tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post6253967959743563712..comments2024-03-18T20:50:36.597-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Friday RoundupPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37666367973900909652017-02-09T20:09:36.482-08:002017-02-09T20:09:36.482-08:00Readers Tour: Western Wisconsin would love to have...Readers Tour: Western Wisconsin would love to have you too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-11189687353955043582017-01-31T07:43:46.116-08:002017-01-31T07:43:46.116-08:00So would Georgia!So would Georgia!chipmunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341260129072773457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-9316531450216564392017-01-30T21:48:26.498-08:002017-01-30T21:48:26.498-08:00Inventoried food, water and medical supplies. Wor...Inventoried food, water and medical supplies. Working on a Sam's club list. Caught boneless pork sirloins on sale for $.99/lb and canned 15 pints. So glad I learned how to can meat. The freeze dried stuff is off-the-wall expensive, especially when compared to bargain hunting and home canning. We now have chicken, some beef, a lot of elk and the pork, and I feel much better about the protein portion of our storage. Sat with a friend as she died...one aspect of a societal breakdown I hadn't thought a lot about. We're mostly separated from the up close realities of death and dying. We live in SW Wyoming and currently have 3 feet of snow (much more in drifts) and have many months of snow ahead. I generally plant the garden around Fathers' Day. Seeds Trust specializes in high altitude/cold climate heirloom seeds which has led to more successes than failures. Patrice, if a road trip takes you through SW let us know. We'd love to put you up for a night (or more) and have you try out that elk I canned. Keep up the good work you are doing. So few people have common sense, a work ethic, a desire for independence, or the ability to pull their heads out of the screens. Tres in Wyoming<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-1848746774797991912017-01-30T17:48:47.921-08:002017-01-30T17:48:47.921-08:00Will be another 6 weeks or so before I can fire up...Will be another 6 weeks or so before I can fire up the old tiller but the cabbage & tabasco peppers are up & looking for the grow lights. <br /><br />Have a ton of seeds from Victory Seeds put back (just in case) & have always been satisfied with their "stuff".<br /><br />Looking for a major (for me) garlic & greasy bean crop this year. Did my first greasy beans last year & doubt that I'll ever eat store bought dry beans again. <br /><br />Never seen or heard of greasy beans? Can you say "They've been manipulating the bean market for decades!!!", boys & girls? <br /><br />Very few seed companies have greasy beans & the best source I've seen is at http://www.heirlooms.org --- where you'll find the manipulation story & many, many varieties of greasy beans. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37753912079764183862017-01-30T15:21:47.451-08:002017-01-30T15:21:47.451-08:00The Shawnee National Forest area of our country wo...The Shawnee National Forest area of our country would love to have you too. Prepared Grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520764687351107967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-9822078950841643572017-01-30T15:06:46.836-08:002017-01-30T15:06:46.836-08:00This has been a slow prepping week.
-We finished ...This has been a slow prepping week. <br />-We finished up the small house repair, and have everything painted. <br />-The broody hen hatched two chicks. I let her have three eggs, even though it’s the wrong time of the year to raise chicks. One egg disappeared. I’m guessing a snake got it. We saw one during the unseasonably warm snap we had. I’m hoping the chicks make it. I’ve always bought them, but this may not always be possible. It’s nice to have a back-up plan. <br />-I have another egg customer. I think that adding another coop will be profitable, as I’ve been able to sell all of the extra eggs I have. That helps to pay for feed now, and will give me plenty of eggs in a TEOTWAWKI situation. Having chickens in three different coops is a little insurance that I won’t lose everything to disease or predators. After all, you shouldn’t put all of your eggs in one basket or all of your chickens in one coop. <br />-I cleaned out all three henhouses, and moved several chickens. <br />-The goats are definitely bred. We’re expecting our first (goat) kids in April! I’ve waited a long time for this, and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m also ready for more goats’ milk. I finally mastered making Colby cheese last year. I look forward to making it again this year, and learning to make some new cheeses. I’ve also picked up more milk customers. I hope they’re still interested when I have milk to sell in May. <br />-I’m continuing to compost. <br />-The indoor herbs are doing great. <br />-I stocked up on more TP, popcorn, and pasta sauce. <br /><br />-There were some protests at a university a couple of counties over. I hope all of the precious little snowflakes are ok. It’s tough when you don’t get your way. <br /><br />Have a good week, and prayers for all. <br />Prepared Grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520764687351107967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39477163274496603122017-01-30T14:27:01.327-08:002017-01-30T14:27:01.327-08:00caught frozen bonless turkey breasts on sale .. $0...caught frozen bonless turkey breasts on sale .. $0.59/lb .. bought 6, 4 will be canned.<br />moved some shelving, inventoried and reorganized the LTS and canned food.<br />dehydraated more peas. one more drier full and the 2 gallon pail will be full, sealed and added to the LTS pile.xtronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3316910860659910112017-01-30T11:33:20.667-08:002017-01-30T11:33:20.667-08:00Hey every one. My husband and I watch on PBS
