Author Archives: Larry Braley

Larry Braley

About Larry Braley

Blessed husband to a wonderful, virtuous woman and father of five, a daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Raised on a midsize farm in the midwest during my childhood and early teen years. Moved away for several years to live the corporate life. Glad to be back in the country raising my family, teaching life skills and developing our mini-farm.

Hard Lessons from Life on the Farm

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Larry Braley

This past week after several days of 100 plus heat and drought we awoke Saturday morning to find one of our new pigs dead. This was a tough sight for our kids to see as they had grown fond of … Continue reading →

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Pigs In The Garden

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Larry Braley

  This year we’ve decide to feed out our own pigs for butcher. Last week we purchased two feeder pigs from our friends the Traynor’s. Feeder pigs are young pigs weighing around 30 to 45 pounds and are fed out … Continue reading →

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CHEF Confrence Day Two Business Training

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Larry Braley

Tuesday was another great day at the Christian Home Educators Fellowship (CHEF) of Missouri conference. This day we spent learning again from Wade Myers, Kevin Swanson, Dr. Paul Jehle and Chuck Bentley. In Tuesday’s session by Wade, he wrapped up … Continue reading →

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Strong Family Businesses, Strong Nation

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Larry Braley

What a great day we spent on Monday at the Christian Home Educators Fellowship (CHEF) of Missouri conference. It was an excellent day of information-packed wisdom to continue to prepare our family for having a greater beneficial impact for our … Continue reading →

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Homemade PVC Irrigation System

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Larry Braley

It has been really dry this year in our area so I’ve had to get out my homemade PVC irrigation system. This system works very well and is relatively inexpensive compared to regular drip irrigation setups. It works especially well … Continue reading →

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Chicken Tractor

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larry Braley

After spending some time at the Brown’s and seeing Ryan’s chicken tractor, I thought I would write a post about another of my favorite country living books, “Chicken Tractor, The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil” by Andy … Continue reading →

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