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Many on here talking about wanting to go organic but the cost is so high. I don't know if Aldi's grocery chain is nationwide, but they have quite a bit of organic food at a pretty good price. They carry an organic grass-fed ground beef in cryovac at $6.99 a pound, let me tell you it is...

You can easily dehydrate ground beef (and probably also ground pork, ground turkey, etc). Choose the leanest meat you can find. Cook it gently until it's just lost all pinkness, then do everything you can to drain off all the grease. I usually dump the cooked meat into a colander and let it...

I use Sweet PDZ in my cat's litter box. I put about a 1/4" to 1/2" layer of it in the bottom of the box, which allows me to use the cheapest clay litter there is (the 98 cent a bag stuff from Walmart) with no odor problems.

I can't see where more than one deep-cycle battery would be required to run a heated dog dish. The bowls generally draw only 25 watts, and if they're the type that runs continually no matter what, they should be put on a ThermoCube (the ThermoCube acts like a thermostat to cycle them on and off...

I have the book in pdf format, I'm not sure where I got it perhaps 7-10 years ago but can guarantee you that I didn't pay that much for it!

If you don't have a battery to run the dog bowls during darkness, I think you'd be defeating the whole purpose, because generally at night is when the temps are lowest. You can go to Tractor Supply Co and get a Thunderbolt Magnum Solar 45 watt solar kit that includes the solar panels,, (2) 12v...

While I do not discount natural products, I also encourage people to do some research and use common sense when they try to be their own doctors. I looked up just one of the ingredients of the black salve.... yes that ingredient does have some amazing cancer-killing properties, but it can also...

More avian flu in Washington state, with huge economic impacts http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/01/21/new-outbreak-avian-flu-found-in-washington-state/?intcmp=ob_homepage_health&intcmp=obnetwork Edited to add: More info on avian flu in the US...

The problem with your lack of broodiness is the breed you're using: Production Reds are bred for PRODUCTION (of eggs), so broodiness has been bred out of them. Get a few hens of a different breed that's known for going broody, such as Australorps (and I'm sure there's many more broody breeds out...

The easiest way to recycle MANY things is to put them on your personal compost pile. Turn "trash" into good, usable soil, it's easy and you don't even have to leave home. You can recycle your paper towels and napkins this way too!!!!

Why do you say that the handwarmer packets are environmentally unfriendly??? Their components are all quite natural and are readily recyclable: iron, cellulose, activated carbon, salt & vermiculite http://www.chemistryislife.com/the-chemistry-of-hand-warmer, even the polypropylene outer packaging.

Avian influenza has been found in a home flock of 150 birds in Washington State, and a half-dozen poultry farms in British Columbia have also been stricken. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/01/02/avian-flu-found-in-poultry-stock-in-washington-state/?intcmp=latestnews I personally worry so...

This article seems to indicate that egg prices will soon skyrocket... http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/sectors/item/19754-coming-egg-shortage-will-tax-family-budgets

You CAN clean your Rat Zapper with water! Google "rat zapper cleaning instructions" and you will see that you can soak it in a shallow pan of warm soapy water ( I used a roasting pan) after removing the batteries. The only part of the rat zapper that can't get wet (MAKE SURE BATTERIES ARE...

The Rat Zapper is very effective at getting rid of mice and rats.... I had a red light blinking this morning when I went out (in the dark) to feed... saw about one inch of rat tail hanging out of the Zapper... it was a big fat one too. I also keep poison bait ("Just One Bite" is what it's...