Frontier House was economy and tractors and real food (politics?) was: debunking myth...

January 29, 2004

>They did eat that rattlesnake

>in the garden and fished. Biggest disappointment and unfairness was they

>rated their success only on readiness for winter not including the beginning

>conditions. MA couple had no cabin, TN couple built cabin and CA partially

>started. TN couple won and started with built cabin. The children were

>wonderful in it with the maturity they showed. Definitely were lessons in

>community there and some of the distasteful parts of human nature.

It certainly had some downsides ... but compared so some

of the other reality shows ... !!! I'd like to see one done

with someone who knows what they are doing ... like

some Amish farmers ...

-- Heidi

January 29, 2004

> It certainly had some downsides ... but compared so some

> of the other reality shows ... !!!

I love all the " [X] House " shows--Manor House, 1900 House, Frontier

House. I'm waiting for Colonial House, that's gonna be fun fun!

Did anyone see the BBC's Castaway? I absolutely loved that show.

Lynn S

January 30, 2004

Heidi,

True, they didn't catch onto chicken tractors either but it was only 5

months.

> Heh heh. Chickens do a pretty good job too ... just put them in a big pen

on top

> of the land you want dug up, move the pen and plant. I'd guess pigs can

> dig deeper but I'm not quite up to pigdom yet. They sure rototilled our

> garden nicely though.

Wanita

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