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I thought I had prepared - turns out sickness whacked my perfect world
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84 Mary Jefferson
Jane Mulberry
homestead
What does your rabbit house look like? Need ideas 26 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
rabbits
Mice and rat trapping 7 Mary Jefferson
Anne Miller
predators
Encouraging before - and after 4 Mary Jefferson
Nina Surya
homestead
Planted a huge variety of potato sorts - half of the harvest was from one single variety 4 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
potatoes
mold in new root cellar 13 Mary Jefferson
Coydon Wallham
root cellars
Spring weeding and finally getting the vegetable garden finalised! 3 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
homestead
medieval laundry brought to our time! 23 Mary Jefferson
James MacKenzie
low tech
Unbelievable cold for over two months now - lessons
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69 Mary Jefferson
James MacKenzie
homestead
Got a shed free of charge and turned it into a real beauty! 3 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
frugality
Charring wood instead of paint or sealants 6 Mary Jefferson
Pavle Djukic
low tech
Drying your food for no electricity long term storage 15 Mary Jefferson
Jane Mulberry
low tech
pressure cooker arrived and I'm scared 26 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
food preservation
want to share: free of charge windows for henhouse! 3 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
chickens
staff - thanks for the edit button ❤️ 0 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
tinkering with this site
pumpkins in root cellar? There were some tricks but can't find them? 4 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
root cellars
They killed snakes. then they were overwhelmed with rats! 27 Mary Jefferson
Adam Stanford
ancestral skills
Fermented veggies? I failed miserably!! 6 Mary Jefferson
Mk Neal
fermentation
fermented cucumbers - super sauce for cooking! 5 Mary Jefferson
Jake Esselstyn
fermentation
Straw as storage substrate in moist root cellar for onions? 1 Mary Jefferson
Benjamin Dinkel
root cellars
Renewing your flock naturally: let them brood! 0 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
chickens
Got potato blight and facing maybe losing a big part of my harvest 2 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
ancestral skills
getting chicks the natural way 8 Mary Jefferson
Bethany Brown
chickens
lots of Roosters in a herd - lessons learned and open questions 3 Mary Jefferson
Kristine Keeney
chickens
Honeybee swarms create more electricity than a storm cloud! 3 Mary Jefferson
Greg Payton
honey bees
A well-designed small house makes life much simpler!
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130 Mary Jefferson
Thekla McDaniels
homestead
Help! How long does a rooster's sperm stay in a hen? 16 Mary Jefferson
Melonie Corder
chickens
Soap saver aka soap shaker 11 Mary Jefferson
Tereza Okava
low tech
wash your carpets in snow 9 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
low tech
Fan on woodstove: even temperature without electricity! 2 Mary Jefferson
Michael Helmersson
wood burning stoves
Need a harvest processing kitchen - any ideas??? 12 Mary Jefferson
Saana Jalimauchi
food preservation
cheery harvest picture 2 Mary Jefferson
Elayne Kendell
small farm
hot substrate - help a beginner please 🙏 11 Mary Jefferson
Timothy Norton
chickens
Phenomenal: stop washing your skin with soap 9 Mary Jefferson
Jay Angler
personal care
Did everything wrong and almost froze my chooks to death 8 Mary Jefferson
Shookeli Riggs
chickens
Age-old local salad species 0 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
small farm
What makes us happy? 75 year long Harvard study has the answer 1 Mary Jefferson
Alana Rose
personal care
Feeling guilty about cramped run 2 Mary Jefferson
William Bronson
chickens
IDEA! huge loads of rhubarb reduced by drying 4 Mary Jefferson
Phil Stevens
food preservation
Loneliness kills. My journey 5 Mary Jefferson
John C Daley
homestead
Hen picking feathers from others,even from the rooster!! 17 Mary Jefferson
r ransom
chickens
Rhubarb deserted garden 17 Mary Jefferson
Megan Palmer
tips for awkward spots
Built a dusting // cleaning bin. unbelievable success! 5 Mary Jefferson
Jen Fulkerson
chickens
DROUGHT - how do we manage? 26 Mary Jefferson
A Hidalgo
permaculture
Chicken run design zero cost 3 Mary Jefferson
Kristine Keeney
chickens
Sparkle and Sweet care - 55y w with a good heart 0 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
permaculture singles
lost half of my herd to hawks - thinking everything over 13 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
chickens
Bee job hierarchy - pretty much same as for humans? 3 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
honey bees
What to do with a womanizing rooster?!?! 21 Mary Jefferson
Cécile Stelzer Johnson
chickens
Was offered 120 tomato bushes - quick construction project 0 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
frugality
Biochar (bought) needs to be INFUSED with nutrients before you can use it?? 8 Mary Jefferson
Christopher Clide
biochar
How do I know if my chicken eat enough? 9 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
chickens
I got a load of big bones - how to use them for soil improvement? 5 Mary Jefferson
Anne Miller
soil
built my chicken herd from several sources - against advice 🤔 8 Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson
chickens
10 $ chicken shelter! 1 Mary Jefferson
Kristine Keeney
chickens
propagating numerous plants in a 200 sqfoot tiny home 🤔 5 Mary Jefferson
Jay Angler
propagation
Natural tendency to swarm - does it help if I leave an empty beehive close by? 8 Mary Jefferson
Tony Hillel
honey bees