Where did my note go? Testing if this one posts.
Dream truck
This is the root of Pokeweed (Pyhtolacca americana) which my neighbor told me was poisonous. I'l have a lot of it and was worried about the kids maybe eating some of the berries. I was ready to wage war on it.
Then I learned that is a valued medicinal plant with all sorts of uses.
Now I'm going to be making some tinctures and salves with it. I also gathered several pounds of seeds from it.
To loosely quote Emerson: A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not been discovered yet.
#homestead #medicinalplants #plants #permies
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Finally it is here! In case you haven't been following Steven Williams, he has been developing a building system with sytrofoam and aircrete to make affordable structures that divert waste from hitting the landfill.
I've been waiting for the release of their online course as I couldn't afford to go to the in person workshop and really want to try this out. I plan on building myself a barn with this stuff and eventually a guest house.
They are offering the course at almost 50% off for November. Check out the announcement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHbQuHsFXQ4
If you want to help a brother out you can sign up for the course with this link: https://abundance.build/?ref=LeafhoITj5RcaC
#permies #aircrete #abundacrete #sustainablebuilding #homestead #homesteading
Rooting some Fuyu persimmon cuttings. Trying some in water and some in soil. Also trying some dipped in honey and some in rooting compound. We'll see what works. #permies #homestead #persimmons
The flowers are really coming in on the swale. #permies #grownostr
Biochar is basically charcoal made typically from wood. It is made by burning wood with very limited oxygen. That way the volatile gases and such burn of and the carbonized structure of the wood remains.
Feeding it to livestock has shown in studies improved growth performance, better egg yield, ability to resist pathogens and a reduction of methane production. The high absorption capacity of biochar also aids in the removal of toxins from the animals and the farm.
It amazes me how quickly the chickens empty this dog bowl. I will fill it up in the morning with biochar and by the evening they have emptied it. I only have 10 birds right now. #biochar #grownostr #chickens #permies
Cheap, not free unfortunately. There are some nice boards in the pile for sure.
Yes, nice. How did you dig them? I'll have to get a snap of mine posted.
Happy to see the goldenseal coming up. #permies #grownostr #medicinal
We have had rainfall day. Finally!
Now I am going to get a drip system put together for the next dry spell.
#AprilShowers #permies #grownostr
Trying something new this month. #permies #grownostr #chickens
Zapped you, zap zap zapping zap zap. #plebchain