the o...Hey every one. My husband and I watch on PBS<br />the other night about the blizzard of 1949.The<br />people on the most part I don't think were to<br />prepared. They only talked about Wymoning.Small<br />towns had to take people in from off the trains. The cows on ranches froze to death.<br />finally the air force had to drop bales of hay for food, but the ranchers should have maybe brought there cows in closer and had more feed put up for them.And some people froze to death in there cars. One thing that<br />we do is to try to keep our gas tank full at all times.We are still week on the water back up but do have alot of food in the house.I read some where about 6 months ago, if you live in a small apartment,One can store can food under the bed,etc.Heat would or could be a problem if you live in a small apartment.<br />You might be able to cook on a small stero stove if you are very careful. Some out there<br />may have more knowledge than I do and say no<br />on the stove.But it would be wise to back up <br />now for what one can do<br />BlessingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-53879990005577144162017-01-30T10:16:53.072-08:002017-01-30T10:16:53.072-08:00Patrice, Please do let us know if you plan a "...Patrice, Please do let us know if you plan a "readers" tour of the US. Would love to see you.... Idaho is way to far for us In Western North Carolina. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-27752192830683156242017-01-30T09:21:25.139-08:002017-01-30T09:21:25.139-08:00Congrats on exiting California, even though the no...Congrats on exiting California, even though the northern part is beautiful .Good luck in your journey north . If you haven't done so already spend time on road trips to the areas you are interested in . It worked for us ,we spent about 18 months searching for our final home area .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-16832834443374269452017-01-30T09:08:21.170-08:002017-01-30T09:08:21.170-08:00Finally taking steps to get out of California. Thi...Finally taking steps to get out of California. This is something I've wanted for many many years. But we had a business and couldn't leave. I fell in love with eastern Washington and Idaho so many years ago. At that time I never imaged I would want to live the preparedness lifestyle. We have been fortunate to live in a remote mountain town here in CA with other like minded people, but it's finally time to say goodbye to high taxes and the liberal mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-40819608084945557492017-01-30T08:03:51.428-08:002017-01-30T08:03:51.428-08:00My brother was on the naval ship that picked up th...My brother was on the naval ship that picked up the astronauts capsule.<br />He sent us invitations to be on the ship and a patch for my jacket which I still have.<br />andyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69522942858052552992017-01-30T06:17:22.124-08:002017-01-30T06:17:22.124-08:00Went through our medical supplies and reorganized ...Went through our medical supplies and reorganized and took inventory of what still needs to be bought and replaced, caned 4 qt's of pasta sauce . Also made drapes for two large windows in the family room , while we have no neighbors that can see in, thought that there may come a time when we might need the privacy. Started reorganizing and purging my crafts room. Dee in the South West Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-90227876531723855372017-01-30T06:13:50.668-08:002017-01-30T06:13:50.668-08:00Finally got approval from our mortgage company to ...Finally got approval from our mortgage company to knock our 117 year old hovel down and replace it with a modular. Not thrilled about the cost, but sometimes money must be spent. I'm going to miss having the wood cookstove inside the house for a couple years (till we can save up the cash for the back addition where it will eventually end up). But it will be nice to have a heated bedroom. It's 17 degrees today and my bedroom is colder than my fridge. And I finished another section of my latest quilt. I was trying to do one section per day, but that didn't happen. This week I will start purging and packing... I have 8-10 weeks to move everything we own into the pole barn, and find someplace to live for the 4-8 weeks in the spring during demolition and rebuilding... not so easy to find a place that will take us, a dog and two cats that don't get along.Xa Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542611446828065852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-91544663963230698172017-01-30T03:42:56.041-08:002017-01-30T03:42:56.041-08:00We live in Pa. and had friends come in from Colora...We live in Pa. and had friends come in from Colorado to visit us for four days. We had our monthly homesteaders group get together which we discussed starting planting indoors and how we could use electric blankets, crock pots etc. for heat to keep the soil warm as the plants are growing. We built a cold frame and our spinach, lettuce and radishes are ready to harvest. YUM! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648089180054883630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-1653036195658107002017-01-29T17:53:12.854-08:002017-01-29T17:53:12.854-08:00Built a compost area. Shopped barns and mapped out...Built a compost area. Shopped barns and mapped out my half acre layout, which will include chickens, found a free pallet source and grabbed 6 for now, went to a church potluck and started a class in Hebrew at said church, watched videos on how to grow sweet potato slips and got them started. Watched videos on growing cabbage, taught my little yappers not to bark at our new neighbors which happen to be cows. I'm proud of how quickly they learned to be QUIET!! (Not their strong suit)Grandma Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69447345313286311892017-01-29T17:43:27.541-08:002017-01-29T17:43:27.541-08:00I have read your blog for quite some time. Absolu...I have read your blog for quite some time. Absolutely love your wealth of knowledge. We moved to the city (a small city) for husbands job. We still have our 100 acres woods with an old house. We plan to move back to the land when we retire. I grew up there and we bought if from my mom after my dad passed. Our boys would never let us sell it anyway!<br />KelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com