http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/self-blog.html The Self Sufficient Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to self-sufficient-farm-living.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us self sufficient living Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:33:22 GMT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:33:22 GMT self-sufficient-farm-living.com http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/raising-livestock.html Raising Livestock provides meat, milk, eggs and heavy work too. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:33:22 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/rabbit-farms.html Rabbit farms how to breed and raise rabbits the profitable way. Research-proven, field-tested and natural system for breeding does, weaning kits and essentials for a successful rabbit farm. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:09 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/country-crafts.html Homesteaders depended on country crafts and skills for comfort and enjoyment. Handicrafts were once part of every day living. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:30:03 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/shop-country.html Shop country has information and items for the self sufficient family. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:12 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/index.html There is nothing like the feeling of self sufficient living. Why pay the high prices of today's economy when you can make or build it yourself. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:56:10 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/pressure-canning.html Pressure canning has been one of the most popular methos of preserving food since 1809, when the technique was first developed by the Frenchman Nicolas Appert. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:09:55 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/homesteading-your-home.html Homesteading your home offers careful planning with a modest investment. Almost anyone can turn the dream of buying a small farm or a few acres of country land and building a home into a reality. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:31:06 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/country-cooking-recipes.html Hello, and thanks for stopping by. Many of the Country Cooking Recipes have been collected from my mother's kitchen. There's nothing better then tasteing down home country cooking. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:44:34 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/raising-hogs.html By raising hogs, you provide all the pork a family needs for the year. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:09:16 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/animal-husbandry-books.html Best animal husbandry books on raising and caring for Livestock. Health=Value=Wealth Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:18:18 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/complimentary-ebooks.html These complimentary ebooks are our way of saying thank you for subscribing to our newletter. Our goal is to help farmers to provide for your family and produce extra income from the farm. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:20:55 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/planting-a-garden.html Planting a garden provides many benefits in itself. It makes me feel like I am a partner of the land . A successful garden requires careful planning and design. Find your garden information here. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:51:41 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/building-log-cabins.html Building log cabins on you own property is symbolic to the American pioneering spirit. Log cabins can be inexpensive, made from locally available materials and can be quite elaborate. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:57:15 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/legal-homeschooling.html Learn the legal homeschooling laws in your state and get off to a good start homeschooling your children. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:35:48 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/the-restoration-farm.html We are in the process of creating our chemical free farm and will be using several different ideas to pull it together. We will have several hoop houses Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:44:42 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/rabbits-for-selfsufficiency.html Rabbit meat is very high in protein and low in fat. Being low in calories per weight, it's not ideal for sustaining hard labor, but it can definitely do Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:43:35 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/emergency-food-kits.html Order Your Emergency Food Kits Now...and be prepared for any outages, disasters, riots or even a global breakdown. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:03:16 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/renewable-energy.html The energy joyride came to a sudden stop in 1973 and again in today's economy. Renewable Energy is making the best of the crisis. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:51:46 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/homemade-solar-panels.html People are successfully making homemade solar panels that perform and look better than manufactured panels. We have used this source of energy since the dawn of history. Time to step it up a notch. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:37:49 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/solar-panel-generator.html solar panel generator, Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:25:47 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/headaches.html If you are experiencing headaches, nerveousness, or depression, try these natural cures. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:59:52 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/herbal-medicine.html Growing your own herbs is the best way to obtain ingredients for herbal medicine, since the effectiveness of most herbs is highest when the leaves are fresh. you can collect herbs in the wild, Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:25:49 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/question-on-farm-size.html What is the perfect farm for self sustainable living? Also, if all things were perfect, how could we array these perfectly sized farms into a perfect Mon, 23 May 2011 16:14:49 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/life-in-hooty-hollow.html (Life in Hooty Hollow) The mountains, cliffs, streams, waterfalls, hills, trails, wildlife, neighbors, sunsets, snow, mud, winds, rain, Mon, 23 May 2011 16:14:28 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/goat-farm-in-tuscany.html I love reading about everyone elses farm. I have 125 acres in the beautiful Tuscany region of central Italy. Most of the land is mountain pasture and Mon, 23 May 2011 16:06:20 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/beekeeping.html Beekeeping is a hobby that yields so much satisfaction in return for such a small investment in money and labor. