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Top 13 Prepping Posts of 2013

1. How to Render Pig Fat Who knew that would be my most read post of 2013!? 2. I'm Pooless This is technically from last year, but still lots of interest in it. I'd say this is under prepping because storing baking soda and apple cider vinegar is cheaper than storing shampoo and conditioner. 3. 15 Gift Ideas for Preppers Not just for Christmas! 4. Top 10 Ways to Begin Prepping Hopefully, by now, you…
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Homesteading

The Redneck Truck

Drove my husbands redneck truck to town the other day. Believe me, you would never know I was born and raised in Seattle when I sit behind the wheel of this truck. Driving this truck makes me feel like I was born in the country. That I grew up on a dirt road miles from anywhere. When I say Redneck Truck I mean a truck with a rusty hood & wipers that don't turn off…
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31 Days of Emergency Preparedness

31 Days of Emergency Preparedness {Farm Animals}

Back in March '13 we became quite the little farm. We picked up 2 pigs, 1 pregnant goat, 1 goat with twin boys, 2 Cayuga ducks, and a couple of more chickens. This summer was a summer of learning. We were blessed to be able to go on vacation and pay our neighbor to care for the animals. Since March: We lost 2 chickens to predators We lost the ducks to predators We butchered the…
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Homesteading

Top 10 Things Around the Triple R

I thought I would do a fun post since I've been pretty serious as of late. Today I am showing you 10 things you might see if you came to Triple R AKA Red Rock Ranch. Meet Mabel and Wilbur or Ham and Bacon as the older boys like to call them. For the record. Pigs stink. A lot. Jury is still out on if we are breeding these two or butchering one and selling…
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Goats on the Homestead

Aren't they the CUTEST! It is apparently easier to eat when standing IN your food. Fonz on the left, Hawk on the right. There has been some discussion as to our intentions with these cuties. We've named them. If they are meant for the freezer you aren't supposed to name them. Truth being, we can't breed them with their mother. Maybe, if Jazz has a 's due in June. The Goat Whisperer. Boy Child really…
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Homesteading

Welcome to Triple R Farm

When we moved to Idaho we called our little 5 acres Red Rock Ranch. Our homeschool is called Red Rock Christian Academy. Triple R Farm seemed appropriate for our little piece of heaven on earth. We have recently added to our little brood of chicks from last spring. That are finally giving us eggs. Meet our newest farm friends. Mabel and as boy child #1 calls them Ham and Bacon. We do plan to have…
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Homesteading

We’ve Got Eggs

I don't know if you know we have chickens. We got them last spring. Then we lost all of them to our Blue Heeler :( So we got more. We now have 2 hens and 2 roosters. Well some exciting news here at Red Rock Ranch. We've got eggs! We had gone outside to clean out the coop. And lo and ! Boy Child #3 is much more willing to clean out the coop now…
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Square Foot Garden update

weed control a bit of dirt…I sadly calculated for 4 boxes   we have 8 so more dirt had to be purchased love how it was a family affair…although oldest son wasn’t sure about it nice thing about taking pictures….less work for me this is what you do when you are done spreading dirt you can’t even see him from here a cool tree I even got compost bins built for me!   Another day of…
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Our square foot garden update

This is as far as we have gottenThey are each planning their own section of the gardenWhile I will have the square foot sections…..They want to see which system works better….SFG or in the are also going to keep track of last years seeds that never got used, bought from Wal Mart vs. this years fresh seeds bought online from a recommended hope to buy dirt and get stuff planted this ; Our area still…
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