Yup. Not as much lately, but once in a while.

Here's a keggerator I built for home.

GM #grownostr . Here's my view this am while on vacation.

what would a month minimalist need to attend SRF in October. as far as shelter and heating. I'm from NJ, and October can be cold or decent. what should I prepare for if headed to TN?

would love to go, but not in a position to spend excess money we don't have to be there... even though I think it would be a worthwhile expense.

that's fantastic!

Some zucchini fritters and basil aioli to go with the chicken thighs. Turned out great!

The chicken skin turned out excellent! First time I've done that. I usually throw that stuff to the dog. Now I know how to turn it into something special

Very much so! Looking forward to many meals cooked on this. Thank you for the review!

First cook on the Vevor 21" griddle. So far so good! Thanks nostr:nprofile1qqs2rlzal4lleatrezg4tdrxw5d4srg3tcfkutuvjr5fzvu9h0kmrncpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kqaj826g!

I've heard that cedar is not good, but not sure why.

What I do is every fall, I collect all the leaves that fall on my property. I either mow them over a few times with the mower or run them through a leaf shredder/blower. I then put them in the large Rubbermaid tubs and then use that as bedding all year round. I do deep bedding, and just layer the shredded leaves on top. this keeps the leaves on my property and makes it so I never have to buy bedding for them, and it makes compost to add back to the garden later.

hope that helps.

Awesome work.

Rumble is OK. I just have a Love/Hate relationship with YouTube. Rumble is much more a free speech platform, so I try to support them vs YT tyrants.

Yeah, rabbits are easy and rewarding. I am working on planting a lot of forage for them so I can produce more of their food on-site.

Welcome to the party!

Rabbits are simple, breed quickly (4 months from impregnation to freezer), take up a small footprint, their waste is amazing for the garden, and they basically taste like chicken breast.

Here's my latest on them...had to replace the roof of my "bunny barn".

https://rumble.com/v4fxx9o-bunny-barn-roof-upgrade.html

GM!

Getting over COVID and finally have the strength to #GSD. Going slow so as not to wipe myself out.

Made a bunch of potting/seed starting soil to transplant my starts and start new seeds. I was taking some dried out Fox Farms Potting soil, adding water to re-hydrate it, crushing Biochar and adding it in (10-20%), and then collecting rabbit manure (20-30%) and mixing that in.

I transplanted all my peppers into 3" pots (for myself) and solo cups (to sell at the street). I'll be starting a small plant/veggie stand this year to offset the cost of purchasing my seeds/supplies.

Starting small with the business goals.

#homesteading, #tspc, #tsp, #grownostr

This is my plan too. I've got a few years before I can break free from my 1/2 acre in NJ, but I'm looking to move to a southern State and get some land to start grazing sheep/beef, as well as whatever else I can work into the system.

I'm using my property now as a lab of sorts to practice on mistakes permanent property. Currently raising chickens and rabbits, as well as growing a food forest, and and ever expanding home garden.

Good luck to you sir

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll hit that one up tomorrow.

Hmm, that's interesting. I always had better results after the first batch...so much so, I would ovten make a starter, then a 3 gallon batch as a large-format starter, just to harvest a large amount of yeast.

I spent years trying to solve the issues I had with beer, and at the time everyone in the homebrew scene was talking about yeast being the second most important thing behind sanitation. Being a Nurse, I am extra careful about sanitation, so that was never the issue. Turns out for me, it was the water that was more important than the yeast.

But before I could figure that out, I spent a few years doing all sorts of different practices regarding yeast, including learning how to plate them out in petri dishes and grow them up from single cells.

Once I turned my attention to water chemistry, everything changed.

What's your goal behind doing that? Unless you're pitching a butt load of yeast, it's just going to delay fermentation start.

If you have healthy yeast, pitch it just a few degrees below goal max ferment temp, and ramp it up. A homebrew batch should be done fermenting in 3-4 days, or you're either pitching too few yeast, poor health yeast, or too cold fermentation temps.

A fast ferment will lead to a cleaner, healthier product.

If you're not saving portions of your yeast cakes, your missing out. It's basically free yeast, and usually in better condition then anything in a package (so long as your sanitary practices are good.)

https://youtu.be/qyKUIVE7Uzw?si=2O2-KHHs8MuVzdZ6

Here's another example of how the government is evil.

This Amish farmer has developed a Private Buyers Association (think Costco, Sam's Club) for selling his farm products. Without and evidence of complaints from the members, or evidence of any harm, they shut his raw mild program down. It's in court now, and the decisions here will determine if private individuals can purchase standard food products directly from a farmer in the absence of any evidence that the product if harmful.

The state wants to control everything about you. They are the mob, and just as evil.