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Homesteading Thread #1, In Honor of Granny
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| 12/30/2012
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Posted on 12/30/2012 6:33:21 PM PST by teenyelliott
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To: teenyelliott
To Granny, God rest her soul.
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posted on
01/06/2013 8:31:52 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! [You can vote Democrat when you're dead]...)
To: teenyelliott; CottonBall
Ya done good changing the name and rebooting it in honor of Granny!
Bookmarked... Let ‘er Roll!
To: DelaWhere
Ping!Get on over here FRiend!
We need your scholarly engineering and gardening/farming advice on this thread!
To: greeneyes
Pinging you to a thread that may be of interest to the Garden thread and you in particular!
To: JDoutrider
Thanks. This person was on the garden thread a couple of weeks ago inviting people to check out their website. I hadn’t had a chance to check it out yet.
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posted on
01/06/2013 11:41:19 PM PST
by
greeneyes
(Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
To: yorkie
york, these wardens were hanging out on private property???
There are SO MANY laws, every single one of us is a criminal, and that is the way they want it.
My way of dealing with it? I don't worry about it anymore. If someone drags me in front of a judge for some ridiculous thing, then I will begin the fight. As long as they leave me in peace, they can sign all the little papers they want, because apparently we can't stop them from doing so.
What state was this in, and do you have a link to this EO?
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posted on
01/07/2013 9:39:15 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: teenyelliott
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posted on
01/07/2013 9:42:58 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: Free Vulcan
Amen, Vulcan. She is missed so much. Sharing her wisdom was so generous, and it is a great example to all of us; teach, learn, and share, before all the knowledge of self sufficiency is gone.
She never did get around to telling me how she made paper out of a banana peel, though!! :)
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posted on
01/07/2013 9:47:56 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: greeneyes
I'm hoping perhaps a couple of knowledgeable gardeners will contribute to this homesteading thread.
Learning how to grow your own food is THE most valuable lesson at this moment in time, I believe.
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posted on
01/07/2013 9:57:55 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: CottonBall
Dang! I didn’t know Granny had passed. I sent her a care package a few years back...
Keep pinging me, CB! I’ll respond as time allows!
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posted on
01/07/2013 11:04:39 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: teenyelliott
Learning how to grow your own food is THE most valuable lesson at this moment in time, I believe.
Absolutely a priority. I'm doing better but still have that darned brown thumb most of the time ;(
To: teenyelliott
Learning how to grow your own food is THE most valuable lesson at this moment in time, I believe.
Absolutely a priority. I'm doing better but still have that darned brown thumb most of the time ;(
To: teenyelliott
Homemade laundry soap:
Melt 1/2 cup grated soap in 4 cups hot water, then add 1/4 cup Washing Soda and 1/4 cup Borax. Stir until smooth. Add 1/4 cup Vinegar. Will foam up when add vinegar, but keep stirring. Stir until cooled a little. Add 2 cups water and stir. Can add hot water if is too snot-like. Add 2 cups more water. You might need to add more water to get a pourable consistently - worked ok for me with 2 more cups, or 10 total. Stir constantly (I used a whisk) until cool. Use 1/4 - 1/3 capful. Works great!
1 recipes makes almost 100 ounces.
Cost Analysis - using Winco prices
Super Wash Soda:
$3.15/55 oz = $0.0573/oz
1/4 cup = 2.5 oz
$0.0573/oz * 2.5 oz = $0.14/ 1/4 cup
Borax:
$3.35/76 oz = $0.0441/oz
1/4 cup = 2 oz
$0.0441/oz * 2 oz = $0.09 / 1/4 cup
Fels Naptha:
$0.99 per bar
1/2 cup is about 1/2 bar
$0.50 per 1/2 cup
Vinegar:
guessing ~$0.05 / 1/4 cup (I forgot to see how much vinegar cost when I went to Winco last week)
Sum: $0.78 per 100 oz
or $1.17 per 150 oz
I priced a 150 oz bottle of Arm&Hammer at $7.00. I figured it’s a moderately priced detergent, so would be the best comparison. I forgot to compare the HE version though. This recipe is great for HE machines (little sudsing).
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To: CottonBall
Hi, CB. Haven't posted in several months. Got WAAAY too involved in a political thread (one which was fortunately deleted in its entirety) It wasn't the discussion that angered me, it was the vitriol, the glee and ugly cartoons individuals posted when some unfortunate poster got banned (and there were many bannings)
Anyway, seeing your name and Granny's has prompted me to enter the fray again,hopefully on a more cordial thread.
Have been homesteading all of my 80 plus year so it is a natural for me. Had a successful garden last year, preserving lots and giving away lots. Picked over 100 quarts of strawberries and planted 100 new plants so should have lots this spring.
With hubby, cut,split and stacked 5 cords of wood, so now I am enjoying my old cast iron wood stove, cooking soups, stews and baking beans and biscuits.
We have no animals now-gave the last of our hens away last fall. Miss having fresh eggs but keeping water thawed for them was getting to be a problem so we will decide this spring whether to purchase more.
Good to see this thread started. Hope it keeps going and I think I must be on someones ping list as I was pinged to this.
To: MHGinTN; JDoutrider; LucyJo; toomanygrasshoppers; processing please hold; OB1kNOb; Uncle Ike; ...
For about a week, I have been experimenting with growing celery from the bottom that was cut off of a bunch I bought at the store. Normally I put those scraps in a freezer bag to make celery soup or stock later, but this time I wanted to see what would happen if I tried to grow more from the bottom. Anyway, here is the third update...
Growing Celery From Scraps, Update #3
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posted on
01/08/2013 8:21:32 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: MHGinTN; JDoutrider; LucyJo; toomanygrasshoppers; processing please hold; OB1kNOb; Uncle Ike; ...
For about a week, I have been experimenting with growing celery from the bottom that was cut off of a bunch I bought at the store. Normally I put those scraps in a freezer bag to make celery soup or stock later, but this time I wanted to see what would happen if I tried to grow more from the bottom. Anyway, here is the third update...
Growing Celery From Scraps, Update #3
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posted on
01/08/2013 8:22:12 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: teenyelliott
Separate bananas when you bring them home; they will not ripen, and go bad, as quickly as they do when left in a bunch.
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posted on
01/08/2013 8:25:09 AM PST
by
teenyelliott
(www.billyjoesfoodfarm.com OR www.facebook.com/BillyJoesFoodFarm)
To: CottonBall
There are many books that will help teach you to be a successful gardiner. It appears you are beyond most when it comes to long term planning but your brown thumb needs to turn green. Practice in pots, raised beds and small yard areas. Just keep trying and you will become an expert at gardening as you are in so many other things. I have a friend coop and his mom has been very helpful to me. It’s because of all that she has taught me that I have become a better prepper/man
To: CottonBall
Please pass on any other recipes. This one was great and I loved the cost savings thanks! Don’t forget to smell the jeffrey pines it’s like butterscotch.
To: teenyelliott
Hi Teenyelliot,
I recently purchased 10 acres in the Ozark mountains and I am starting from scratch with just the forested acres. I love your posts and your web site and just want to thank you for teaching and motivating me. Thanks !
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