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Yesterday, at 6am Robin came in from the barn, holding a cold, wet, limp baby goat. She had her eyes open but she was completely unresponsive. While still breathing, there seemed to be no life left in her. Her tongue was cold. Her stomach empty. She had only minutes of life left, without immediate intervention. [...]
On Tuesday, I told you that bad stuff happens to homesteaders, too. But homesteaders have more resilience than city folk when dealing with crises and catastrophes. Sometimes your dreams become a pile of ashes. Your hopes are burnt up in circumstances — winter storms, wolves at the door, stock market crashes, relationship failures, sickness, loss. [...]
The last three years have seen challenging times. Food prices have climbed in every country that doesn’t subsidize its agriculture. There is drought over 2/3rds of all arable land in the world — and arable land makes up only 11% of the world’s land mass. Poverty is escalating — even in North America. In some [...]
With a world food crisis, drought and civil unrest over escalating food prices, around the world, we all have concerns about food security and the ability to feed our own families. An info-graphic is circulating the internet that tells us that we need a full 2 acres to be self sufficient in food on a [...]
In my community there is a grass roots movement to feed the hungry. The Boundary Foodshare began in 2010. When artist, Vivien Browne noticed that the economy wasn’t improving and people in her area were losing their ability to feed themselves, she didn’t sit around talking about the problem. Vivien gathered some neighbours together and [...]
Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart
