Homesteading Profits & Costs

“I searched high and low last year for a company where I could find organic, soy-free chicken feed and it was simply out of the question we couldn’t afford it.

I went so far as to compile a list of ingredients to build my own feed, eliminating GMO’s even if the mix still wasn’t organic and the feed store couldn’t get most of the ingredients for me.

Certainly not enough for me to put together a protein-packed egg-producing mix.

It begs the question, “Is it worth it then to raise your own meat?…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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