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• Will’s friend, Christian, joins our homestead

  
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  Christian had been planning on attending our seminar. But when he was suddenly faced with a housing screw-up, we invited him to join us for however long he wished to stay. Will and I had been talking about the possibility of taking an apprentice for a few weeks during the summer but had not reached a decision; we ...
  5 days ago

• Off-Grid Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show

  
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  Britain’s Chelsea Flower show won plaudits today for its off-grid sustainable garden from Australia. Prince Harry visited, and Chef Jamie Oliver said: “I’ve had a good look around and my favourites so far (include) the Australian garden. The design features a lush desert gorge with huge boulders, a native ...
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• Outside

  
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  There comes a time each year when a gardener has to take a leap of faith and plant out the veggie seedlings, hoping that the last of the hard frosts is gone and everything will work out OK.  Its not dissimilar to letting your children out of the house alone!  Are they going to be alright?  Have I done enough to ...
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• Just say NO to GMO

  
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  Little by little I have been actively working on removing GMO foods from my pantry, to make it more painless I focus on one food or one food group at a time. I have always been an avid label reader, when my (now grown) son was a child, he had been diagnosed with ADHD, something that is unfortunately all too common, ...
  1 week ago

• DIY: How to Plant a Personal Garden In a Small Urban Space

  
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  Many people bemoan the fact that they can’t grow their own food (or even flowers) because they lack any kind of garden space, but guess what? You can actually grow more than you realize in really small areas as long as they get a bit of direct sun. Hell, you can even grow things indoors under a lamp, but there’s ...
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• Thematic Focus: Work Issues

  
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  Upcoming event: Labour Migration and Refugee Protection – a Contradiction?, Prague, 3-4 June 2013 [ info ] - Register by 18 May 2013 . Publications: Agreement Reached in National Class Action Lawsuit on Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers (ImmigrationProf Blog, April 2013) [ text ] The Benefits of Granting ...
  2 weeks ago

• All of our spring baby goats have arrived

  
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  And a few days after arrival, we face the not-so-nice job of disbudding all of those cute kids. As horns are SO dangerous to both the goats and people (due to accidental bumps), we never leave horns on any of our goats. And it’s really paid off. Yes, it’s a stinky job with burning hair and not fun as the babies ...
  2 weeks ago

• Q and A: canning casseroles, Hopi Pale Gray seeds, and treated lumber for raised beds

  
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  Canning casseroles Can I pressure can a casserole into pint jars for individual servings? I’ve searched BHM archives, as well as the Internet, and there is precious little regarding casseroles. Any advice or sources would be greatly appreciated. Also interested in pressure canning desserts… any advice? ...
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• Inexpensive Romanian kit homes

  
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  Inventor Justin Capra – his foundation launched Soleta Has anyone tried the new line of Soleta zeroEnergy range of sustainable off-grid homes? Developed by a Romanian environmental group, they are made from 97% recycled materials and boast a range of energy-saving features — as well as energy-creating options ...
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• Q and A: cleaning eggs and canning on a rocket stove

  
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  Cleaning eggs I have a small chicken tractor with just two hens. The roost nest is in the back furthest from the open “run” area. My hens like to get back in there and sleep in the roost box which creates a problem with chicken poop building up if its not changed every other day. My questions are, when would ...
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• New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Taurus: Living Well

  
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  This New Moon/Solar Eclipse is in Taurus, “the money sign.” Since eclipse times are usually pretty frantic and stressful, many of us might be fretting a bit over our bank accounts lately. It’s no fun to feel worried about how you’re going to pay your rent or your car mechanic. So by all means, at this New ...
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• Im sorry kids, but no; I dont want to play

  
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  Yes, thats me.... playing on the beach Mummy; will you come and play? I really really hope it isnt just me that gets a little tired of the mantra coming from my two girls far too many (in my opinion) times a day: "Mummy; will you come and play?". I have always been conscious that I am a parent. Even when the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Regional Focus: Africa

  
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  "The First Country of Asylum Principle in Tanzania: A National and East African Perspective," Fahamu Refugee Legal Aid Newsletter , no. 37 (May 2013) [ full-text ] Kenya’s Forgotten IDPs (Institute for War & Peace Reporting, April 2013) [ text ] Letters from Eritrea: Refugee Women Tell Their Stories ...
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• Q and A: canning in the oven and canning meatloaf

  
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  Canning in the oven In the May/June issue of Countryside mag, there is an article on canning in an oven at 200 degrees. I know you have warned readers in the past about this, but will you comment on this. Clovis Steelman Gilmer, Texas This is a difference in terms! Oven canning means canning fruits or ...
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• Q and A: waxed cheese and canning bean soup

  
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  Waxed cheese Seeking information from you again since you are considered the “ONE.” We have waxed several blocks of cheese which we had cut into smaller blocks. Now I find that some of the edges have cracked open. Did I use too much wax or too little? Also, after sealing with wax does the cheese need to be kept ...
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• Q and A: shelf life of commercially canned food and canned salsa

  
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  Shelf life of commercially canned food Do commercially canned (in glass jars) food have the same shelf life as home canned foods? Barbara Nemitz Pearland, Texas Yes, commercially canned foods in glass jars do have the same shelf life as home canned foods — nearly indefinite given decent storage conditions ...
  3 weeks ago

• Texas Prepares to Survive Global Economic Collapse

  
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  YouTube - RT A restoration and self-sufficiency project. RT travels to the Republic of Texas and meets Texans who are proud of their heritage, embrace self-reliance and are ready to live by what they preach, even if it strays from the norms of mainstream American society. Enter your email address to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Trailersteading – book review

  
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  How many of you would like (love?) to to have your own place and live for just what you’d pay in taxes? Assuming you already have a piece of land (hint, look for so called “junk” land and you can often have it for a song)… Well that’s precisely what Anna Hess and her husband Mark did. Anna started out by ...
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• The Stupidity of the “Modern” Home

  
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  When I moved off grid, I looked around the internet for kindred souls, I found one in Mayberry, no not the town in that old beloved show, but a man who was very tired of living in the rat race, he became infamous for his “rants” against modern society and all its trappings. I ran across one of his articles that ...
  4 weeks ago

• Finally the weather is warming up!

  
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  But we still have tons of snow on the ground — several feet! And mud and water running everywhere. Will’s been working on the rock wall behind the living room stove every day, knowing nice weather’s just around the corner. So far, he’s used 14 bags of mortar mix, and lots of rocks. I think it looks great. ...
  4 weeks ago

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