Self-Sufficiency

[Once Again]

This family is amazing. Wish I could do that.

 

 

http://www.snotr.com/video/4821

[milovany]

This family is amazing. Wish I could do that.

 

 

http://www.snotr.com/video/4821

 

 

Love it! I wish they would've talked more about what exactly they eat beyond the fruits, veggies an eggs. I saw a goat, too -- so they probably have milk and cheese, maybe meat, with them? (As well as meat from the chickens). Very cool.

[Melanie]

Here is a link to their website: Little Homestead in the City

[4them]

That is great! It wouldn't work so well for someone like me, who lives where there's a short growing season, but it's inspiring to think of how much is actually possible on an average size lot. I started a small veggie garden this summer & I love going out & "picking" a fresh salad!

[LauraGB]

Wow - very cool! I wonder how they got around the zoning to be able to keep chickens and goats in town?

[milovany]

Wow - very cool! I wonder how they got around the zoning to be able to keep chickens and goats in town?

 

Our city has an ordinance specifically allowing chickens in the city limits; four per lot. I know Seattle does too. I doubt there's one specifically allowing goats, but I don't think there's one prohibiting it either (the main pet ordinance just speaks of pets that aren't a nuisance or something like that -- very vague -- so if no one knew the goat(s) were there, it might be possible).

[LauraGB]

Our city has an ordinance specifically allowing chickens in the city limits; four per lot. I know Seattle does too. I doubt there's one specifically allowing goats, but I don't think there's one prohibiting it either (the main pet ordinance just speaks of pets that aren't a nuisance or something like that -- very vague -- so if no one knew the goat(s) were there, it might be possible).

 

I didn't know that. We just bought the 2 acres behind our lot because we want to grow our own food, and build a shop for dh's work. That family was so inspirational! I really want to do what they did! The lot we bought is zoned Transitional Agricultural, and I believe we could even put horses or cows on it - but we are in suburbia, so I don't know what the neighbors would think, tbh. I showed dh that video and he was inspired by it, too. But we both agree we need our kids to leave sometime before they're 30, lol.

[tofuscramble]

Very inspirational! I already do all our own haircuts, we bike most places, cook what we can from scratch, grow lots of our own fruit, veg and herbs and we live in a big city (actually only a couple of hours from them!) I need to look up the rules on chickens.

[Peela]

We're allowed 8 female chooks here, in the city (Australia). No roosters though. I would love a goat! No cloven animals allowed , unfortunately.

We rent. This morning dh took the kids to get dd16 a car at an auction, so I used my unexpected freedom to make a 2nd vegie garden bed with limestone blocks from a building sits bin across the road. I am exhausted, but very happy with myself.

I am finding my personal income far lower than it used to be. But there is something very satisfying about saving money, growing your own vegies (I used compost I made instead of spending $$$ on bought stuff), eggs from chooks etc. But it often is quite expensive around here- to buy chook food, to buy manure or fertliser.Our soils are sand...they need a fair bit of help.