Jennifer Markestad

May I use sliced pig belly (bacon) into lard?

How about butter into shelf stable ghee?

or maybe some of each to total a quart?
Thanks!

BB Food prep, Straw, render quart of oil/fat

How about S. Tacoma?
Trailer needs rehab, tent can be aquifer, or?

Jennifer

May I use pig belly from the butcher wrapped in paper into bacon grease?
Maybe cow butter wrapped in oiled paper into ghee?
or maybe both to total a quart?
Thanks!

Here's my 20!

1 https://permies.com/wiki/108235/pep-animal-care/Plant-Seeds-Hummingbirds-PEP-BB#1815997
2 https://permies.com/wiki/20/101686/pep-community/Brand-location-PEP-BB-community#1801285
3 https://permies.com/wiki/50/112201/pep-foraging/lbs-seed-balls-PEP-BB
4 https://permies.com/wiki/146322/pep-foraging/Pounds-Seed-Balls-foraging-straw#1834347
5 https://permies.com/wiki/152183/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-drydandelion#1823146
BB5  https://permies.com/wiki/40/144616/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify

6 https://permies.com/wiki/138318/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-oregon-grape-stem-root#1822284
7 https://permies.com/wiki/129032/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-peppermint-tea-infusion-decoction#1822288
8 https://permies.com/wiki/129044/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-strawberry-leaf-tea-infusion#1822289
9 https://permies.com/wiki/108878/pep-natural-medicine/fire-cider-PEP-BB-medicine#1816941
10 https://permies.com/wiki/148217/pep-textiles/small-loom-PEP-BB-textile#1828582
BB10 https://permies.com/wiki/40/144617/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#1842156

11 https://permies.com/wiki/151760/pep-textiles/Weave-belt-PEP-BB-textile#1828594
12  https://permies.com/wiki/55/133684/pep-food-prep-preservation/Water-bath-canning-PEP-BB#1942276
13  https://permies.com/forums/posts/reply/0/105851
14  https://permies.com/wiki/60/105983/pep-food-prep-preservation/Salt-brine-ferment-pickle-PEP#1953978
15  https://permies.com/forums/posts/reply/0/101705  Create a map
16  https://permies.com/wiki/151217/pep-community/Create-Lead-Work-Party-PEP#1910072 Apple harvest
17  https://permies.com/wiki/151217/pep-community/Create-Lead-Work-Party-PEP#1910072  Seed swap
18  https://permies.com/wiki/152267/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-dryuvaursi
19  https://permies.com/wiki/166308/pep-natural-medicine/Mullein-Leaf-Poultice-PEP-BB#1977605
20  https://permies.com/wiki/80/117347/pep-nest/Clean-Oily-Dish-Soap-PEP#1900767
BB20

Brandon Charles wrote:

That said, I have come to a point where I need to start cultivating friendships with folks who are also doing what they can to avoid Covid (and thus minimize infection risk).

I'm in Tacoma and still isolating. My lungs are already weak because of asthma and COPD. My kiddo is 21yo (they) and contributes a bit, but... still have that teenager mindset of 'do it later', 'if I ignore it then it will not be my problem', etc.  They work best next to someone. We both have disabilities and strengths.

This year's big goals include an outside shower/potty, outside kitchen/canning area, accessible camping pad. I sure could use some construction help. I don't have much in the way of cash flow. I do have space to camp and a travel trailer that needs rebuilding, plus I'm pretty good at scrounging materials.

If you need a break from the solitary life, I have 1.68 acres at the edge of Tacoma, next to a 90ac park. Feels rural-ish, but only 2mi to I-5, 0.5mi to the bus, and bike distance to everything else.
Thanks,
Jennifer

Brian Doherty wrote:I'll be looking to earn some Skip BBs this year!
March 3rd I'm going into bootcamp for 10 weeks and have a place in Randle I'll be living/working at but I'm looking for a few other projects to help out with too.
My goal is to specialize in building structures and systems but I am looking to grow my knowledge overall so you prohave projects I'll want to help with!
Brian
bdoherty.pdx@gmail.com

I'm open for folks to come and camp/work.  This winter we added rain harvesting and an overflow rain garden. The next projects are an outdoor kitchen with running water, an outdoor shower with solar hot water, a comfortable place to poop, and redoing a trailer and teardrop camper. I also want to expand the garden.
PM ok,
Jennifer

J Lucas wrote:When the state doesn't want to help an "old" poor, autistic soul, and said person is being threatened with homelessness by their own sibling, person then emails an intentional community in the hopes they will take said person in, only to find out said individual's email was the only one ignored, apparently bc person is truly in hell, so they write up a quick webpage in the hopes someone besides the email gatekeeper sees it... or anyone who has half a heart does. So he starts posting the link all over the damn place. Currently stuck in a room, in a cookie cutter house, in a cookie cutter development, that is surrounded by oil and gas tank fields and refineries... aka hell.

mrpieceofwork.byethost33.com/stuffivedone/stuffivedone.html

I'm also an old, poor, autistic and I own my own home. I'm 54F with a 21yo NB also Autistic, and our cat. We have 1.68ac in Tacoma, about an hour south of Seattle.   PM if interested.

