I’ve often been asked what price I’d charge for the rabbits, quail, ducks, or chickens I raised in my backyard. I’ve done some rough estimations on what I have invested in each animal, but the number of variables staggers me. Do I include electricity used to pump the water for the automatic waterers?Should I put […]
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Getting Started with HAM Radio
Last week, I pondered, to HAM or not to HAM. Here is my answer. I am writing this as a complete newbie. I do NOT have my license at the time I am writing this, however, I am planning on taking my test in less than two weeks. All of my information and viewpoints are […]
Prepping vs Prices
Today’s article is brought to you by Stacey’s Tasties. They offer a long lists of canned jams and jellies, including my personal candied jalapeno recipe. She sells out quickly, but is always making more….drop her a line to see what she has in stock…and tell her Florida Hillbilly sent ya! And yes, she ships! […]
Veteran’s Day 2013
Here is my post on Facebook this morning, In typical military fashion, most of the country has off in celebration of Veterans day…while I, as a veteran, head off to work to do what needs to be done. Go buy a Vet a cup of coffee in thanks for defending your freedom to openly like […]
Pumpkin Waste
Today is the 6th day of November. Over the past few days, I’ve been seeing something that really bothers me. Most of you are probably seeing it as well, but may not have the same feelings about it, probably because you didn’t have the same experiences I did*…and because this country is so wealthy (by […]
Followup: Green Earth Survival School at the Oxbow Eco Center
Last Saturday, I represented Green Earth Survival School at the Oxbow Eco-Center, for the center’s monthly “Brown Bag” lecture, this one entitled, “The Seven Rules for Survival”. I was caught off guard when the Eco-Center’s Amanda Thompson, (yes, the very same Amanda I’ve written about before) called me to ask to fill in for Hank, […]
To HAM or not to HAM?
Today’s article is brought to you by Stacey’s Tasties. They offer a long lists of canned jams and jellies, including my personal candied jalapeno recipe. She sells out quickly, but is always making more….drop her a line to see what she has in stock…and tell her Florida Hillbilly sent ya! And yes, she ships! […]
Book Review and Giveaway: Recipes & Tips for Sustainable Living with Stacy Harris
(See below for my giveaway of a signed copy of this book) I was recently sent a couple of copies of a new cookbook, Recipes & Tips for Sustainable Living with Stacy Harris from GameAndGarden.com in order to review them for her release date, today, 29 October. Both my wife and I went over the […]
Review – Chromecast
Not much of a topic for most homesteaders here, but this is a slice of technology that may allow you to save some money…..that you can them spend on starting to raise your own rabbits or quail. For those that don’t know, we have not had a TV plugged into a subscriber service (cable, satellite, […]
Meat Rabbit Q&A
Check out my Free Rabbit Breeding Calendar I receive a lot of emails every day regarding the stuff I write about. While I like to help out, I don’t consider myself an expert, just someone that, Like Edison, has already learned a few ways things DON’T work. So in spreading my personal knowledge, I thought […]