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HAHAHAHA!!! I did the same. Beat me to it!

Our city dump doesn't allow scavenging but will often turn a blind eye to someone there dumping who takes a fancy to an easily reached item. (unless of course, they were eyeing it first lol) I am, however, the king of pulling over and grabbing stuff people put on the curb with their trash. My...

Well said Rancher!

In my humble opinion, homesteading is a state of mind... For some, thats 40 acres and a mule. For me, it's a suburban back yard with gardens, fruit and nut trees, berries and herbs, chickens & quail (sometimes other critters). We cook and bake from scratch, collect rain water, fish, hunt...

I raise (and hopefully breed in the future) the Icelandic landrace chicken that's on that list as threatened. There are just over 3000 of them on the entire planet, 2000 of which are still in Iceland. There is a small group of dedicated folks attempting to preserve the amazing, unique genetics...

There is definitely merit to the barter system. I would much rather barter and trade any day than to deal with cash. It not only saves money, but it also builds community/relationships and Uncle Sam isn't around sniffing for his big hunk of the pie.

Don't call yourself a wannabe. Do what you can, where you are. That's my philosophy.

We have tons of cats in our neighborhood but they steer clear of my yard because of my Husky/GS mix. Our own cat is allowed to make it, but anything she doesn't recognize as her pack, better be quick.

HAHAHA!

This is why I'm raising Icelandic chickens. There are reported to be lest than 5000 left on Earth, about 4000 of which are still in Iceland. The other 1000ish are here in America being carefully raised by a hand full of breeders. A dozen youngsters almost at the point of maturity are in my care.

My asparagus patch is in it's second season and I can't wait until next Spring! I confess to snagging a few spears this year but I look forward to actually getting a meal's worth instead of just munching on a raw spear while I tend to chickens and weed the garden lol

I had the same problem with straw sprouting heavily in my large no till garden. I just looked at my problem as a solution though. Every day, I'd go out and pull a bucket full and feed it to the chickens and rabbits and before you knew it, it was gone. The critters were quite happy about it too

I live in the city on less than half an acre. Most of my property is deeply shaded by oak trees and the rest is covered in structures and concrete. yet, I've got a decent sized annual/perrenial garden, a peach tree, blackberries & passion fruit and we raise a mixed flock of layers, Icelandic...

I've never had them dropped off despite being signed up for Chip Drop and similar services for a loooong time. I've gotten my hands on limited amounts thanks to Craigslist freebies, but I mostly chop and drop anything I can get my hands on, use fall leaves, and chicken made compost from deep litter.

Absolutely! Mama always had my brothers and I go forage for them so I was raised on them. The greens are great on a baked potato

I use cervical dislocation just like the wringer, except I just use a shovel handle. Put them on the ground, lay shovel across their neck just behind ears, use foot to hold down handle, grab back legs and quickly pull up. It's over in seconds

They don't care what will happen to it. They just don't want it to be their problem anymore and take the easy way out. That's how most of society is these days sadly.

Now you're just making me hungry!

I add them to the compost or bury them. If the animals can't or don't eat it, it's returned to the soil. No waste.

My small dogs would not eat them raw at first so I would boil them for them. Each time, I cooked them a little less until they took them raw. My shepherd/husky mix didn't have that shortcoming. She'll eat it all, raw or not lol (I still can't stand liver)