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Renowned rabbit keeping instructor Nick Klein recently sat down with Off The Grid News to share some of the secrets of the trade. Klein is the owner of Hostile Hare, an Arizona-based business. Rabbits are perfect off-grid and doomsday preparedness critters to have around the homestead for many reasons, according to Klein. The veteran rabbit keeper will be appearing at the Arizona Survivalist/Prepper Expo in August.
Nick Klein – Hostile Hare interview:
OTG News: What led to the creation of Hostile Hare?
Hostile Hare: I have always been an alternative fuel junky. I’ve experimented with everything from electrolysis to used vegetable oils as fuel sources. I was studying gasification, a process for turning biomass into fuel through pyrolysis and reduction, when I saw an opportunity to improve the process. Instead of chipping wood or compressing saw dust or using harvested corn for the feed stock biomass, I wanted to use a “biomechanical” approach. So I started raising rabbits to turn unorganized grass clippings, weeds, some twigs, veggies and some fruits into organized compressed pellets… rabbit poop. I started with four does and a buck. I always ate wild hunted rabbits growing up, so I figured I would just eat these bunnies…
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/07/03/hostile-hare-explains-why-rabbits-are-the-key-to-survival/