Susanna Prince wrote:Hi all, any homesteads in Northwestern Washington have any rental/exchange opportunities for an aspiring homesteader and a chill, super friendly cat? I'm looking to live in (ideally, a stand alone) tiny house/cabin/barn) on beautiful land, participate in homesteading, and generally build some community. I'm particularly interested in growing food, animal care, and learning some natural building skills, to ultimately build my own tiny house and homestead. If you know of anywhere around here, or further out, if need be, that I could plug in, I'd be grateful for any leads. I'm also open to connecting with folks looking for drop-in help with natural building and gardening projects. Cheers all!

Greetings Susanna!
I live on 1.68ac in  S.Tacoma, 2 miles from I-5, but feels rural. I'm interested in hosting someone who wants a work/live opportunity. It's just me 54yoF, my 21NB, and our cat. Lodging would be a tent to begin with. There is a travel trailer gutted and ready to rebuild. The roof leaks and part of the floor is rotted out. We have an outdoor potty, handwash, propane shower, and a propane grill with a burner.

First projects would be upgrading your housing, helping in the organic garden, clearing a walking trail and planting it with edibles, water-bath canning, etc.

PM if you are interested.
Jennifer

Beau M. Davidson wrote:I am about to send this email to the folks who have access to this thread:

Free Stupid Added Bonus Thing.  (Does it suck?  Is it awesome?  Confusing or helpful?  You decide.)
I have a slice of PIE for the first 3 commenters.  

Thanks y'all!  

Much love,
Beau

It doesn't suck!  I really like the basis of the animation, just needs a 2nd or 3rd draft.

It is hard to read your writing when it erases so fast. I can see the keyhole and dovetailed tenon working together to keep things tight. Maybe 3D solid shapes that move together. One of the drawings shows the tenon with a dovetail on it's bottom edge, is that correct? I'd also love to see how to cut the dovetail socket inside the post.
Thanks,
Jennifer

Mike Haasl wrote:Some PEP badges allow for oddball points.  This was introduced in this thread.  When submitting something in the official Oddball badge, you get points based on the time it would take a professional to do the same task if they have a bit of luck.  When submitting something within a badge that allows oddball points (Homesteading, Metalworking, etc), they are based on the time it would take a talented newbie to do the same task.

PEP - Plumbing - Straw - Oddball

Our water heater (circa 2006) needs replacing. Carlin (they) noticed the squishy floor, March 18, but it must have been leaking prior.  Flooded most of  their room, decorated lazily with a foot of very wet stuff evenly spread around the room.  I got a plumber's quote install a new water heater in the shower corner. I saved 1K by removing theshower myself.  Our friend Scott was my guide. I didn't find any BB's for removing a shower. The scariest part of this project was the water pipes, so I'm putting it under plumbing. It's a no-brainer project for some, but I haven't done any plumbing other than put a new washer in a faucet.

21yo did this:
Shut off circuit breaker to water heater and any other circuits in the project area. Spent several days sorting into Keep, Rescue, Give, Landfill. Their clothes soaked up a lot of water, laundry for days!  (cleanest I've seen their room :)

What I did:
~ Shut off the whole house water supply. Turn the red lever on the ceiling of the root cellar.
~ Use a box knife to score drywall into smaller pieces. Rip off the drywall, paying attention to screws into the framing.
~ Standing inside the shower, use a flat head to remove the panel on the faucet, then use a phillips to remove the screw from the handle.
~ Unscrew shower head, remove.
~ Back outside the shower unscrew the copper supply lines from the shower controls.
~ Unscrew the C clamps holding the galvanized pipe to the shower.
~ Trace the supply lines to where they T off from the main pipes. Unscrew the supply lines, apply plumbers tape, then add screw caps to the lines near the ceiling. (Scott reached this for me)
~ Remove screws holding the shower liner to the wooden frame, remove any caulking, remove framing, and remove the shower liner.
~ There was no drain pipe hooked up. Water fell to the cement floor and gravity took it to the sump pump. Otherwise, I would have had to cap off the drain pipe.
=  Took me a total of 5 hrs with this broken body.


Saved the shower liner and plumbing to be reused in an outdoor solar shower.