Probably should just merge these.

im worried about too many overlapping conversations

Well, most discussion in one is applicable to the other.

Doesn't really matter either way.

Zennex17, to answer your question from the sig chat: it's a new hobby for me and I haven't harvested anything yet. But I think that lettuce in the pic is about ready and it's been ~3 weeks since the seeds sprouted from the rockwool.

Only the self-sufficient man is free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOhwebOEF2E
here's the website for their kit. https://emergencywaterwell.com/product-category/diy-water-well-kits/

Anyone know anything about bovines?

Anyone have any experience with family milk cows, on the topic of self-sufficiency?

Not much, I knew some folks that had a milk cow. They also had a couple goats and said that the goats ended up producing more milk for their size than the cow.

It depends on the cow, cow's age and feed. Personaly I perfer more animals because it minimizes the chance of catastophry. http://www.backwoodshome.com/bovine-basics-for-beginners/
P.S. did you know that there are dairy sheep breeds.

sheep milk

what

Sheep herding would give the ladies plenty of work and generate a nice income for the community

yeah

maybe putting up our best livestock for studding

Anyone know anything about sheep?

not really tbh

also here's a bit of something on agriculture if we decide on mossy rock

https://agr.wa.gov/aginwa/

I know orchards are huge in WA and OR

What sort of orchards?

Christmas tree farming?

im not sure what particular fruits they grow

Wew cozy

no, fruit trees

Apples?

yeah

def apples

Damn we could found a fashy cider brewry lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqqf3LTydJo

the image i just posted comes from my link

Apple orchards.. That's a god-tier life

Berries too, again lots of products we could make with those harvests

All natural too

yea

Lady and child friendly work too, picking apples and berries

I want to brew alcohol someday