Mary Combs wrote:Here are some other suggestions.
I breed Native Milking Shorthorns (a rare heritage breed) which is historically a triple purpose breed - milk, meat and as oxen. I would love a segment of a movie on crafting a yoke and starting animals in a yoke as a means of doing many tasks that currently fall to ATV, tractor, etc. My cows are pets, on their way to becoming dairy cows, but there is no reason why they couldn't do a bit of work around the place and not just eat.
I'd be interested any 'how to' segments on tanning hides and using leather.
I would also like to experiment with making linen - from planting to harvesting to processing to using the fibers.
Tristan Vitali wrote:
+1 for pictures and video! Ducks have been our main fertility generators on heavy clay for approaching a decade now. My favorite is using their deep bedding from winter as a bulletproof (once the surface dries in the sun) sheet mulch for garden beds - high fertility draining through with every rain, adds tons of organic matter as the soil life eats the mulch from underneath, and nearly impenetrable to even the most obnoxious weeds.
T Blankinship wrote:
From my view as a single guy. The biggest issue is time, I have a forty hours a week job and getting time off can be hard for a lot of reasons. Yes, in a heart beat I would go to a PDC or workshop if I had the time off. For me a one or two day event would be about right. Trying to explain to a boss that you would like to have two weeks in a row off is hard. Summer for me is a busy time. Fall or winter for me is the best time to take time off and go to an event.