Kim Briggs

I hated wasting all that ginger, so I started slicing my ginger super thin when I do my ginger bug, then when I’m finished, I put it in a pan with 1/4 cup of the liquid and half a cup of sugar, boil to make syrup that I pour in my ginger ale and then spread the ginger out on wax paper to dry a bit, then roll in sugar for ginger candy. It’s works out beautifully delicious.

A dear friend of mine has been dealing with IBS for years. While I was a student in one of her nutrition classes, I introduced her to the GAPS diet, which began a journey of new studies into how to heal her gut and others. She finally has gotten to the point where she has found relief and understanding of how to help others. If you try all of these suggestions on this thread (which are excellent) but are still having issues, you might try contacting Darla at http://realnutritionconcepts.com/.

Along the salvage lines... This guy goes to the courthouse, finds out who has been told to fix it or get rid of it & then goes to the person & offers to tear the house down for free if the owner will provide the dumpster. Nowadays, he is so well known that people call him from all over and ask him to come and tear down their house...

Did anyone ever figure out how many chickens are needed for the flock to be self-perpetuating? I have a small flock of Silver Grey Dorkings that I would like to try and keep going and get eggs & meat. I chose them because I wanted a dual purpose heritage bird. They were prized for their tender meat in Dorking England, they're good foragers, good sitters, good mothers & gentle (for my kids)… and I love the way they look & you can tell them apart as soon as they hatch.

I am totally new at this. I got a mid-size Jersey a couple of weeks ago. We live in East Texas on a couple of acres. Ok, so maybe it's not so cold to some of ya'll, but I'm just wondering how cold does it have to get for me to worry? She is out in the pasture with a shed she can go in if she wants (but she doesn't… she sleeps in the rain/snow). Do I need to do anything special for her? Feed more or differently? I read somewhere to give more hay when it is cold to help them keep warm, but they didn't mention how cold cold was and since this is Texas, we've already had fall, winter(all the way down to at least 20F) & spring this week Since I know close to nothing, I was sticking with what the guy I bought her from gave her which was sweet feed & hay. She gives us 3-3.5 gallons per day which is great for us… I'm reading 'The Family Cow' right now.

Also, another question. The pasture she is in has bahia, bermuda, winter rye and dewberries (lots of dewberries) Is it good enough as is, or are there things I could add/change in the field to improve her diet so I could move more towards all grass fed. (is that possible, I read somewhere else that you can't feed a dairy cow just a grass fed diet.)
Or resources that would be good to read?
Open to any & all suggestions… Please and Thank you!

I have a question about living hedges. We recently moved onto 2 acres. I'm very excited about the 100's of possibilities for life, but sadly there is only one of me (single mom taking care of 11yr old son & elderly parent & working full time) and much to do and not enough time or money… But then! I thought edible/living fence. I have lots of dewberries, some type of old fashioned rose bush growing in my pasture(we just moved this summer so I haven't seen the roses yet) and I recently was able to pick up several osage oranges. I love the link about the Irish hedges. I would love some advice from someone with more experience. I have read lots of good & bad about the bois d'arc. I have a goat, want a cow. Live in E TX zone 8b. Would love, love, love to to do the whole edible forest garden thing.