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Compact Gardening – Clever use of space for growing your own veggies
Looks like a great weekend project to turn an unused corner of land into a compact garden and veggie factory. Get the kids involved! "What makes this compact garden so…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 15/15 – Angoras
Angora rabbits have a long history. They are one of the oldest breeds and it is thought that they were kept for wool in Roman times. For hundreds of years,…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 14/15 – Showing
If you would like to get involved, join the club of the breed of your choice, or let your children join - these clubs are particularly kind to young exhibitors.…
Firemaking Tools: Introduction to Making & Using a Bow-Drill
When you are first learning bow-drill fire-making, you must make conditions and your bow drill set such that the chance of getting a coal is the greatest. If you do…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 13/15 – Fur Production
You may have made up your mind against fur production; it could be argued that a fur coat is out of place in a back yard. There is certainly an…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 12/15 – Using Rabbit Meat
How then shall we cook our fresh, home-produced meat? Most of the recipes in established cookery books are for wild rabbit, but the only difference is that you may need…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 11/15 – The Harvest
If you keep large amounts of farmed or hunted meat, you really need a deep freeze. Unless you are prepared to eat salt meat like our ancestors did for months…
Backyard Rabbit Keeping, Part 10/15 – Harvesting the Wild Rabbit
Wild rabbits are on the increase again in many parts of the country, to the dismay of those who would like to see them exterminated as a species. Many rabbit…