During much of February neither Sarah nor myself were home very much. Sometimes when we are away the dogs remain tied up during the daytime and the chickens are confined to their run. Well, a young male cat started coming around to have a bite to eat and some fellowship with our 3 cats. Frank, […]
We usually inoculate at least 5 lbs of sawdust spawn every March. This year we will be inoculating Lion’s Mane mushroom spawn into tulip poplar, sweet gum, and beech logs. We will also be inoculating Shiitake mushroom spawn into red oak logs. We have harvested about 35 logs and cut them to be between 36
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Here is my list of non-fictions books covering themes such as human progress, societal challenges, psychology, history, environmental issues, and much more. If you feel like the world as presented by mainstream sources is lacking depth or isn’t congruent with your experiences, then you might find something of interest in the list below. Sorry for
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We have one 7 x 12 foot greenhouse that was built years ago using cattle panels. It has held up great and is still in use today, but it is packed full of plants, and we have run out of space for more. So, we bought a 10 x 20 foot greenhouse kit from Amazon
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The little cabin in the woods is done on the outside with the exception of painting and a few miscellaneous odds and ends. The inside still has a good bit of work left. The electrical is done and working great on a small solar system.
We have about 3 dozen free range chickens in our place in the woods. Two really good dogs watch over them during the day and keep any predators at bay. At dusk the chickens automatically go back inside their coops (which are shut at night), and the dogs are tied up outside around the coops.
We cleared a little more land around the existing orchard in the back. It’s not really much to look at this early into Spring, but we’ve added a few more plants too.
We needed a way for bees to access water. It’s pretty simple: just a 2.5 gallon galvanised poultry waterer and some multi-colored glass marbles. The bees use the glass marbles or beads to land on and drink from, and it keeps them from drowning. The decorative glass beads or marbles are available at almost any
“The grief of time passing, of life moving on half-finished, of empty spaces that were once bursting with the laughter and energy of people we loved.As long as there is love there will be grief because grief is love’s natural continuation.It shows up in the aisles of stores we once frequented, in the half-finished bottle
The natural sugars in honey will eventually bind together and form little crystals, which will make the honey harder. The pollen in honey contributes to this binding process. Small pollen particles provide a platform for the crystals to form. Bee pollen is packed with vitamins, minerals and healthy amino acids. We don’t extend shelf life
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