Samantha Lewis

I used to have a huge cotton wood tree in my horses pasture.   The horses would eat the leaves as they fell.    My sheep will eat all the maple leaves they can reach, either off the tree or on the ground.  

I think if leaves are raked in piles the quickest technique might be letting chickens and pigs turn the pile and speed the break down process.

I have two huge metal roofs dumping in to one rain barrel.  This is way too much for the barrel of course but I have the barrel overflow into a 500 gal tank that I can get water from to water sheep and gardens.

Burra Maluca wrote:The boys went to the Festa das Varas do Fumeiro (festival of poles of smokes) yesterday, and came home with this, which is now cooking...



I think it's a butelo which is made "by stuffing a pig’s stomach with rib bones, vertebrae cartilage, and rump meat"

Hello Burra!

That looks so good!

I had not thought of doing anything with the pigs stomach.  I will be harvesting pigs in a few months and I would like to try something like this!

Thanks!!

We made an all organic sunchoke and ground pork casserole!

Eggs, pork, onions and sunchokes are all from our garden!

The page looks really nice!  

All the buttons worked for me!

I will try on the mobil version too.

Thanks!

We had wonderfully successful kickstarter to fund the Gardening Playing Cards project.  

Thank you everyone who contributed to make this project a reality!

Now all the card designs are done and the images are beautiful.  We are ready to go to print!




Paul wants to offer a special deal to anyone who supported the kickstarter for more than $100.

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We had wonderfully successful kickstarter to fund the Gardening Playing Cards project.  

Thank you everyone who contributed to make this project a reality!

Now all the card designs are done and the images are beautiful.  We are ready to go to print!




Paul wants to offer a special deal to anyone who supported the kickstarter for more than $100.

For a limited time, you can add more decks of cards to your order and get a deep discount.



Click here to buy 12 additional decks of cards for $65!




Click here to buy 24 additional decks of cards for $120

Hello Catie!

I have been keeping root veggies in tubs of dirt on my porch this winter.   I have them tucked close to the house and cover them with a blanket.  It has been keeping them fresh and above freezing.   If it was super cold I would probably cover them with straw to give more insulation.  

I keep greens and celery on the top shelves with their stems in a dish of water and a bag over the leaves.  That way they stay fresh for days.  

Good luck!

Rajesh Kumar wrote:Hi Paul, I was hoping if I could discuss something privately, Do you have an Email or a way to contact you?

Hello Rajesh!

I can help you!  Are you interested in coming to this event?

You can send email to   b u n k s at permies.com

Thanks!

Bea Cates wrote:Yes, I want to do this!

I have a few questions:

1. Other than the $300 lodging fee, are there other fees for room/board/participation?
2. Is the tipi still available?
2.a. If yes, where would I sign up?
2.b. Is the stove in the tipi hot enough to boil water?
3. If I drive in, can I park the car somewhere?
3.a. If yes, how far would that be from the tipi?
4. Do I need to (or should I or may I) bring tools like a saw, axe, etc?
5. How cold is it likely to be?

Please advise. Thanks!

Hello Bea!  
It would be lovely to have you come out!

The Tipi is available!   You can cook and boil water on top of the rocket mass heater in there.   You can park up by the tipi so all you stuff is easily accessible.  

We will be warming up for spring.  The nights are in the 30's and the days are 40-50 degrees.

You can bring tools if you want,  we also have tools here.   You will want work gloves and comfortable boots