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:42:41 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/aquaponics.html We have a small acreage in Arizona that we raise our chickens for eggs, calves for beef and fruit trees. As we aged, we found that raising beef was too Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:58:38 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/raising-goats.html Raising goats is an enjoyable and profitable adventure. Goats are easy to handle, excellent at foraging and gives moderate levels of milk. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:06:10 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/pvc-greenhouse.html Look at my pvc greenhouse as I describe how I made it. If I can build one, anybody can! Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:45:28 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/hoop-house-plans.html Do it yourself hoop house plans are a giant cold fram designed to hold large numbers of plants, including ones of considerable size. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:40:23 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/growing-plants-in-a-greenhouse.html Growing plants in a greenhouse requires you to control all variables. The temperature and humidity levels must be monitored routinely. My hoop house sometimes feels like a grennhouse sauna. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:57:34 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/starting-a-greenhouse.html Starting a greenhouse requires careful planning to increased production and minimize expenses. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:35:14 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/hoop-house-gardening-tips.html Hoop house gardening tips provide helpful startegies to acheive excellent vegetables year round. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:48:35 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/how-to-make-candles.html Now, you too can learn how to make candles for fun, hobby or business. Candle making time in early America was in the autumn. People spent hours boiling down the fat! Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:54:18 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/open-doors-farm.html We are a small goat farm in Bedias, Texas. We have Nubian and Nigerian Dwarf goats, Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd livestock guard dogs, and Buff Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:10:55 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/donkey-valley-farm.html Hi, we are a small farm in South Africa, surrounded by large commercial farms. 10 years ago we were viewed with utmost disdain, not anymore. We grow Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:28:05 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/good-earth-agriculture.html We practice sustainable agriculture and aquaculture in Buriram province of northeast Thailand. Any protective structures that we use are for Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:17 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/colonial-soapmaking.html From Colonial times to the present the traditional way to make lye has been to leach it from wood ashes. Colonial soapmaking is an easy process once you have the necessary ingredients. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:37:24 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/Fresh-Farm-Eggs.html Which breed of chickens you raise will depend on whether you want meat or fresh farm eggs. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:09:16 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/wood-burning-stoves.html Like the sun, wood burning stoves radiate heat directly onto the human body. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:09:00 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/windpower.html Windpower has been used for hundreds of years to pump water and grind grain. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:03:29 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/what-is-a-greenhouse.html You say, "what is a greenhouse"? Or "What is the difference between a greenhouse and a hoop house"? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:59:59 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/waterwheels.html The use of waterwheels to free human beings from heavy labor is almost as ancient as the use of draft animals. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:55:27 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/type-of-grass.html Here, you will find a brief summary of the major types of grass that is used for pasture land and hay purposes. Some type of grass will also make excellent sod for your yard. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:51:39 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/preserve-produce.html A survey of ways to preserve produce, fruits, and vegetables Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:48:54 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/natural-remedies.html Whenever you are experiencing coughs and colds, try these natural remedies Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:27:15 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/making-hay.html Management of you hay field and making hay is much like managing your own ecosystem. It is important to keep various plant species in your hay meadow. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:08:47 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/homemade-beverages.html All about making homemade beverages from old fashioned lemonade to making your own beer and wine. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:11 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/great-resources.html A listing of Great Resources that I hope will help my visitors find what they are looking for. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:18:20 GMT http://www.self-sufficient-farm-living.com/garden-favorites.html Garden favorites provides the basic information needed to selct, grow, and harvest your favorite vegetables. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:15:29 GMT