Jeremy VanGelder

Hey Brody, I am designing a coop and I remembered this thread. I just want to build a single shed roof, so I picked the "Martin Colony House" out of the book. And I am cutting that in half, so it will be 8x6 instead of 8x12. Thanks for posting your coop!
I don't know much about mite prevention. I hope your hens are doing better.

I just planted some camas seeds at the base of the hugel. Some on the North end of the East side where the ground looked damp. And then some more on the North end of the West side where there is standing water that ran off of our driveway. It should be a perfect micro climate for Camas.

r ranson wrote:
People keep calling me an influencer or saying they did or bought a thing because of something I said online.  That kind of worries me.  So I take it and use it to create the kind of thing I want to see more of on the internet.

You are succeeding at that goal. Every time I clean something with vinegar and water I think, "I'm sure glad I read 'Cleaning with Cleaners you can Eat.'" Whether I remove rust from a tool or mold from the upholstery of a car, I am glad I can use the same two simple ingredients.

Thanks Dave! That pamphlet had reached a mythical status. In the sense that we knew it was good and that it was out there somewhere. But I didn't know where to find it.

Dirt Patch Garden Challenge. "Let's check on the Dirt Patch Garden."

My son and I just started restoring my Grandma's Schwinn Breeze. It's a gorgeous old step-through. We started by cleaning off the decades of dust so that some of the beauty will show again. It's got a Sturmey-Archer 3 speed rear hub. So I look forward to learning how to regrease it. Of course, the first step is to put all-new rubber on it. The tube and tire were Schwinn, so they might be original. The front was still holding a bit of air.

This facebook video shows two apartments facing each other across a large shared garage space. In this case, the grandparents and great grandparents of the family live in those apartments. So they have a single-story covered entrance. The video shows some of the advantages of multi-generational living.

Family compound video

For your time in the Carolinas you might look into the Living Soil Foundation in Mars Hill, NC. They have been making biochar to remediate the soils that were polluted after the hurricane.



EDIT: It turns out that he knows Uncle Mud. He did a rocket stove training with him back in November. It's a small permaculture world out there.