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And here is was counting on my sewing needles and thread, some carpet needles (curved), Buck knife, hatchet, and a couple bottles of hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, and some liquor???

We have a seasonal roadside market on our farm. So far, we have held prices on the few early items we have. Don't think that will be true for the later ones.

Our biggest worry is the folks not 'd ...

If I had to pick a good measure of the economy, I would choose Domino's pizza, guessing that folks would buy frozen pizzas rather than order out for pizza.

BTW: The large number of orders being ...

Replaced the old clothes line poles.

Now have a three-liner, and can walk under it without having to duck.

Frank -- Never heard of fireblight on plums, only apples. Is it all over the tree? Wild guess department says munching insects.

Is any of the damage on the shoot ends, as oriental fruit moth ...

Small very low-tech/energy businesses:

Buy all the treadle sewing machines you can find. Cheap at auctions. You now have a sweat shop. People will need clothes.

Cobbler's bench and shoe last ...

Nothing hitting the fan here. Went for a haircut the other day, next to me at the light was a Hummer strech limo filled with women. It had to be 30' long.

Most of the vehicles driving past our ...

I like tractors.

Have a diesel Ford 4000 SU, rated around 35+ hp. Easy to get on and off, tires fit under the fruit trees, carries a 3pt sprayer w/100 gal of mix without wheel weights, doesn't m ...

Used to live a few miles from there.

Sure am glad I left 11 years ago!

What a cluster fluck.

Pretty good article yesterday (Sunday) in a north Ohio paper, written by the AP. By calling the article 'good', it talked about the back-to-the-landers, and also 'the gun' folks.

It even mention ...

Here is something I read several years ago and have taped to the bookcase above our PC.

"Assuming 2% annual inflation, the amount you'll need to withdraw from your portfolio 20 years from now to eq ...

On a more serious note,

Has or will anyone be going to the national championship matches at Camp Perry, OH?

Went for my first time last year and wish I would have had more than the couple of h ...

You don't look THAT old!

Seahorse,

Re #1, yes it is too late. The spray for leaf curl has to be applied either after all leaves have dropped or before leaves have come out. And there are also minimum temperture requirem ...

A few other thoughts:

Contact the local 'soil and water' folks. Depending on your long range plans, you can enter into conservation districts and get a small check every year for doing nothing. ( ...