Robbie's Permaculture Bootcamp experience

Want to thank everybody for their generous pledges and support. First with Bill Erickson organizing the Biological Reverse Kickstarter. Thank you to Nicole Alderman, Inge Leonora-den Ouden, Kyle Neath, and Tyler Ludens Pledging on the BRK. Also thank you Mike Jay and Timothy Markus for your reply's on the thread. Last I would like to thank all that enjoy reading this thread and the forums on permies.

The PEP event is over and our last guest Baylee left around 3 this afternoon. It was great being surrounded by an awesome group of people. Those 2 weeks flew by but we got a lot done and had fun along the way.

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Monday back to bootcamp. We got a new boot and Jeremy is joining us for the week as well. Feels great to have more people around. Feels like we can get so much more done with 2 extra hands. I'm sure we'll be cruising through projects once the bootcamp is full.

Day 98
We got a lot done today. We got all the sand on the roof of the berm shed this morning. Approximately 1ft at the base to 2in at the edge.
We cleaned up from the PEP event. Mainly in the lower paddock peeling logs and moving brush. Stacking brush piles, mulching bare areas and tops of hugels. Finished The battery maintenance down at basecamp, while Fred and Jeremy attempted to install a banjo bolt for Rex. Turns out it wasn't the right part.
Here are a few BB's I posted
PEP BB Felling a Dead Tree with a Chainsaw
PEP BB Prep 10 Junkpoles
PEP BB Cleave 6 Shakes with a Froe
PEP BB Start a Rocket Oven and Bake Something
PEP BB Add One Horizontal Log to Hulgelkultur/Berm Scaffolding
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Day 99
Another beautiful productive day. Warm sunshine with an occasional cloud floating in front of it followed by a breeze to cool you down, perfect temperature.
Paul and Jocelyn are starting their project time in the morning now that the summer heat is creeping up on us. One of their main projects is working on breaking up rocks to lower the west side of the garage for better drainage. We helped out with that this morning one person breaking up rocks with a jack hammer and the rest moving rocks for trails, retaining walls and the like.
We fed the willows the rest of their candy and cleaned the bins that contained it.
Worked on the berm shed, lining up the fascia. Playing with round wood trying to make things level. We ended up tying in the 2x10's in the corner, which left us with a few roof sticks showing above the board. To keep everything level and still be able to hold dirt we chiseled the raised boards to hold materials for the green roof.
Jeremy an I staged junkpoles from a rock jack fail then chopped wood while Fred and Jaqi installed Boards to cover the fascia and tarp on the berm shed.
We joined in later to help fill in light gaps from those boards with pine needles and cover with sand.
We ended the day repairing junkpole fence.

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Day 100
Today was blessed with rain so we got a chance to work on the rainy day list.
The morning lightened up so we repaired the section of junkpole we started on yesterday.
Next we moved insulation that was on the couch balcony. Some was used for under the red cabin which conveniently is the same width. Jeremy and Jaqi installed that while I cleaned up the couch balcony and repaired a bow saw. All it needed was the right size nut and bolt to fit through the tensioner and the blade.
After lunch we planted on a berm inside Aracas. I planted Lupines, Jaqi planted Squash and Jeremy Daikon Radish.
The rain picked up in time for us to work in the shop. Jaqi sharpened a bow saw, Jeremy sharpened various tools and I repaired a shovel and Snow chains for Judy.
It was the first time I installed a hot rivet. Also heated and bent some metal for the chains too.


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Congratulations for Day 100!

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Congratulations for Day 100!

Thanks Inge. I think I have to restart from day 90, so I'm counting the 100 day BRK at the bottom of the post.

Day 101
Yesterday we worked on Fred's plot for most of the day hauling brush for the berm fence. We have the second layer of brush covered and ready for more dirt. Before Rex is up and running again I think we will lay a mess of brush outside the perimeter to deter deer, whenever we work on Fred's plot again. With that and the fence up on the berm it should take quite a bit off of the wildlife pressure to grow food. For the last couple hours Jaqi and I cleaned up a couple areas down at base camp and hauled those to the boneyard with Doug.

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Day 102
Monday at bootcamp and the PDC starts next week! I'm excited for the opportunity to be a part of this upcoming event and meet all the new faces that will be taking the course as well.
We cleaned and organized for the event. Moving equipment attachments and wood around with the tractor, making more room for parking down in Aracas.
Next we chopped wood from the PEP event to clear the pathway to the FPH.
After iunch Fred wanted to get us out of the heat so we cleaned up a leafcutter bee box for their new season to pollinate. We removed the cocoons from the tubes and checked for parasites. Once they were cleared, we cleaned the frames with a wire brush and put the box back together. The cocoons were put in a mesh bag above the tubes for the larvae to hatch and repeat their cycle.
Once that was done we got back to cuttin and stackin wood.

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