nice !

your way ahead of us

we just started up the worm bins

building a retort is on my list

grow well !

each year you'll master another

take care of your soil, it will take care of you

I've been working on rebooting our plant nursery this spring.

I had things up and running a couple years ago but had gotten busy since and things had gotten neglected.

The focus this year is on berries: Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, sold in trade gallon pots.

I intend to keep more regular updates going forward 😉

I've sold about $800 so far over the last 3 weeks.

Some learnings thus far for our area (Western NY):

1.) I was trying to sell at $15 each or 3 for $40. This was too high, or, at least I wasn't making any sales, so I'm down to $10 each or 3 for $25 and things are selling.

2.) People typically don't know about plant varieties at all so there is a lot of education required. Even things like the fact that they come back, year after year. When you'd get berries, etc. People are far removed from seasonality.

3.) Having leafed out plants is important.... about a month ago it was still pretty cold so especially at early sales, people would exclaim, "Those are just sticks". Next year I'll keep them in our nursery area with the black ground cover to get leaves on them, earlier.

Economics/Cost:

Plants I bought in cost $4-$5 each (including shipping). Pots are around $0.44 each. The growing medium is well rotted wood chips, biochar, and worm castings, which just cost me time.

I propagated about 75% of my plants myself (Raspberries, Blackberries) so that cost is just my time.

If you have a green thumb, a little cash to invest, and some space and time, this would be a good way to make some quick cash.

That's the first post for now, I'll follow on with more specifics so you can duplicate or learn!

#permaculture #gardening #propagation #grownostr

Good morning nostr, my coffee is good this morning and i think i'm gonna take my time and ease into the day. I was just thinking how thankful i am that i dont live in a crowded place anymore. I used to live near an interstate hwy, and almost every week there would be multi-car accidents that would cause road closures and traffic jams for hours. For some reason, i still get alerts on my phone when big traffic events happen, and i just got one. I dont miss those days. Yall have a great Wednesday nostr friends, and remember to do your work with a happy heart. #coffeechain #grownostr #countrylife

Let us know how you get on with Renology, I often wondered if they're worth the extra money

Nice work, I built a similar system a few years ago for an off grid Cabin a friend owns

Not sure what a flush piece is. I'm just dumping through a screen into the tote. Basically I have no idea what I'm doing.

Do you have any suggestions on how to get these tanks on a budget? We spent about $1000 on our 305 gallon barrel after shipping. We want another (up to 500 gallons) but can't afford it right now.

And another 250 gallons. This is quite fun.

#water #homesteading

Oh fuuuuuuuck yea #gunstr

Hey nostr, i've been dragging all day, just feeling tired. I think its because we got to bed so late last night due to the storm, generators, etc. But at least today the weather was nice, not ferocious and threatening like yesterday. But these events force us to make note of where we are lacking in our emergency preps. I am so thankful we have the portable generators, and lots of emergency lanterns in the house. Those things really got us through the six and a half hour loss of power. We have lots of precious meat in the freezers to worry about. Anyway, all is well. Yall have a good evening nostr friends. Stay happy, healthy, and free. #grownostr #homesteading #countrylife