I spend lots of time in my kayak. And since I usually have quite a load in it between me, my fishing gear, possibly dive gear, a battery, and a motor, I sit rather low in the water. This means I tend to sit in a pool of water most of the time. Add in […]
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My 2013 Lobster Mini Season Results
Every year, the Florida lobster becomes the obsession of a large mass of people…Some of those people only go diving the for the two day mini season, making them far from skilled divers. No, not all of them…but enough that I usually avoid lobster mini season. Since I dive for part of my living, I […]
Preparing to be Prepared – Cleaning out the Freezer
I’ve been hearing rumors of a grass fed, free range beef deal that *might* be coming my way, and if the tales being told are true, I’m going to need some freezer space. I also have a line on a couple sources for wild hogs, another reason to have some freezer space available. While my […]
Jerky
For every road trip, I like to have certain items packed up in a small cooler, located close at hand. Water to drink, some fruit, nuts, pork rinds, and of course, jerky. To me, nothing says “ROADTRIP!” like a big old bag of jerky. Beef, pork, rabbit, alligator, venison…. just about any type of meat […]
Urban Predation – Snakes
I’ve had several problems with predation since I started raising my own food. From bobcats eating my chickens and ducks, to pickleworms eating my cucumbers and pumpkins, I’ve had problems with wildlife wanting to eat MY food. For the most part, I’ve been able to resolve these problems. Not growing cucurbits (squashes, pumpkins, and cucumbers) […]
Guest Post: Four from RidgeRunner of Green Earth Survival School
Today, I have four selections from RidgeRunner’s Green Earth Survival School Facebook page today. RR puts out some of my favorite down to earth articles. Must be the common backgrounds we share, having both grown up in the rural Appalachians. Bone Tools I really enjoy working with
Muscovey Ducks – My Final Verdict
I’ve done my share of learning about Muscovy ducks over the past two years, and have finally come to a point where I’m ready to make a qualified decision on them, at least as far as my personal circumstances are concerned. I originally wanted a low input, self reliant form of bird for eggs and […]
More Local Paracord Options
A short while ago, I wrote about the poor attempt of Home Depot to catch the wave on selling paracord. I’ve since run across a couple other stores trying to do the same thing, and here is what I’ve found.
Eating old Canned Collard greens
About a week ago, we ran across a dusty old jar or collards greens that we pressure canned ourselves…about 5-6 years ago. It had somehow got pushed to the back of the cabinet, and was overlooked all this time. We opened it and
Building a Simple Quail Cage
Raising backyard Quail seem to be the flavor of the day. While I’ve been raising them for several years, lately, word has spread about the simplicity of raising them.That’s a good thing for several reasons – it becomes more socially acceptable, it increases the availability of breeding stock, it allows folks to raise some of […]