Johnny Be Lovely

I found it to be simply amusing

I'm not in the habit of playing with chickens, so I found it really interesting too

Please do! Since I'm about 2 decades away from having enough saved for my property anyways, I aint in a hurry

You know, this thread is awesome, but I have to say my two cents (of course)

I want to live "eco-friendly" and "eco-conscious". But I'm a single Mom working with 35-40 hours weeks at 10.30-13.30 hr.

Rent takes up about  1/2 to 3/4ths my income. Gas, medical, electricity, etc, takes up a whole lot more.
CFL bulbs? Might not be great for the environment, but they use less energy which means less of my money goes to provide my home with light. Turn em off if they're not needed and get by without heat when you can dress warmly.
And shopping? Goodness, I would love organic, it tastes better, but I can't afford it with my kids and salary.
Grow my own? I can't afford to start or the time as I would have to have 100% indoor container grown  food.
But I want to live Eco-ly! Buy local? When I can find it on sale.
Have a homestead! When I finally scrimp enough together to buy property!

My point in this post is so many people would go BAH!! Burn HER, she bought something with styrofoam!!! and She didn't recycle either!!!
But, I'm human, and trying. I don't recycle plastics except for food storage, I buy big name brand clothes on sale but I also recycle them into new clothes when my children outgrow them. I make my own cheese and butter from raw milk and cream I buy at 4.95/ 1/2 gal and 7.99 quart.


Some things however make me feel a little better, recently I took my daughters to a big restaurant to celebrate my birthday. We ate almost all the food we could and took the rest into to go containers (Microwaveable, and dishwasher safe yet compostable!)
The parents next to us chided their children to finish all their food, yet left more than half of their own on their plates. My four year old saw this and freaked out.
What are they going to do with that food? Why are they wasting it?!?! She actually called the waiter over and asked him their policy on food waste. She scolded him for throwing it away and the waiter felt bad.
At least I taught her to eat all her food, and to not waste it.

Oh man! If only you could do this with a RMH!!

http://www.earthenhand.com/images/portfolio/ceramic%20ovenxk.jpg

Thats so beautiful, thank you earthenhand for the links and further ideas

We must rangle up some chickens and try this out !!! 

Hmmm sounds like an interesting read.

I'll google it

That chicken is awesome!

I wonder what its focusing on?

Ha. Yes I love it out there. I adored how I could see green everywhere and all those old houses with so much character.

Wow, you guys amaze me with your ideas.

Klorinth, Thank you  for the links. Your right those do look a lot nicer than the normal ideal of a rmh.

Len, I think fireplaces and ironwood stoves Do tend to have beauty in them. Depending on design. And that's what I'm trying to find is a way to design a beautiful RMH.

Emerson, That would be awesome. Or maybe a copper barrel over another stronger metal that can handle the heat, almost like an encasement?

and Shaneaaron, sounds good but I have no idea what half of what you said meant due to my unfamiliarity with refrigeration tubing, or rope seals

Yes I am quite happy here

Your in Bucks County? Goodness its beautiful out there. Went camping out there for a month before.