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PG& E to cut power to a 466,000 homes I raised rabbits in Northern California, I was concerned about and prepared for "power outages".. I had a backup generator, to make sure my swamp coolers and exhaust fan would not go down, and a big water storage tank...

Made a yellow pine table top, "wrapped, and aged" the planks to make them "blue", I love "blued" pine.. Dove,[my wife] and Tia, [ my daughter] think it looks "moldy" ... -- other opinions???

We have implemented a "family state of emergency", we are done going out, the "kids", are done going to work, until this "pandemic" blows over...

We are home canners, and have a big garden, so this recipe is in those terms... Just got back from a week stay in the hospital with my wife, threw this together in about a half hour, -it was a big hit- so,... i will share the recipe... Cream of Rabbit,[or chicken] potato, and carrot soup...

Split Pea, Hambone, and Rabbit broth, soup For fresh eating, and/or canning. [Makes 13 about quarts] 4 lbs split peas 1 stick butter 2 onions diced 6 ribs celery [diced] 2 Tbsp garlic powder Hambone, with plenty of attached meat 6 quarts Rabbit broth 5 cups grated, or diced ,carrots ½ gallon...

Growing season length, and average temperatures. Although there is "theoretical evidence" to suggest we are moving into "cooler" temperatures,[and shorter growing season] at this point i don't see that backed up by any "real stats". The discussion on "global warming" ,has become so...

The garden is still producing tomatoes, and peppers everything else is about done, The taro plants are huge,some over 6 feet tall, - can't wait to see if they will produce big corms this year canning... -this week, so far... I bottled, Jalapenos tomato juice beef chunks beef fat

garden is in full production, canning loads of tomatoes and green beans, and quite a bit of summer squash.

I like to bottle my own food, and have rabbits, chickens, and a big garden. My wife is a neat orderly person, [ am "not so much" that way] Our processing of meat animals, and canning of garden produce has always caused a little stress. Even though Dove, my wife often helps, she really...

Although we are not "unpacked" yet, I am already enjoying the prospects of "being a farmer" again. In addition to Rabbits, I also enjoy gardening and growing "unusual vegetables" , and food plants. On this property [4 acres] ... There is a fairly big area, at least 100' wide, by 250 feet...

Research Article Efficiency of Utilization of Sugar Beet Tops Hay and Prebiotic in Diets of Growing Rabbits Hayam M.A. Abo EL-Maaty, Sara Kh. Sherif and Lina S.A. Foda ABSTRACT ________________________________________ Background: The challenge for the feed formulation is to obtain the least...

Using berry plants as food I have been researching things on the internet. One of the things I was looking for was the nutritional value of the berry leaves and vines, I prune off the plants. [I plan to plant a lot of plants this year] When I have had a lot of berry, and grape...

https://www.facebook.com/sevensharp/vid ... yMDY3Mzg1/ A friend of mine in NZ.. I had to share a laugh..

Gardening/ farming .. for Calories... Calories/yield/ acre Jerusalem artichoke, = 345 cal / lb x 66,000 lb / acre = 22,770,000 cal / acre Carrot = 186 calories/ lb x 40,000 lb/ acre = 7,440,000 cal / acre Sugar Beets = 315 calories / pound, 60,000 lb/ acre = 18,900,000 calories/ acre Winter...

Raising Rabbits.com ....Quote". "Your rabbits should reach 5 pounds by 8 weeks, and then go straight to market". I think this is way out there- maybe I am just out of touch.. who else thinks this is an unreasonable statement for "commercial rabbit production". I seriously doubt there are very...

It is so wonderful to see all the donations this month... I was beginning to be worried that Rabbit Talk would "go away" from lack of support... I love this place... so I want to say thank you to everyone who helped to keep this up and running... Blessings, Michael

Hot weather... We had another very warm day, I quit and came inside in the afternoon. I have wondered about this heat we are having. When looking on the internet, I can find a "scientist" that will explain it every way imaginable. Some claiming that global warming is completely imaginary, and...

Redesigning a bench . Redesigned "the bench" and built another prototype with "Southern Yellow Pine" , -I increased the size of the legs, so the connecting tenons that support the seat could be 1 1/2 " instead of 1"- Now, the "safe working load" for one side of the bench is over 600 lbs- The...

saw this video -he is way better than i am-- great demonstration ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ud68Q ... e=youtu.be

I spent the day researching growing ,and using information for various unusual plants, -on the internet. I want to experiment with growing things in leaves. The City collects and hauls off hundreds of tons of leaves each fall- according to what I read-- they will deliver some to...