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Sounds like a work at home opportunity,,,,, grow those peppers !!! LOL
 
 

--- On Thu, 7/23/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534416,00.html

Ay yai yai!




>From steve.oliphant AT gmail.com  Thu Jul 23 16:19:02 2009
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Subject: Re: [Homestead] Teaching young children homesteading skills
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With this in mind, more books to check out (should all be in local library)

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060898771?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0060898771";>Emergency:
This Book Will Save Your Life</a> (Adults only - bad language)

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9562914984?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=9562914984";>Boy
Scouts Handbook: The Official Handbook for Boys , The Original
Edition</a>

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Dnb%255Fss%255Fgw%26field-keywords%3Dboy%2520scout%2520fieldbook%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957";>Boy
Scout FieldBook</a>

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1570615535?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1570615535";>The
Encyclopedia of Country Living</a>

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789493322?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0789493322";>The
Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It</a>

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1602392331?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1602392331";>Back
to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition</a>

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0425101339?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0425101339";>The
Tracker</a>

<a 
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446674540?ie=UTF8&tag=creativecon0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0446674540";>How
to Find Your Ideal Country Home: A Comprehensive Guide</a>

I read the "Tracker" book when I was 8. It spoiled me :)

I have read or had highly recommended the other books in the list.

What other books does anyone recommend?

-Steve

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM, wixlet AT gmail.com<wixlet AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Bev, for the welcome and reply, and James, for your thoughts.
> Let me see if I can better-explain my motivation for asking my
> question without getting too long-winded.
>
> Some friends and I, all of whom have young kids (under 6) are working
> together to give our kids an alternative to the established scouting
> organizations.  As we discussed our ideas in detail, I realized that a
> lot of the skills that were mentioned were skills that would naturally
> be developed if one were homesteading.  While rural homesteading is
> the ultimate goal for at least two of the families involved (mine
> included), at present we're all living in an urban area.
>
> Once we found that we were all in agreement, we decided that one of
> the next steps would be to look for information on the topics or
> activities that our kids already find interesting (i.e., building
> forts/playhouses) and relate those things to some of the skills we
> hope they'll acquire (i.e., building a lean-to or other shelter from
> available materials).
>
> I was fortunate enough to spend most of my single-digit years in the
> country, and as a result I have knowledge that some of these friends
> lack, but I would not want to try to pass some of that on without
> refreshing my memory with the aid of books (my grandparents and
> mother, who taught me, are all long dead, so going back to the source
> isn't an option).
>
> I've been reading the list for a while, as I mentioned, and haven't
> really participated in the discussion because I probably have more
> questions than answers.  But I thought that there might be someone out
> there who knew of  existing resources that would be helpful to us as
> we do our best to make our current reality meet our ideal for at least
> a few days out of every month.
>
> Thanks again to everyone who has replied so far,
> wen
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