Virginia Dee

I'm 60. My husband is 77 with dementia, but still functional. He just forgets everything. I've been looking at retirement options now, and I think what I would really like is a room on a farm/ranch/community. Do some chores/gardening, pay some rent, and have community meals. Said room could even be a shed, as long as there was heat, a fan, and a light for at night. Indoor plumbing (or outhouse right next to the shed, with a clear handrail/path) would be important so he doesn't get lost when he gets up to pee in the middle of the night.

My first thought was that you wanted to render the old nasty oils rather than just use them directly. If you have food/other particles in the fat, you just need to heat it and strain it. Bacon grease makes great soap, btw. Here's a decent link on how to render wild boar fat, which is pretty stinko:   https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2011/3/7/how-to-render-and-use-wild-game-fat/

Love this, esp the canning house. I need a canning house now! And Willow houses are always such an experiment--thanks for showing yours.

My first post here! I did support at the level I wanted & just wanted to say that I'm really looking forward to reading the book! Thank you for all you do!!