I have recently rekindled my interest in this topic. I helped a co-worker from Idaho buy a Back to Basics book from Amazon.com and we have been pouring over it when we are not busy at work. Another co-worker has a similar interest, but his leans more towards the survivalist than a homesteader lifestyle.
Some of the subjects that have been coming up are:
2. livestock to raise
Whenever new subjects or expansions on these subjects come up I will update this post or add a
Some of the subjects that have been coming up are:
- House styles
- hobbit hole either as a stand alone house or as the lower floor of it.
- earthship
- cabin
- house
- yurt/tepee
2. livestock to raise
- cattle
- goat
- chicken and other birds
- ostrich/emu
- llama/alpaca
- vegetables: corn, potato, tomato, celery, squash, etc
- grains: wheat, barley, quinoa, etc
- fruit: apple, pear, peach, plum, berries, etc
- legumes: beans of all types, peanuts, etc
- rushes: reed, papyrus, cattail, horsetail, bamboo, etc.
- cannibus in the states where it is legal or soon to be. I am not a smoker, but this is an extraordinary plant. It produces the most oxygen per acre of any plant on the earth. Can be used for may things including: rope, twine, cloth, food, medicine, fuel, etc. Hopefully it is legalized soon, it is not a dangerous plant and can be turned into a taxable crop to help with income for farmers and the state alike.
- wind
- solar
- water
- geothermal
- crafts: beading, pottery, knapping, bowyer/fletcher, carpentry, weaving, etc.
- farming, food production (drying, canning)
- hunting
- holistic medicines
Whenever new subjects or expansions on these subjects come up I will update this post or add a
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