Opal-Lia Palmer

Levi Hall wrote:Are you still looking for people to join you

Yes. send me a moosage or email. Opal.althoff@gmail.com.
I do get way too many email's please put community in the subject line. So I can search and find it.
Thanks Levi, Look forward to speaking with you soon.

Hi Randy,  Are you vegetarian? we should keep talking and set up a meet. We live just over the river from you to the south.

Randy Mesec wrote:My name is Randy I'm a guy and my dog's name is Aria she's a girl and very friendly. I live in Laclede Idaho. Aria and I are looking for a better way of thinking and life. We are very self-sufficient Off the Grid, independent and very open-minded and we love the mother. My email is rmesec@gmail.com or text me at 208-597-6582. Thank you

Heather Staas wrote:Thank you so much for the thoughts and info!  It sounds wonderful but maybe not right for me.  With animals to tend I do end up outdoors all year round and I just can't do the cold like I used to!  If I end up out your way I'd love to come and visit though!  Can't wait to see and hear more about how it all develops for you.

Heather

Heather, A Visit sounds lovely. Thank you, me too and I will keep posting :-)

Heather Staas wrote:I'm sorry to have dropped out of the discussion,  big life changes and attitude adjustments in the last 18 months and I sort of lost time.   I'm reading backwards to catch up.   It's the sort of thing I'm looking towards, not sure if this one is "my" right fit, but so much possibility.  

My first thought/question:   I have dogs.  Dogs are a BIG part of my life,  I am a professional dog trainer and German Shepherds are "my" breed.   I make sure my dogs are good neighbors,  keep them contained, and don't let them run loose.  They are trained to herd/protect and coexist with my own livestock (although at the moment moved to the city and only have rabbits and one old indoor cat).   Any issues with dogs being kept on personal areas of property, or expectations of letting other people/dogs run freely into the private areas?   This would matter to me, although I realize it's not a lifestyle concern or priority for many.   I do eat keto/carnivore and grow most of my own of what I eat for fruit/veg.  I'd love to again have a small number of ducks and sheep.  Katahdin sheep are excellent mowers/grazers/browsers for land management!!  I'd probably do a bit of work off site (teaching dog training) on a part time basis for a big of spending cash and penny saving.

Growing zone 3,  seems challenging.  What are winters like?  I experience cold as painful and leaving MA winters/ snow clean up is a big consideration for me.  I'm seeing varying things about Idaho winter, seems it spans a pretty big range depending on parts of Idaho, any input on that?   I don't mind cool,  manageable light snowfalls.   But weeks of multiple feet of snow and sub 0 temps is not my thing anymore LOL.  

I've lived very rural,  while not off-grid it wouldn't be a big leap.  Ok, I'm about go to back and read backwards through this thread until I'm all caught up here.  

I run my own small business and have multiple animals and live alone, so trying to figure out logistics of travelling to visit places is a frustrating conundrum for me!

Heather

I hope your big changes and adjustments were a great one <3. The earth collective is going through such wonderful, beautiful, love and energy shifts at this time but may not always feel easy or smooth in this transition it is for our highest good.  When It comes to dogs, it will be on a case by case basis. I love animals I have 3 dogs and 3 cats. The cats spend days outside with peace and freedom. I have been enjoying the deer and wildlife. Dogs can be destructive to that. I don't think the land can handle many more dogs. For you personally I think you would do better looking in Southern Idaho maybe Boise but outside the city of course. We are in Northern Idaho Zone 6b. Winters are not the northeast but we do get 5 feet of snow and it does stay all winter. Typically our winters stay around 20 degrees F but we do get cold storms that go below 0 and last maybe a week. But Idaho is a mysterious lady when It comes to weather. We stay in a hibernate and live by the seasons I love following mother earths lead, As humans we seem to go go go and never rest. Winter should be a time of rest and recoup. I love to do inward soul work and craft, etc all winter. We work hard and prepare all fall to hunker down for winter. No shoveling, no plowing, no reason to drive in the bad weather. I understand that is not for everyone. but some might just love it and thrive. Mike Ohler and Paul Wheaton have great wofati and underground green house ideas. I would like to do some here to keep our food season going longer/year round and have some citrus and avocados trees.  The property will have No Wifi on the land but wired with ethernet cables and switch boxes with really good internet. Cell phones don't work up here well, but do in town. This is a removal of matrix systems as much as possible. Living in more harmony with our souls and the soul of earth to do the deep healing work that our soul and the divine mother has sent us here to do. There is a community in Southern Idaho with horse therapy you may try them. I really like there mission. They are on FIC Dream river ranch https://www.ic.org/directory/find/?community_status=&search=Idaho. I wish you all the best <3

Rachelle Lopez wrote:Hi I’m curious as to how things are going? I would love to be involved

Hi Rachelle, Things are going slow. I have had visitors but no residence's yet. A single Vegetarian mom with one child is moving here in a few weeks.  Just trusting Divine and divine timing to send the right light tribe. Living on beautiful, forested, peaceful, quiet, 15 acres with the songs of the frogs at night and loving every minute of it. loving life.  Filled with so much gratitude.
Can't wait to hear from you soon. Purple moosage and we can talk more if you like

I don't trust the rain water these days, My dad had a birki water filter outside for  his chickens because he didn't trust the well water or rain in his area.  Eggs are made up of about 70% water If I am remembering correctly. The egg white is the water. But I think its a personal question..... you could, ask yourself quietly and see what answer you get/ feel into. There are all sorts of DIY Biriki filters if your on a budget too. I found my dispenser Used ( marketplace or CL) and bought new filters from Birki. Youtube has lots of them, or maybe even someone on here. Good luck to you.  

