Well I raise my own hogs here in SC. I want to ask has anyone ever knew of anyone that cooked hogs for sale in a roadside hog cooker? I love to cook and the way my old back has been kicking my butt I am seriously looking into putting up me a State certified roadside hog operation. I got a 500 gallon propane tank and have began cutting out the lids and doing the firebox and other items to get the thing into operation. the state has a bunch of stuff I have to do but I figure if I branched out to selling boiled peanuts and some produce I can do allright. I have no rent to pay as I own the land right on the 2 lane highway and the only expense is the cooker and the screened in area for the cooker and the water outlet for the required deep sink and a few other things the pesky state requires me to do. Any thoughts as  I got this idea from a guy doing it in GA the other day going to the VA hospital. Just a thought from the country have a good day....

Hey there this DE is amazing stuff I use it to worm my goats dust the chickens and yes it kills the snott out of them Fire ants. I raised   pigs in a small dog kennel one year and saw the DE actually shrink the worms in the poop and I never used wormer medicine. I used deep straw put into the pen everyday. I did want to add that the DE you buy should be a good food grade DE and not some other stuff. I bought mine in 50lb bags from out west in New mexico from an outift called perma guard. I had talked to a man named Wally tarp he was the man on DE. He passed away last year I think. Good stuff about all I can say. adios hope it helps somebody.....

Well after getting a bunch of trees cut off the land low and behold we found some apple trees. Not the best so here goes the recipe. take a good many apples core them peel and wash. 2 cups of sugar (depending on ammount of apples) the apples we have were tart so you decide. 1 cup flour and 1 stick of butter combine all ingredints stir add some more butter to keep from sticking and place deep dish into 350 degree oven and bake about 30 minutes until top gets brown. I made some last weekend so good...........

Title: Creole Squirrel Pie
Keys:  Fish Game Small Squirrel Meats     
Yield: 4

Ingredients:

      1 1/2     lb  Squirrel, or other small game - (to 2 lbs)
          2    tbl  Minced onion
          1      x  Green pepper minced
          1      x  Celery rib minced
          4    tbl  Butter
          4    tbl  Flour
        1/2    cup  Chopped onion
          1    tbl  Minced parsley
                    Pastry for 2-crust deep-dish pie unbaked


Method:
Boil meat in water to cover, with minced onion, green pepper, and celery, until tender. Remove meat, bone, and chop. Strain broth. Melt butter, stir in flour to make roux, and add chopped onion and parsley. Add Meat and pour in strained broth; cook, stirring, until smooth. Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. Turn into pastry-lined, deep 6-cup pie pan, top with pastry, and bake until crust is done.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings

I ran across this on the survival blog so I have to point that out. I liked this idea as I think someone in my family is actually drinking this stuff as we have to buy a crudload all the time.


1 bar Fels Naptha (or 2 bars of Ivory)
1 C Washing soda
1 C Borax

Grate the soap finely. You don't want big chunks. I use a hand grater, but I suppose you could use a food processor [that is designated for only non-food purposes]. This part takes a long time and is labor intensive.
Then add a cup each of the washing soda and borax. Mix well. I put it into a large plastic freezer bag for compact storage. Add 1 Tablespoon to each load, and get nice clean laundry.

A few things to be aware of: your soap won't suds up at all. That does not mean you have to add more soap. And clean clothes smell like nothing. You don't need added scent for clean clothes like most commercial laundry soaps. Also, if you want a softener, then add about a quarter cup of vinegar to the rinse. Your clothes won't smell like vinegar, but they will be nice and soft. You won't need a dryer sheet, either.

One last thing: Fels Naptha is a laundry bar. Meaning you can just rub the soap on a stain and watch it come out in the wash. I have tried it, and it does work. So buy an extra bar for stains instead of expensive pre-treaters like Oxy Clean. One bar will last a long time!

Hey I was reading a webforum and saw where a simple mop wringer off of a mop bucket makes a ready made clothes wringer for when times get rough.  I had looked at trying to find an old clothes wringer like the ones from times gone by. I tried it today at the farm and guess what it works like a charm. I bought one made out of plastic years ago while doing a small janitorial job had not used it since. You pack as many towels soaking wet and packed a few into the wringer and like I said it worked great. Just a thought for those of us preparing for doing without the needed washing machine. Adios and have a good day.....

Hey johnny Max I am wanting to build me a greenhouse that would use the southern facing side of my barn that gets direct sun most of the day. I want to know if any of you have built one and if you had what would you have done differntly? I am wanting to grow tomatoes this fall and a few other plants. I look forward to hearing from you all have a good day..

where did you get yout tea tree at? I know the queen was laughing about it but I live in SC and I would like to have one or two trees as the tee tree oil is used in a sunburn lotion also. I am trying to put in a few trees this spring to make me a source for apples and peach trees. I want to have a small orchard in a couple of years to get my fruit from.

As I was feeding the chickens today I was wondering about your black soldier larve traps. What I want to do is build one inside my greenhouse to use to feed my chickens. I am starting on yet another project this week to build a lean too onto the back of the heat room and use a window fan to draw air into the green house. I enjoy the show it makes me smile as I cut the fields. Look forward to hearing from you and sharing some recipies. Have a happy fourth.......