Ash Jackson

sounds like a rad idea to get more of 'the paul show' to people.

six sessions through the growing season (maybe the first one before the growing season starts?), feels good. eight enrollees feels like it would be a good size group, neither too small with too little discussion, nor too big where everybody's clamoring without their thing getting addressed.

$400 feels like a steal, since an enrollee is essentially getting six (or twelve!) consultations in total, and I see the thought behind this as a starting price


some hopefully on-track thoughts, that don't necessarily need answers:

- what if every enrollee willing to put up $400 when these initial ticket sales go live actually pay $400, and any enrollees in excess of 8 are placed on a waitlist for a future session?

- would these get posted on podcast/youtube afterwards, or no?

- would any conditions be needed for enrollees, such as "need to be actually doing the food pump?" or "need to be in a temperate climate"?

- would there be an optional add-on 'get started from scratch' package where a person could order sunchokes, walking onions, and kale to start with? (Yeah, I know this probably takes the complexity of the project in the wrong direction)

What a tremendous course! I appreciate how detailed the list of modules is; and the reality checks it looks like are built into the curriculum.

i think that anyone replying to this thought experiment with some version of 'no biggie' or 'not much will change for me' are real permaculture millionaires https://permies.com/t/gert

Reading about "science"... I thought this might be appreciated, if only for a giggle.

Fair Warning, this is an LLM picture of cartoon poop, with a sign stuck in it that says "science."

https://chatgpt.com/s/m_69d301c2c33c81919c6dc52daa06d7e2

Hey, hey! I just got the Greywater & Willow Feeders Sand Badge:

My BB Links:

Shower bucket: https://permies.com/p/1133160

Dishwater: https://permies.com/p/1132469

Plant five trees: https://permies.com/p/1126539

Giving to growies: https://permies.com/p/1081137

Steinfeld list (1):

Hand-crafted laminated information sheet: https://permies.com/wiki/156711/pep-greywater-willow-feeders/Create-Hand-crafted-Laminated-Information#3759350

Jenkins list (2):

Upgrade willow feeder (improve the occupied system): https://permies.com/p/1172135

Add 4 Coat Hooks (twofer with Roundwood): https://permies.com/wiki/156725/pep-greywater-willow-feeders/Add-Coat-Hooks-Willow-Feeder?z=6iT94rEf#3756003

Ash Jackson wrote::Hand made, with drawings, Two sides properly laminated this time, contains:

Instructions to how to use the Willow Feeder
How the Willow Feeder works
Peeing outside info (back)
Moon Times info (back)

Stephen advised me to add a qr code, I did on both sides, which leads to permies.com/wf

See y'all next time!

Ash Jackson wrote:

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
   - a before picture of the three windows
   - an action shot of you wiping down a window
   - an after picture of the three windows
   - OR a 2-minute video of you doing this

Chilly morning and lots of breathing mouths inside means condensation! This morning in the fisher price house, Tracy wiped down three of the windows, and I wiped down the other three:

Sorry about missing the pic for window 1 after. The Internet at Wheaton Labs was pretty funky our last couple of days there.

Reposted with all seven images needed.

Problems with my eczema means I need to take it easy my last day here, which is too bad. But! It means I can enjoy the lovely things going on inside the fisher price house.

To get certified for this BB, post the following pics.  

 - Your 2 trees before they are peeled, showing they are at least 6" in diameter at the fat end and over 16 feet long
 - Your 2 trees after they are peeled and up off the ground

Way back in 2020 I came to Wheaton Labs and peeled 1.8 logs, and I'm finally back to finish the job with a (different) second log.

I can eagerly say that peeling in August (log 1), is way way harder than peeling in March (log 2), freshness aside. Peeling log 2 today was like butter, and so easy!

Stephen explained to me that's because the bark layer is shifting to become a new layer of sapwood, and there's a slick coating of fluid during that time that makes the bark just come right off! Lucky me.