Post by joshuadaryl on Apr 19, 2014 17:48:24 GMT -5
I have a goal that I have been striving for most of my life. I want to be as free from the modern world as I possibly can. Granted Caesar has complicated this as much as he can. Taxes, (you never truly own your place) I pay more than $1,000.00 per year in property taxes, I have been sorely tempted to move to West Virginia, a place the same size as mine is taxed at less than $200.00 per year. I digress, other than taxes we have electric , phone, internet, mandatory insurance for auto and farm business.
But we can almost eliminate our food budget. I hunt deer, rabbit, squirrel, and turkey. I trap for food and pelts beaver, and muskrat. I fish for catfish, crappie, red ear, and bass.
I raise 2 jersey cows, I alternate them for year round milk. There are the calves for beef, and meat goats. We have pigs, chickens ducks and geese for eggs and meat. I raise a large garden, sweet corn, squashes of all kinds, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peas, variety of beans, cucumbers, lettuces, beets, okra, greens, cabbage, onions, strawberries, garlic, chives, tomatoes, and dill.
I have been trying to grow fruit trees and bushes, so far to no avail, deer and goats. But we have walnuts, persimmons, hickorys, and butternuts. We have pawpaws in the woods.
Things we are trying to learn from our Plain brethren, butchering our own cows and pigs. Making our own clothes, soap, and learning to make more things canning. Learning to make cheese. We make butter yogurt and ice-cream. We also are learning to make candles, thats cool.
How about you all
But we can almost eliminate our food budget. I hunt deer, rabbit, squirrel, and turkey. I trap for food and pelts beaver, and muskrat. I fish for catfish, crappie, red ear, and bass.
I raise 2 jersey cows, I alternate them for year round milk. There are the calves for beef, and meat goats. We have pigs, chickens ducks and geese for eggs and meat. I raise a large garden, sweet corn, squashes of all kinds, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peas, variety of beans, cucumbers, lettuces, beets, okra, greens, cabbage, onions, strawberries, garlic, chives, tomatoes, and dill.
I have been trying to grow fruit trees and bushes, so far to no avail, deer and goats. But we have walnuts, persimmons, hickorys, and butternuts. We have pawpaws in the woods.
Things we are trying to learn from our Plain brethren, butchering our own cows and pigs. Making our own clothes, soap, and learning to make more things canning. Learning to make cheese. We make butter yogurt and ice-cream. We also are learning to make candles, thats cool.
How about you all
. It is easy to get into pack rat syndrome. Growing up my dad was in the army, and regular moves meant regular purges of unnecessary clutter. I try to practice that here, at least once a year we go thru an inventory, one rule is if we did not even remember we had it, it is gone no questions. 
she really was upset when the black snake got into her washing machine 