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Category: self sufficiency
I am Just Like Superman (And Eating Dried Morels)
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Jerky
Today’s article was brought to you by the generous folks over at Hides.com. Go check out their great line of “Multifunction Eyewear Necessities”, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! 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, […]
Guest Post: Four from RidgeRunner of Green Earth Survival School
Today’s article was brought to you by the fine folks over at Reef-Hunter.com. Go check out their great line of custom apparel, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! (click to open a new page) Today, I have four selections from RidgeRunner’s Green Earth Survival School Facebook page today. RR puts out some of my favorite […]
Muscovey Ducks – My Final Verdict
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Intro to Home Canning
To me, canning is a phrase that conjures up memories of damp, dusty cellars full of the harvest from last year (or older) that was preserved at home for future use. Before the days of “just in time inventory” and shipping food across the entire planet, canning allowed a family to enjoy seasonal food all […]
Quail Links
Here are links to articles I’ve written regarding Quail, listed in chronological order, oldest to newest. My choice in animals for “Urbansteading” Birds (chickens, ducks, & quail) Thinking about Raising Coturnix or Pharoah Quail? What to do with thirty Quail Eggs Revisiting My choice in animals for “Urbansteading” Coturnix Quail (Yes, Again!) Backyard Egg Options […]
Community Gardens
Do how does a guy that has no use for organized sports end up driving 4 hours just to spend three days watching a team he doesn’t like play against another team he doesn’t like? The same way he ends up staying in a state he didn’t care much for, only to start a self […]
Quail Week Day 1 – Overview of My Setup And a live Video Feed
I have most of my Coturnix Quail setup operational now, so I wanted to commit a week to describing my setup, go over the parts that I made, how I made them, and why I decided to make my own bits and pieces rather than buy them. I’ve mentioned many times how I favor quail […]
Urbanstead Update March 2013
It’s been a while so I thought I’d update whats going on in my urban backyard “farm”. I like to write these out from time to time to show you what I’ve accomplished, as well as to track where I’ve been. My memory isn’t what it used to be, so this works well as a […]