Samantha Lewis

Stephen B. Thomas wrote:I have a very-specific, but accessible to nearly everyone reading this, kind of request.

We're having problems with Rex, the Lab's excavator. It our quest in attempting to fix it, I've acknowledged that an operator's manual would be exceptionally useful.

Anyone willing to pick up a manual for us? One link appears to cost $30:

https://heavymachineryequipment.com/downloads/hitachi-ex120-owners-operators-manual/

The entire bundle is nearly 1,000 pages. Thankfully, this is an indexed PDF file that will be helpful for us to root through so long as we're working with Rex.

Anyone willing to jump in on this, you have my gratitude...! Thank you!  :-D

Hello Stephen!

Do you sill need the excavator owner manual?

It looks like if I buy it I will get to down load it.  Would it be better if I just sent you $30?

Hello Ty!

Wheaton Labs has a great program called the permaculture bootcamp.  

You can gain skills and meet new people.  

https://permies.com/wiki/bootcamp

Phil Stevens wrote:I got some of these seedling bags and a grow mat as a gift:

https://www.floatingpeaks.co.nz/shop/garden-gift

I liked them but they might be on the pricey side. I've often thought about felting some of the many bags of wool I've got into matting, but just don't have the time for it at the moment.

Thanks Phil!

That site has a lot of great ideas of things we could do with extra wool!  They have weed suppression squares that you can put around a plant like mulch.  They sell a wool pouch that you fill with soil as a seed starting mat.   The stuff is a little spendy and a lot of the products are sold out. That makes me think this could be a good income source for someone here on permies with a little entrepreneurial spirit.

I just over winter animals in the area that I want to garden.  I have to over winter them somewhere and in the spring I can plant whatever I want.  It works really well for me and there is no extra work.  

I think you could make little bags out of wool.   They could be knitted or felted.  There is usually lots of wool discarded around shearing time.   I made lots of garden twine out of wool that would have otherwise beed used as mulch and let to degrade.  

Hello Andrew!  

I am so glad you had such a good time at Wheaton Labs.  I find it rejuvenating there too!   There is something so special about being part of the permaculture experiments and lifestyle there!


I have lots of bitterroot where I live.  They are a beautiful pink flower in early spring and are pretty much invisible in summer.  I will bring some out to Wheaton Labs and try to get them started.  

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Daniel Schmidt wrote:Are you still targeting the first Sunday of the month? Are spots still available? I'm pretty certain going one man army on my land is futile and sharing my electrical and other skills would be one way of providing value to something I want to see in this world - a better foundation for future boots.

Hello Daniel!

Yes we have openings!   We bring in new people to the permaculture bootcamp on the first Sunday of every month.  It would be great to have you out here!