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Weeding garlic is simultaneously harvesting food for rabbits

With the explosion in spring growth comes weeding. Thankfully when I weed, I am simultaneously harvesting. In this case, weeding the garlic in the food forest is harvesting food for the rabbits. Been pulling three 5gal buckets of weeds a day for the last several days. Additionally, when I feed my rabbits, they fertilize the cannabis garden because I plant the cannabis in the rabbit colony. So by weeding the garlic, I'm feeding both the rabbits and the cannabis. Integrate rather than segregate to catch and store energy!

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #selfsovereignty #meshtadel #foodforest #gardening #garlic #garlicstr #subsistancecrop #rabbit #rabbitcolony
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rev.hodl 1y ago

Everything is food for something at the homestead

https://v.nostr.build/rBGOgHaThu4gMMQr.mp4

All the weeds, and prunings are fed to the rabbits from around the homestead.

I've been feeding the rabbits one or two wheelbarrows full most days which means we only give them some grain coated with molasses and mineral to supplement their nutrition.

Soon we will start harvesting rabbits regularly but for now we just process one when we get taste for rabbit. We used this one to make white chilli.

What would normally end up in the compost bin is instead used to feed the rabbits and turned into meat which we eat. The rabbits deposit thier manure helping to feed the cannabis, which we produce and sell seed. So weeding and pruning which helps our fruits and vegetables grow better, ends up growing us more meat, cannabis and helps us earn some sats while we're at it. Everything is food for something!

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #rabbit #rabbitcolony #forestgarden #foodforest #perennial #weeding #gardening

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Daniel 1y ago

Preach Rev!

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Jack Spirko 1y ago

Hey please put in a guest form to be on my show, I have some rabbit interviews coming and have done a few in the past. EVERYONE DOES HUTCHES, I so want to do an interview on colony raising like this. Here is my guest form, please fill it our and my PR person will get you booked. Likely in late August at this point.

https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/guest-submission

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rev.hodl 1y ago

I would love to come on the show, been listening since before I started homesteading. I'll fill out the form. Looking forward it!

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Jack Spirko 1y ago

🔥

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The Bird 1y ago

We are nowhere near your scale or what you do, but take the same approach for our chickens

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rev.hodl 1y ago

I need to get my chickens a little more plant material. They move around so it's a bit more challenging.

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The Bird 1y ago

We have a very small yard and only have space for about 6-7 birds to not be stressed. So it's easier to keep tabs on them. Our kitchen scraps and plant matter goes right to them. What they don't use gets composted. Honestly I find it incredibly rewarding and satisfying to keep as much of my waste on my property and used as far as I can. The chickens have brought me so much joy and entertainment for the years we've had them. I feel that it helps keep me grounded

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John James 1y ago

Awesome

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Noshole 1y ago

I was like “omg those are the bunnies, they’re so freaking cute”

And then I swiped to the last photos 😭

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Shawn 1y ago

I can’t tell if you have netting over the rabbits. Do you have to worry about birds of prey?

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rev.hodl 1y ago

No evidence of problems from birds. Lots of branches laying all over for added protection.

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rev.hodl 6mo ago

**The rabbit colony has fully repopulated after the final winter harvest**

After raising rabbits in a colony system for a few years, the natural cycles of the system have become more obvious. Because the rabbits are free to breed, the population in the colony follows the season. We get a big boom of kits in the spring, harvest them throughout the summer and then another big boom in the fall and harvest before winter sets in.

While we might be able to get more total rabbits harvested in a year with more intensive management style, like cages or tractors, the colony style is very passive. It's more like stocking a pond with fish, when it comes time to harvest, we fish out the biggest rabbits or throw the smaller ones back in to keep growing. We end up with about 150lbs of meat per year from this system with very low input costs.

Here's a podcast I recorded last year going into more detail on the integrated rabbit colony cannabis garden system:

https://fountain.fm/episode/SVdbfVHTW49Y0zxVYwMx

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #rabbits #rabbitcolony #meat

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