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I have always been a very independent person. It boggles my mind how someone could be satisfied being totally dependent on a system, a government or another person. To me, for an adult to be totally dependent is the equivalency of slavery. My life is simple. I do not need the intricate technology that marketing “experts” have convinced so many that they must have and neither does anyone else. There is nothing wrong with technology. After all, I have a computer. However, there is something very wrong with allowing yourself to become a slave to it. If one wants to be free one must return to the basics and one must, once again, think for themselves.You will find videos made by myself and playlists consisting of videos from others to help you become self sufficient. I am also re-learning. I forgot much over the years. Please comment on my videos so I will know if I have helped. Please comment, add info and send video responses.
Another book review. Found this one a bit difficult to do. Good info in the book but the writing style was not one that appealed to me. It may appeal to you. One thing I forgot to mention is that he tries to bring in some political and social things using fermentation as allegory. Frankly,…
Many challenges over the past year. Still working to reorganize. Gardening is one that will absolutely not be dropped. Trying a bit of early seed stating to see if it will overcome one of the problems I’ve had in past years.
Have been asked a number of times how I make this tea. Well, here it is and I speak a bit of the benefits of each item.
New Years wishes and my favorite Christmas gift from under the tree.
How I process some of my rose hips. It isn’t necessary to go to this much trouble but I do have a purpose as I explain.
Allotment challenge started by Foodie Laura Tags: Gardening with puppies Southpawdavy Rob Bob Bills allotmentdiary There were so many others I wanted to tag and deserve to be tagged. QUESTIONS: 1 How long have you had your Allotment for? 2 How long did you have to wait for your Allotment? 3 Where did you learn…
Yeah, loss for words. Don’t know what else to say about this.
how to resume “new subscriber” email notifications.
Channel “trailer”. Long time in coming. It’s not comprehensive of my intent but wanted to keep it short. Longer than I intended anyway. Think I may be expanding on some of this in the next few weeks.
Planted 4 yacon in places that received various amounts of sunlight during different parts of the day.
Just a little of what is going on. Several plans for the garden after the busy season is over with. Hopefully I will get to them
Garden has been neglected due to family emergencies and heat wave/drought but a few surprises along the way.
Shot this video a week ago. We are now getting some much needed rain and it is coming down nice and easy. Has been going on for more than 24 hours now. Should soak in well and has already filled our empty rain barrels. Has cooled us off as well. A big relief after almost…
Lot’s of changes and reorganizing going on here. Death in the family, information finally coming out that changes a lot of things and a new job has shaken our plans and focus. The garden has suffered during this time and the movement towards self sufficiency by my definition has become even more important than ever…
Thinned my beets and collect seeds from the peas. A little on the carrots for seed saving and other things. Lots of major changes about to take place here.
Walk through at the garden at the house. Yacon update and a little lesson learned about my peas.
Testing the Vaccucork. Gotta say thanks to Dirtpatchheaven. I’ve been seeing these for a couple of years in the store and wondered what they were for. I probably never would have known If I had not seen her video.
Comparing two types of steam juicers and giving my opinion as what I consider advantages and disadvantages of each.
Trellis is installed and a quick look around. Talking a bit about my priority of work this summer and fall. 1. Get existing beds planted and improved to a point that is satisfactory for the next two years. 2. Divide the property into sections, determine what improvements or builds will be done and do them.…
Ever feel like your beating your head against the wall…. or window? Well, stop it!
I consider taking care of equipment to be a huge part of self sufficiency. Rolling up cords haphazardly can greatly reduce the life and efficiency. Here is how I roll them. There is just a little “twist” to the method. There is a very easy way to verify everything I claim in this video about…
Website I found a few years ago. Feel it’s worth sharing.
When hardening off the yacon I managed to sun scald it badly. When I set it out permanently I placed each in a different location that received direct sun exposure at different times of the day. Each has recovered. You be the judge.
Zion Acre is running a contest. The subject is Why do you feel homesteading is important. Zion Acre has a some good information and my gut feeling tells me she has much more to share. Please go and encourage her to share more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0A_w1Fkgm4
I need a strong, stable trellis that looks at least halfway decent to train the wild rose onto. I thought of buying one to save some time but the cost was completely unacceptable. So, I’m building one. If you want to see the finished product but don’t want to sit through the build just skip…
An item that is fairly standard for homes where I live. Well worth looking into if you own your own home. These are not high impact resistant but high impact can be found and are approved by some insurance companies for homeowner insurance premium reduction
A few things from the home garden.
