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I'd be a shoe in for the job! I even have references (I work with kids with special needs - though none of them have called me witch up to this point some of them have sure implied it!).

For me that is about $1.85 Canadian So today I would eat: Breakfast: Two Eggs (next year from my chickens hopefully!) Toast (homemade) Lunch: Sticky Rice with raisens Supper: Pasta with butter (made from milk) and parmasean cheese or tomato sauce (home made) Plus I have enough left over for a snack ...

Thanks everyone, I have already found a lot of very helpful info. I look forward to learning more!

The only thing I had to do was figure out my KWH for electricity as my bill is included in rent right now Is that quite common in Canada? A friend of mine lived there for a few years, and it was the same for her. How do they ever expect people to use less energy if you don't have to pay for it dire...

Here is a carbon footprint calculator that takes into account if you grow your own veggies etc. The only thing I had to do was figure out my KWH for electricity as my bill is included in rent right now so I had to look on the net to see typical usages. I didn't have to worry about anything else beca...

There has been a lot of talk about ammonium Laureth Sufate and it's like cousins in shampoos. Here is a website actually from your side of the water that covers that ingrediate plus others in shampoos and cosmetics.

http://www.health-report.co.uk/ingredie ... ectory.htm

If you are just looking to get the mouse out of it's hiding spot I have a trick. If you want to get it out of the house it does not work as well. I have 3 mice that live with me in my house but one of them moved into a space just under my cupboard. I am sure that he moved every night but there he wa...

If your looking to grind the grain for the learning expierence, feeling of pride it is possible but hard. I haven't tried it yet but plan to grow grain to grind in the next few years. If you want to grind grain or corn it is best to keep it in its whole state and grind it just before use because fre...

I came across your site and it looks interesting. Right now I am living in Toronto and am an Urban Homesteader. I am in the process of trying to buy a place on a half acre or a little more so will be moving from Urban Homeading to Rural homesteading hopefully by the fall. I am trying to be a self su...