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John F Dean wrote:There are many of us here who are well past normal retirement age.  You might want to check out this thread  https://permies.com/t/146023/aging-homesteader#1140553

Thanks John, I'll check it out.
1 week ago

Mike Haasl wrote:The Otises are in control of the "connecting".  So if you see a PEP participant you like and want to talk to them about it, just send them a PM here through permies to start the conversation. That's the envelope icon at the top right of your screen.

So I think it was the PEP list that I saw but can no longer find.
1 week ago

Mike's link gives the overview. It can be a little confusing

It is a lot confusing for me at least. How does one connect with PEP folks? It seems I found a list yesterday but failed to book mark it. Thanks Nancy!
1 week ago
"Could you create an organized inventory list of the tools and materials on site? Even if it's not perfect, it might help a single lot buyer understand that they are getting useful resources, not just junk that they have to haul to the dump."

Yes, that is doable at least for larger items and equipment.
1 week ago
Thanks Jay..... lots of questions to answer. I'm looking into the SKIP idea, honestly I'm not finding much that seems very current. I'm obviously not following the correct links.
1 week ago
There are so many forums on this site, from what I have seen this may be the most appropriate.  I'm an almost 79 yo male, in fairly good condition, but don't kick the tires too hard. I own a smidge over 20  acres in an area that bridges suburbia and farm country in central western Pennsylvania. By the local standards my property is considered a farm. though all I have are lots of garden beds, 5 acres of field I've been trying to naturalize, 10 acres of woods, and a couple of ponds. I've been gathering all the tools I need and lots more I don't for most of my adult life. I don't get rid of much in the event it will be useful at some point. All that said I have become overwhelmed with all I have and have to do, and am starting to run low on energy to complete the many tasks at hand. The gardening is getting more than I alone can deal with. So I'm looking for some input as I'm sure I'm not the first to find themselves in a similar position. On one hand selling everything as a single lot would be the easiest, assuming someone wants all my stuff. Parting it all out would be an enormous task I'm not up to and for whatever reasons I despise auctions.  Maybe I could make arrangements with (potential) new owner(s) to allow me to live the Summers I have left on a houseboat (which I don't have) on the bigger pond. That's always been one of my fantasies here. Me and the little doggy could get a modest little RV and travel south and west for the winters. Looking for input if there is any. I'm willing to take questions also. Thanks!
1 week ago
Ducks.... Been thinking of ducks again since I lost my pair of Indian Runners to a mink a few years ago. I don't recall them ever chomping on the comfrey much but there wasn't nearly as much of it back then. Thanks for the tip!
2 years ago
I'm aware of the potential of making the soil sterile but I figure I have boatloads of compost and other organic material to revitalize it afterwards. There's a portion of one bed where there are wood chips at least 12",  deep and it doesn't phase the comfrey. If I were an earthworm, sow bug, millipede, or other relatively mobile creature I'd be certain to find another domain to inhabit as the temperature increased. I don't know about all the other tiny critters like nematodes, bacteria, etc. But I would think that the soil would repopulate with those also eventually. The problem with chop & drop is I have way too much of that to do in other areas and I just can't seem to keep up with it.
2 years ago
I have a couple hugel beds that have been overrun with Comfrey (not the sterile kind). If I were to try and solarize these beds would I likely be successful in killing off the comfrey? There are some pretty deep rooted ones in there. Clear plastic is my best bet? Thanks!
2 years ago