Joy Hancock wrote:I'm not sure what's in the rainwater these days, but do you all think it's okay to give to the chickens? I have an automatic bucket watering system that I've been filling up from the rainwater barrel.

Amazing that nature heals and science is seeing it, proving it!!!

Opal-Lia Palmer wrote:You might enjoy watching this Documentary.......https://www.magellantv.com/video/the-nature-effect

Evelyn Mitchell wrote:I have been listening to a man, Clint Ober, who hypothesized that the real reason people are sick is because we became completely disconnected from the earth, back in the 50's and 60's when we started wearing shoes with plastic soles, using plastic carpets/floors, even wood floors.

We are using products and living in homes that insulate the energy of the earth from our bodies.

The earth provides us with negative charge as long as we are connected to it. When we disconnect from it, positive charge builds up causing inflammation which manifests in various ways depending on the biology of each individual. The negative charge of the earth pairs with the positive charge in our bodies and neutralizes it, or in "my opinion" puts it to good use building or taking out the trash.

I have not tested this fully yet but I am going barefoot more, tender-footed as I am. I have ordered his book. I have however seen his movie and another movie about this phenomena, Clint Ober's movie "The Earthing Movie": The Remarkable Science of Grounding (full documentary), and Steve Kroschel's film: "The Grounded Documentary Film about "Earthing" Steve Kroschel is a master filmmaker and it really is a well done film worth watching for it's artistic value as well.

I'm not sure about putting links in the thread so I hope I gave enough information for you to find it if you are interested. I am optimistic about Earthing.

Part of the reason I put this in here is because you build WOFATI's and I can't think of anything closer to the earth than "IN" a cave or a wofati. Even though the floors and things are insulated from the earth because they are wood; they don't have to be. We may not be as disconnected in a wofati as we are in conventional homes.

As I learn more I will try to update.

You might enjoy watching this Documentary.......https://www.magellantv.com/video/the-nature-effect

Evelyn Mitchell wrote:I have been listening to a man, Clint Ober, who hypothesized that the real reason people are sick is because we became completely disconnected from the earth, back in the 50's and 60's when we started wearing shoes with plastic soles, using plastic carpets/floors, even wood floors.

We are using products and living in homes that insulate the energy of the earth from our bodies.

The earth provides us with negative charge as long as we are connected to it. When we disconnect from it, positive charge builds up causing inflammation which manifests in various ways depending on the biology of each individual. The negative charge of the earth pairs with the positive charge in our bodies and neutralizes it, or in "my opinion" puts it to good use building or taking out the trash.

I have not tested this fully yet but I am going barefoot more, tender-footed as I am. I have ordered his book. I have however seen his movie and another movie about this phenomena, Clint Ober's movie "The Earthing Movie": The Remarkable Science of Grounding (full documentary), and Steve Kroschel's film: "The Grounded Documentary Film about "Earthing" Steve Kroschel is a master filmmaker and it really is a well done film worth watching for it's artistic value as well.

I'm not sure about putting links in the thread so I hope I gave enough information for you to find it if you are interested. I am optimistic about Earthing.

Part of the reason I put this in here is because you build WOFATI's and I can't think of anything closer to the earth than "IN" a cave or a wofati. Even though the floors and things are insulated from the earth because they are wood; they don't have to be. We may not be as disconnected in a wofati as we are in conventional homes.

As I learn more I will try to update.

Alexandra Malecki wrote:I quit my full time job 5ish weeks ago and I'm trying to eliminate as many toxic conveniences (a good book to read) as possible. I've been using glass to hold leftovers so that I can reheat food in the oven more easily. I can't seem to totally eliminate microwave use, especially for reheating tea and/or creamer. I wonder if anyone has any good recommendations for behavioral or other changes I could start embracing to get rid of the microwave?

Specific limitations that come to mind:
1) reheating tea
2) reheating pasta* or rice
3) heating up pasta sauce (I can't put acids in a cast iron skillet)

*Believe it or not, we rarely eat pasta but we happened to last night so I'm not sure how I'm going to negotiate the leftovers.

I'd love to hear what other people have done to eliminate the microwave from their home. Cheers!

I threw away my microwave 10 plus years ago.  I love my toaster oven its a nice one with re heat and warm settings. I find for Pasta add a little water and a lid to reheat it on stove while stirring frequently. I have a glass tea pot I love its safe for stove top, you can reheat tea in that and it washes easy with the large opening on top. I love my cast iron, but I have a few stainless pots for sauces to heat on the stove.
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Opal-Lia Palmer wrote:Please watch!!!
https://youtu.be/356s8ZYU55o?si=FYLBpA4gCxU6N1WV

I'm not online much please be patient with me, it can take a while for me to respond to emails. I love being outside in the forest not on my computer. Also I get tons of emails! Some get lost or go to spam. If you feel like weeks go by and you haven't heard,,, send again,  I wont be bothered. Love light and fireflies beautiful souls <3