"I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I
invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast,
and then I killed them and took their land." - Jon
Stewart
"Disclaimer: Warning!
Danger! Peligro! If you are a licensed, professional
land-surveyor, reading this article may be a threat to your health
and well-being as it contains enough estimates, approximations and
out-and-out guesses as to risk inducing headaches, vomiting and/or
hypertension in individuals trained in the exacting science of Civil
Engineering.
If, on the other hand,
you are a typical homesteader, you may find that this article, if
used judiciously, may give you the ability to measure your land and
locate your boundaries to a vague, kinda-sorta accuracy without
costing you one red cent."
By Neil Shelton
"A current, accurate survey is good insurance, both
for the buyer and the seller. It is not a good feeling to stand at
the end of your land and peer at your house floating independently of
it. Knowing EXACTLY what you are buying provides peace of mind,
and in the world of homesteading, between learning new skills and the
fickleness of crops and livestock; we need all the peace of mind we can
get."
By Sheri Dixon
"Ever since man started slicing up
the earth and deciding which pieces of it belonged to whom, there has been
a need for defining exactly where any given piece of land might lay.
In early Britain, this was handled in a memorable fashion: the policy was
to take a young child from the neighborhood, lead him one by one, to the
corners of the tract of land in question, then give him a severe thrashing
at each location." By
"Only
a few foresighted people realized the disadvantage of using a fuel that
had to be searched for and mined from underground. Henry Ford was one of
these. He fought long and hard for the use of alcohol as fuel." By
Homestead.org,
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"Despite the comedy of
errors, everyone is healthy and happy. The eggs are less expensive than
they were at first, the flannel shirts are warm, and the boots are comfy.
We may not be 100% homestead, but for us this is the real thing. And
Half-Caff Country feels pretty darn good! Coffee anyone?"
By T. Zoë
Kimmel
Peacocks have been considered for thousands
of years, as the world’s most beautiful of all birds. Both sexes including
the "peahen" female, and the "peacock" male, are correctly known as
"peafowl", although both genders are commonly known as the Peacock
variety of bird." By Victoria Varga
"Wild
edibles provide a combination of wonderful opportunities. While
harvesting nature's bounty, we have the chance to spend time
out-of-doors, move our limbs, spend time with family, and prepare
some of the most delicious and nutritious food possible – all for
free!" By
Karyn Sweet
