Food Forest Harvest: Grapes. After 5 years, thr first grape harvest has come
We planted several varieties of grape vines to climb nitrogen fixing black alder trees in the food forest. After 5 years the vines have completely climbed the trees. The grapes are doing their intended job of creating physical stress to encourage the tree to release nitrogen to the surrounding plants. Now, we are harvesting the first bunches of grapes. These grapes are Niagra. The ethic of return the surplus back to the system is starting to take on a whole new meaning as the plants we are growing are starting to mature and produce. Soon we will have more than we have time to harvest and process alone. Thankfully most plants have a job beyond the fruit they produce so if we miss a harvest a yeild is still being obtained. In this case, if I am unable to harvest the grapes and hops vining up the trees, they are still doing the work of stressing the tree providing a yeild of nitrogen fertilizer.
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #forestgarden #foodforest #returnsurplus #nonextraction #grapes #harvest
Telling the origin story for the nym rev. hodl on the Bitcoin And... podcast got me nostalgic for the days down by the LA river.
The house I lived at was a stones throw from the LA river in Frog Town. Our place was the practice spot for several neighborhood bands. I have no idea how our neighbors put up with it... It was loud music at all hours of the day.
I pulled the make and fed it to the rabbits shortly after the pollen dropped. It appears the plants are all pollinated but I'm not sure to what extent. In the past I've met males go for longer and sill ended up with plenty of decent bud. Hopefully that's the case this time too. Definitely seeds in there though...
Probably the last beach day of the year
Labor day marks the end of the tourist season here in SWMI so we tend to celebrate the empty beaches at least once before the weather gets too cold. Had a nice dinner and drinks at our favorite beach all to ourselves.
Well said! Permaculture is the thought process that leads to Jugaad when problem solving so it happens very frequently in my experience (maybe after some failed attempts).
Permaculture is a great framework to apply the "don't trust verify" meme (cultural capital) to everything and anything. Permaculture, to me, is the ultimate form of critical thinking. If something doesn't fit into permaculture ethics and principles, it's probably bullshit, scam, or nonsense.
#permies #permaculture #bitcoin #culturalcapital #criticalthinking
Boosting is reposting
Almost 7lbs of autumn olive berries from one picking
I spent some time picking autumn olive berries off the prolific shrub I discovered here at the homestead. I was only able to pick half or maybe two thirds of the berries before I ran out of time. Ended up with close to 7lbs. That's getting close to a 5gal batch of cider on its own. Autumn Olive Peach Cider anyone??
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #perennial #cider #autumnolive #foraging #wildforaged
I think likes offer a way to express a reaction to a note. They are definitely useful. It will be interesting how the ediquiete around zapping, liking, boosting/quoting develops. Lots of lingering habits from old ways of sharing information.
Honestly boosts are the most valuable signal on nostr for me right now. Because content curation is so heavily user dependent a boosts can help fill out the feed of newer users keeping them around long enough to find the signal they are looking for. Plus if you have a badass quote to go along with the boost then you can get some zaps too! Boost on plebs!
Honestly boosts are the most valuable signal on nostr for me right now. Because content curation is so heavily user dependent a boosts can help fill out the feed of newer users keeping them around long enough to find the signal they are looking for. Plus if you have a badass quote to go along with the boost then you can get some zaps too! Boost on plebs!
Shout out to nostr:npub1l6eva7lqf7fn79w6pqp5x64x9ja2emapevp67yn4hxkdz6s5yvxs3tdl44 for the amazing flier design!!
It's been a wild summer, tune in to the signal and chill out around the fire with like-minded permies and bitcoiners alike! I'm looking forward to hanging out with everyone at the Fireside Bitcoin Meetup here at the homestead on September 16 at 7pm.
DM me for the address, all are welcome!
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #bitcoin #bitcoinmeetup #bitcoinevent #pleblife #plebstr #plebminer
The law requires security mechanisms. I have very fierce guard rabbits.
I'll find out the sugar content of these berries. That's a good place to start.
This particular plant has berries that are hardly sour and only slightly astringent. It's berries are huge compared to all the others here and it's totally loaded for the last two years. I think it's worthy of making cuttings and sprouting seed.
It's weigh-in time for the lambs
We are doing a check up on the sheep every couple weeks this year and a weigh-in for the lambs once a month. The flock as a whole are looking very healthy with only a couple needing a dose of wormer. The largest lamb is 86lbs and the average weight is 67lbs. The lambs are averaging about 10lbs larger this year than the same time in the previous season! We have also had zero losses this season so the more frequent check-ups seem to be paying off. I wonder if we will end up growing more pounds of lamb per acre this year even though we have fewer lambs total?
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #sheep #lamb #rotationalgrazing #hairsheep #katahdin #regenag #regenerativeagriculture
The cannabis is starting to mature in the rabbit colony.
Buds are growing, colas are forming and the aromas are wafting about the homestead. I'm very pleased with the way this year's crop is growing after such poor success last season.
This cannabis was started from seed in February in compost/soil produced on the homestead in 1gal pots made from old vinegar jugs. It was transplanted into the rabbit colony in May and was watered periodically for the first few weeks to get established. The garden was prepared with a broadfork and composted horse manure. I added about 10 gals of additional compost per plant a couple times over the summer. I used cages to exclude the rabbits from the cannabis but they were still able to completely eat 3 of the 12 plants. Overall a very low cost/effort, low maintenance way to grow cannabis outdoors.
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #cannabis #weedstr #rabbitcolony