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  1. Introduce yourself...tell us what you're up to.
  2. Does anyone have their own successful strawberry bed?
  3. One of my new favorite blogs...Farmgirl Fare.
  4. I need goat advice please
  5. Lotsa pics of chicks and garden.
  6. Awesome site
  7. Just finished listening to Farewell, My Subaru...
  8. Vegetarian and Farm animals?
  9. Bees anyone?
  10. My chicken coop progress... *pics*
  11. Blogs....
  12. *updated in #6 and #8* a raccoon visited last night.....
  13. Good Farm Reads....
  14. Yay! First garden harvest today.
  15. Anyone keep a work dog?
  16. WHOA!!!! when was this forum created? and HOW did i miss it? very nice!!!
  17. Pics of some of our beehives...
  18. Little bit overwhelmed.
  19. Do you jump in the deep end or tread lightly?
  20. We just signed on our land!!!
  21. Our Goats
  22. My goat milking internship!!
  23. Let's talk greenhouses.
  24. basil help
  25. I don't think I'll ever be a "good" farmer..
  26. Apple trees and orchards.
  27. If you have livestock??
  28. Clotheline drying mamas... question
  29. Honey Extraction Tutorial *Image Heavy* Enjoy!
  30. Fish emulsion, seaweed tea...
  31. anyone interested in ordering the 10th edition of carla emery's book? aviail now ~
  32. The First building. What would you like?
  33. no wonder she's so ugly.
  34. Raised beds or in the ground?
  35. Magazines?
  36. Can I just say...
  37. Things that I have learned about "farming" (please add yours ~ funnies or not)
  38. Spinoff - Gardens to drool over
  39. county fairs?
  40. I'm a Bee Mom!!
  41. Do you raise chickens for meat?
  42. ponds, etc
  43. Getting started with bees
  44. Okay - so nix the chickens and go veg LOL
  45. My goatie girls and their home.......
  46. Emergency prep. vs hoarding...and good lists?
  47. Organic/natural management of coccidiosis in chicks?
  48. Disgusting yet seriously funny to me
  49. I am getting guineas tomorrow and I am NOT happy about it, BUT
  50. I want to move...and adventures in getting guineas and just rambling
  51. Putting by Pluots? Plums?
  52. energy incentives by state...
  53. Sharing some pictures of our babies (all feathered)
  54. Xpost: Urban Beekeeping
  55. How much per acre in your area?
  56. so, what are you feeding your hens?
  57. New puppy in the house.
  58. Egg sales help, please.
  59. Have you or would you eat goat?
  60. So, when do you get to call it a farm?
  61. Broiler math...how much $ it costs to raise organic free-range chickens for meat.
  62. Holding off on mowing....warming to bees.
  63. dog days of summer.
  64. Wood - another truckload. What are your wood heat plans?
  65. Should I bother getting chickens this year?
  66. Afraid I'll burn the house down
  67. I almost lost my whole flock.
  68. my old boss called. Could mean 85 acres.
  69. Some pics...and I'm all sad. Too much rain.
  70. Processing day...6 done. (WARNING MBU to vegetarians, graphic.)
  71. Goat mamas; what grain do you feed?........
  72. Are you familiar with Mary Jane's Farm?
  73. Are you a 4H family?
  74. Canning Apple Pie Filling
  75. What to plant next?
  76. That's it? Just wish really hard and stuff will show up?
  77. How do I store pounds and pounds of potatoes?
  78. Storing water for human consumption
  79. Ready for the long cold winter (not serious!)
  80. What is fair? (Meat birds & barter for butchering?)
  81. Sharing pictures of my sweet ducks!
  82. orpingtons. oh.my.word.
  83. There is no scum on my pickles.
  84. Chickens
  85. Garden update...
  86. My fall project has been chosen; Greenhouse.*Image heavy*
  87. Help, we have a bully chick!!
  88. The good the bad and the ugly side of raising chickens for meat.
  89. And our first building will be.....
  90. More rain.
  91. Maybe this is just a phase, but I'm having a crisis of faith re: this whole project.
  92. ****-a-doodle-dooooooo
  93. check out this barn! *swoon*
  94. Bee Keeping Mamas?
  95. Feeling a bit renewed...
  96. TP rolls for seedlings?
  97. I had to kill my first animal today
  98. could you do this... opinions?
  99. We got a new rooster! Added pic in reply. The kids named him Fox.
  100. Deep breath...so the garden was just recovering and...
  101. Killing and rendering a bird.
  102. Help me pick the proper number of fruit trees.
  103. Another meat chicken question
  104. Anyone a fan of the old Britcom "Good Neighbours"
  105. not sure why I just now discovered this forum...
  106. the pure joy of reducing the number of animals in the barn!
  107. what is the goal of your homestead/homesteading efforts?
  108. what *can* you do if you had to?
  109. Goat mamas
  110. we planted an orchard!
  111. 2 truckloads of wood, such a welcome sight!
  112. wintering over the chickens....
  113. omg! I've just been offered a free percheron draft horse, trained to pull
  114. question for the goat mamas
  115. Holy tomatoes, Batman! AKA Help me use up garden produce.
  116. FINALLY! pics of honey and honey bees on my blog!
  117. Apple question
  118. Let's talk canning/preserving/fermenting foods.
  119. Applesauce makers, help please! x-post
  120. We lost our bunny!!
  121. Can you make applesauce out of any kind of apples?
  122. Truth stranger than fiction. Mike the Headless Chicken.
  123. WWYD?
  124. Finally!! An egg.
  125. Will frost damage my (picked) pumpkins and (not picked) squash/pumpkins?
  126. What are you canning/preserving/putting up right now?
  127. you know what I love about homesteaders?
