocks, new chicken runs, plant orchards and nut trees, redo kitchen, redo huge room in basement to be kid-fun-friendly, redo front porch to have a handicapped railing, and decorate whole...

I've been kinda out of it lately, involved in all my goings on, and didn't realize all that was happening elsewhere. Glad you're back and on the road for mending. Let the others earn their keep! And surely surely surely someone anyone can quarter an apple for your beloveds!

Between 6 or 7 and 11. Be nice to be at least 1 girl.... was willing to do all boys but hubby wants a daughter. Needs to like animals, quiet time, music, movies and a must, reading/books. (We're readers). Would be nice if at least one likes to cook and/or garden (to help me)! All willing to do...

Oh ow! Take care of yourself. Glad you're on the road to recovery. Oh a different note, Hubby and I are doing better. I'm just accepting that he's not a self-starter and I need to control all the schedules, finances, etc. Now that I've accepted that, things are calmer here. On the surface...

Yeah, but doesn't really have much of a ring to it. Guess I could go with the boring "flower and herb" garden. :sick

I meant that there's free dehydrating and costing dehydrating, so compare the costs of an electric dehydrator to canning and freezing. Sorry didn't make myself clear.

Wondering how dehydrating stacks up, cost/energy-wise, to canning and freezing. Both a dehydrating machine and a solar dryer.

I like that site. Will use it to help make this list. Meanwhile, still working with the books I have. Wow... lots of research. But once I do this and print out my notes, plans and info, I won't have to do it again. While I'd like to call this an apothecary garden, looking up that word makes it...

Thanks. My problem is solved. We keeps lots of vinegar on hand for all kinds of cleaning, even spraying goat teats before milking. And by this time next year, I'll have preserved lots of flower petals, of all kinds, so making rose water or hey, even rose-vinegar! would be a snap. I'm already...

I wash everything in cold water. Better for our bills, and really, things get just as clean. Been buying liquid detergent ... one for kid and hubby, and a different one for me because i'm allergic to a chemical that's found in almost every detergent, cleaning products, soap, lotion, shampoo...

Already drew up the contract. E-mailed a draft. Will make sure she signs before parks for even the first night. Doing a week trial basis, then a month-by-month renewal. Leg gets better when I'm not working outside, up and down our hills, putting things together. Like yesterday when I got the...

I'm so busy I can barely breathe. Dont' have long to type so I'll give the highlights: -HUGE veggie garden bed almost done. All its raised beds done. Need to fill and add gates to keep chickens out. -Bantam chicken's new home done. Moved in today. Still need to finish their run. -Hubby and I...

Now that I've got my raised beds made for my large veggie garden, I'm turning to planning my flower-and-herb garden. To be self-sufficient AND to make my own products that don't have the chemical I'm allergic to, I'm practically turning my eyes inside-out reading all of my herb books. Just as a...

Hiya. Welcome to the Denver area! We're near there too, a little to the east and south. Give me a holler if you want more info. :welcome :woot

We're getting rid of one of our flocks of chickens so next year we'll have rabbits in their 6x10 kennel, covered on 3 sides with tarp-covered osb. Very little snow gets in. Cover front with tarps on very cold days. Wondering if meat rabbits would do okay in there, each in their own "cage", off...