It is astonishing how the dollar we spend on food is broken down – it is surprising how little of the dollar is the actual production of the food we ingest. The following data is from an Iowa State University study based on 2006 USDA data. The cost of food is...
We’re in the planning stages – what to raise, what tractor do we need, where should the fencing go, how much hay do we need – can we grow it ourselves? Here is a general idea of what the layout looks like and what type of terrain we...
Interesting – population data from city-data.com – what will the 2010 census reveal? Ladonia: 691 Bells: 1,322 Wolfe City: 1,633 Honey Grove: 1,828 Prosper: 3,073 Commerce: 9,066 Bonham: 10,527 Greenville: 25,551 Paris: 25,755 Sherman: 38,407 The Colony:...
Today I picked up 9 metal tomato barrels from Don Anderson. Don owns Anderson Motor and went to school with the Sears boys, who’s father Sears Road was named after. He asked me about a few local things and we chatted about the many uses of metal barrels and how...
Once we got our new dog home Laurie already had a name in mind… she knew before we even started on this particular adventure. His new name is Porter, Porter Rockwell, named after Orrin Porter Rockwell a friend and body guard of Joseph Smith and body guard to...
So, even with a couple dozen chickens the manure seems to pile up quickly! Add to that a few active rabbits and some cud chewing calf’s and you’re stepping in ‘crap’ at every turn (literally)! We’ve started a compost pile some time ago and probably haven’t...
