Tamago's Random list
Lafe's List of heirloom seed sources ("sources I have used that I am very happy with"):
Navajo Soup Recipe by LafeDried squash mutton
soak the corn overnight, like beans
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A very informative site on poultry, and other animals. My favorites have been Marans, Dominiques (my Dad liked them) and Delawares. All are dual purpose birds. Some Marans lay through the winter, especially the Swiss line. The best come from the Seattle area, some guy called fleawilly ([who posts on] www.eggbid.com) has them. My favorite turkeys, Narragansetts, and Bourbon Reds. Like all of the above chickens, the Bourbon Reds are great foragers, the Narrie's pretty good. A dual purpose bird does not have as much meat as a cornish hybrid (the kind you buy in the store) but oh the difference in flavor, and texture!
Feathersite also has ideas for portable chicken coops, called tractors.
www.henspa.com is another source. There are several variations of tractors, the Amish around here use them, raising their meat poultry in them.
Wasna (Pemmican) Recipe by LafeI cut the meat in thin strips, about an 1/8 of an inch thick, removing all the fat as possible. I hang it to dry, using kabob skewers. I have used my mothers clothes line when I was a kid. Anyhow, you can also dry it in the oven, about 140 or so. After completely dry, I use a blender to chop it, not quite powder, but fine. I put about 1/4 cup dried fruit to every cup blendered dry meat. I blend them together for a minute. Experiment a little, you'll find a texture you like. I have used choke cherries, dried tart, and sweet, cherries, and blueberries. Eddy HighBear has even used raisins. Experiment a little, you'll find a mix you'll like. You can do this in very small amounts, a practice in case you ever need to dry all the contents in your freezer. They used to sell ground jerky in little round containers, looked like chewing tobacco, or "dip" it''s about the texture you're looking for. Sometimes I still pour a little buffalo fat over it, just enough to form a "loaf" Remember, years ago fat was very scarce, a little can be good for you. It can be eaten as a snack, or added to soup or stew as a thickener. We still use wasna in some of our ceremonies, it goes in the hole before we raise the tree at Sundance. We sample it so much we're lucky to have enough to use in the ceremony, everyone like it.
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Twin Oaks International: A non-religious commune originally based on Walden Two and founded in 1967, but now ideologically more diverse. " Twin Oaks is an intentional community in rural central Virginia, made up of around 85 adult members and 15 children. Since the community's beginning in 1967, our way of life has reflected our values of cooperation, sharing, nonviolence, equality, and ecology.... We do not have a group religion; our beliefs are diverse. We do not have a central leader.... We are self-supporting economically... We are income-sharing. Each member works 42 hours a week in the community's business and domestic areas. Each member receives housing, food, healthcare, and personal spending money from the community."
Los Horcones, a Walden Two community founded in 1972 in Mexico: "At Los Horcones we live cooperatively, we are all learning to seek the common good, sharing goods, rights and responsibilities in a tranquil atmosphere instead of living competitively, seeking individualistic goals, appropriating objects and establishing differences that lead to aggressive behaviors."
Koinonia Partners: The inspirational Christian farming community home of Habitat for Humanity. They had many many struggles over the years, but helped promote racial equality despite threats and violence against them. Their history tells a lot about the struggle of people trying to really live a Christian life. "We are Christians called to live together in intentional community sharing a life of prayer, work, study, service and fellowship. We seek to embody peacemaking, sustainability, and radical sharing. While honoring people of all backgrounds and faiths, we strive to demonstrate the way of Jesus as an alternative to materialism, militarism and racism."
The Farm Community: "THE FARM is an intentional community of families and friends living on three square miles in southern middle Tennessee. We started The Farm in 1971 with the goal of establishing a strongly cohesive, outwardly-directed community.... Over the last 35 years, The Farm has become well known for many things, from natural childbirth and midwifery to healthy diet and vegetarian cuisine, creative arts and alternative technologies to its partnerships and assistance to native cultures"
Federation of Egalitarian Communities site: Includes advice on visiting, joining, and starting your own intentional community.
Forbes top level Utopia page includes: