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Leatherstockiings Homesteading / Sustainable... 01-19-2017, 08:23 PM
Dieseld Like you we'd like to grow... 01-19-2017, 09:45 PM
ScoutHikerDad It would be a good idea to... 01-19-2017, 10:15 PM
Panama60 Be careful about what you do... 01-19-2017, 11:24 PM
Dieseld OK so if you catch the rain... 01-19-2017, 11:26 PM
32t I don't understand why your... 01-20-2017, 01:47 AM
jfleming9232 We bought a new place last... 01-19-2017, 11:25 PM
Dieseld Just remember crop rotation... 01-19-2017, 11:28 PM
Leatherstockiings A homesteading thread would... 01-20-2017, 04:41 PM
Speedster Get yourself an Aeropress... 01-20-2017, 07:23 PM
JohnGlueck I relate to this post... 01-20-2017, 07:48 PM
Grazor What is leaf fat Glenn? ... 01-22-2017, 09:37 PM
rolodave Never heard of Leaf lard. I... 01-22-2017, 09:48 PM
Grazor Used to render mutton fat in... 01-22-2017, 10:42 PM
gssixgun Ok I gotta ask Lard = Hog... 01-23-2017, 02:45 AM
32t From around the kidneys etc.... 01-22-2017, 11:16 PM
Grazor Yeah, mutton and beef fat are... 01-23-2017, 10:20 PM
32t I have never rendered Mutton... 01-23-2017, 10:50 PM
EMC45 I like this topic. I use the... 01-25-2017, 02:27 PM
gssixgun There does seem to be quite a... 01-25-2017, 03:10 PM
ChrisL That's a great list. Funny... 01-27-2017, 08:28 PM
Leatherstockiings ChrisL, would you mind doing... 01-27-2017, 08:47 PM
ChrisL I could do that but it would... 01-27-2017, 10:02 PM
Leatherstockiings Today was my first use of the... 02-04-2017, 07:49 PM
TheGeek Not homesteading but we like... 09-09-2017, 01:59 PM
Leatherstockiings Nice berries. We hit the... 09-09-2017, 02:26 PM
TheGeek Thanks. They are quite... 09-09-2017, 02:53 PM
Dieseld Watch it! The Jack O' Lantern... 09-09-2017, 08:47 PM
Leatherstockiings I had a couple of experienced... 09-09-2017, 10:33 PM
TheGeek The little guy after some... 09-09-2017, 04:32 PM
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    Default Homesteading / Sustainable Living

    Something I saw on social media paralleled a theme I have been reviewing recently: how can I reduce consumerism in my life and become a producer, becoming more self-reliant? The first thing that comes to mind is practicing or doing better at the three "R"s-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. I already do well okay some of these. For example, we have a recycling bin and have the city just added glass recycling, so we bought the special bin for that. We also compost kitchen scraps that eventually are used in the garden or flower beds. I also walk to work 90% of the time and eat lunch at home.

    One thing I have been working on is buying less coffee at work three times a week at $3 a cup and consuming less soda. New endeavors are to produce enough food in the garden to have enough surplus to preserve and to actually teach myself some woodworking and actually make something.

    Does anybody else have any desire or plans to become more self-sufficient in the coming year?

    Here is the social media post I referenced at the start.
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