  128. Disabled Homesteading
  129. getting water to the barn - our journey has begun
  130. So I got a pressure canner.
  131. Lauren
  132. Help with Chickens please!
  133. 150 lbs of green tomatoes......
  134. It's like Easter morning...every single day.
  135. why shouldn't chickens be allowed to moult?
  136. home-canned chicken stock - yay or nay?
  137. What's a good boog to read?
  138. changing the chickens, one more time...
  139. For Stacy - and anyone - an excellent article on building a fire.
  140. cow due date: 5/2/2009
  141. Nest "sharing" ?
  142. Skipper is visiting!
  143. My week on the farm!
  144. Need to vent for a sec. (No pun intended.)
  145. Yet ANOTHER chicken question!
  146. First eggs
  147. Oprah today ~ HOW THE MEAT WE EAT IS RAISED
  148. Cool NYT feature: what's in their fridges?
  149. I swear I am about to have 8 hens in my freezer!
  150. canning dried beans - anyone try this?
  151. The new girls are laying!
  152. What kind of pressure canner should I be looking for?
  153. Goat coats?
  154. Our puppy keeps bringing me eggs.
  155. I am loving the site...
  156. So we looked at a place!
  157. Hawks. Hawks? aka my poor chickens. MBU UPDATED
  158. A baby cow? lmbo, mmmkay. *long*
  159. marina, roosters?
  160. Chicken mamas--salmonella?
  161. redefining homemade
  162. anyone else try making sausage/curing meats?
  163. Chicken fun. Lots of pictures.
  164. Huzzah!! Hurrah!! The chickens are laying again!
  165. Does anyone raise/keep worms?
  166. Spin off from worm thread!
  167. It's official: I don't want to keep my ducks.
  168. So my mom is getting pet-store credit.
  169. A little worried about Silver- SAD Update in #16
  170. (whine) it's cold outside....
  171. Any regrets about leaving the city?
  172. #1 son and I just dewormed our wannabe feral cat.
  173. Emergency chicken coop
  174. Just placed my fruit tree order!
  175. Chickens 101
  176. Gift for my (animals) vet?
  177. -ho here keeps goats?
  178. good grief, quit licking!!
  179. Things you don't want to hear from the plumber.
  180. What's happening on the 'stead?
  181. Hatcheries?
  182. Winter chickens *pics*
  183. 13 below leads to poopsicles.
  184. Lost a hen.
  185. I'm kind of annoyed about my wellies. Maybe I shouldn't be.
  186. What are your chores?
  187. Can I ask you mamas a question?
  188. Reflections on the past year. Join in.
  189. Oh Yes!
  190. My fruit trees arrived today!
  191. Must-have books or mags?
  192. sprouting (I'm hooked)
  193. Our new baby orchard photos!
  194. Would you do this?
  195. Growing mushrooms?
  196. Ah the possiblities!!
  197. Why didn't someone tell me?!!!!
  198. just found a hen setting on a nest in the barn
  199. Anyone built with hay bales?
  200. Lauren, a sweet potato for you maybe?
  201. Born and raised in minnesota means....
  202. How long did you look?
  203. solar pit green house?
  204. making maple syrup - anyone?
  205. I'm spending $$$ right and left and praying I'm doing this right.
  206. Okay chicken Mamas - DH said "maybe"!
  207. Come see my newest "baby"!
  208. So, what does a chicken look for in a nest?
  209. switching, swapping, and changing things around
  210. hmmmmmmmmm
  211. So, does anyone here get to garden yet?
  212. Anyone care to share their garden plan if you plan to can and save?
  213. If you have fruit trees, what are your favorite varieties?
  214. transplanting blueberry bushes
  215. link to free garden planner
  216. fortuitous place to be heading into gardening season
  217. Tips on starting fresh
  218. link to 'when to start what seeds' guide
  219. anyone given weed-free or till-free gardening a try yet?
  220. Life with a septic?
  221. Creating a 5 year plan...
  222. Still plugging away at my big garden and berry patch.
  223. Earthworm Bin- Updated 2/05/09
  224. Peach trees, for zone 4? Really really?
  225. what's your vermin and how are you dealing?
  226. It's that time of year again!
  227. chickens - set up costs.
  228. what would you put into your property if you didn't intend to stay forever?
  229. Do you have a sprinkler/watering system?
  230. New blog on Urban naturalism
  231. removing burdock successfully?
  232. first hawk attack - lost Matthew's pet banty rooster
  233. I ordered my trees today....let's see if he'll find us. lol.
  234. Pictures?
  235. Articles on keeping chickens and raising baby chicks.
  236. um yeah....mud season.
  237. We have to get rid of our chickens.
  238. Our chicks are hatching!! (added pics in post 5)
  239. What the USDA defines as a "farm."
  240. now that the snow is almost gone our geese
  241. I totally fell for the packaging...
  242. Storm, *excellent* book recommendation.
  243. I'm going to lose this bet, but that's ok....
  244. Poll: Homesteading
  245. Days must be getting longer.
  246. have birds migrated back to your area?
  247. canning tomatoes - what is your fav method?
  248. ? for those who raise chickens for meat
  249. man, it's getting hard to browse craigslist
  250. I ordered our first batch of meat chicks!