"But if it's true that the only person over whom I have control of actions is myself, then it does matter what I do. It may not matter a jot to the world at large, but it matters to me." - John Seymour
Permaculture...picking the lock back to Eden since 1978.
Pics of my Forest Garden
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
It's never too late to start! I retired to homestead on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an active volcano. I relate snippets of my endeavor on my blog : www.kaufarmer.blogspot.com
Examine your lifestyle, multiply it by 7.7 billion other ego-monkeys with similar desires and query whether that global impact is conscionable.
Western Montana gardener and botanist in zone 6a according to 2012 zone update.
Gardening on lakebed sediments with 7 inch silty clay loam topsoil, 7 inch clay accumulation layer underneath, have added sand in places.
Mark Whitecavage wrote:My favorite weed is clover. It sets nitrogen in the soil and yields a lot of protein for wildlife. Further, it is cold tolerant and perennial and lasts for years.
Striving to grow things as naturally, simply, and cheaply as possible!
My YouTube channel
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
List of Bryant RedHawk's Epic Soil Series Threads We love visitors, that's why we live in a secluded cabin deep in the woods. "Buzzard's Roost (Asnikiye Heca) Farm." Promoting permaculture to save our planet.
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Lee Gee wrote:What's a weed?
I know the plants y'all mention, but I don't see any weeds. :)
They are all my friends, the plant beings.
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. (E.E.Hale)
Anita Martini wrote:When I was a child, my favourite "flowers" were bindweed (pink) and hedge bindweed (white).
Permaculture...picking the lock back to Eden since 1978.
Pics of my Forest Garden
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Still able to dream.
The wishbone never could replace the backbone.
Lovin the country life 🐔
. . . bathes in wood chips . . .
Bless your Family,
Mike
Some people age like fine wine. I aged like milk … sour and chunky.
Striving to grow things as naturally, simply, and cheaply as possible!
My YouTube channel
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Land Steward
SKIP books, get 'em while they're hot!!! Skills to Inherit Property
See me in a movie building a massive wood staircase:Low Tech Lab Movie
It's never too late to start gardening, and even the smallest project is worthwhile.
Find me at http://www.powellacres.com/
Your buns are mine! But you can have this tiny ad:
The House and Homestead
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