Laura Emil

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since Jun 04, 2014

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(2022) BIG happenings here! The land is no longer "mine" - the lawyer is prepping the transfer deed now, I'm now paying RENT to live in the house I paid for LOL !!! (I really do NOT believe in land "ownership"... I OWE the land...)
A pond is contracted, going in this summer (the priority suggested by a visiting 'potential' farmer), and the community barn repairs are underway. Maybe we need a 'tiny house' competition, to create some living quarters? Come visit!!!
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(2019) the long dreamed of "community place" is moving beyond a "dream" - still need to work on legalities to move the land out of my name TO the organization, but it IS now a real organization, complete with 501c3 status!
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(2017) no spare bedroom as noted in old greenhorns blog - but a full camper is now onsite (not connected yet - so first one here to do that gets annual vacation privileges...)
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in spite of a dismal experience with an irresponsible dweller in 2014, hope springs eternal, so opportunity is listed on PAFarmLink: http://pafarmlink.org/farms/landowner-listing-30021/
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in 2010: https://thegreenhorns.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/collaborative-opportunity-for-a-greenhorn-northeastern-pa/
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comfrey tea - powderymildew?

Thanks all for the replies, and thanks Anne for the welcome back (I've been too busy! need to update my bio - the pond is in, an off-grid cabin is in, too! And the place is STILL available to share!!! https://hewittfarmspics.smugmug.com/Projects/The-CABIN)

ALSO thanks for the SIMPLE recipe, I DO have these ingredients on hand ... I'll give it a try.

A really good treatment for powdery mildew is: 1 gal water, 1 T dish soap, 1 T baking soda.
I put it in a spray bottle to make applying it easy.
Some recipes call for adding oil. I have never found a need for the oil.

NOW, HOW do I properly dispose of the plants I cut down? NOT going into the compost pile, so WHERE? Can I burn, or will that spread fungus, too? In black plastic bags? What a horrible single use of horrible plastic! Are there better options?

3 months ago

dynamic accumulators

comfrey tea - powderymildew?

QUESTION: if I make comfrey tea with leaves already powdered w/powder mildew, am I spreading the mildew, or would drowning the leaves to steep a couple of weeks resolve the problem?
thanks in advance for advice from anyone who's tried this...

3 months ago

dynamic accumulators

Bee Sting Remedies?

JudyJ Johnston wrote:Chew up some plantain leaves and squish them on. Having a jar of plantain salve is handy.

Plaintain has always been my 2nd choice; don't know why I'm not seeing anyone else suggest it but my first remedy is to find some mud, or spit onto dry dirt. It seems to 'draw' as it dries. That's worked for over half a century for me...

3 years ago

medicinal herbs

31 ways to save on winter heating for $30 or less

Julie Harris wrote:caution ... against using electric blankets.

we turn on the blanket an hour or two before retiring for the night; and turn it OFF when we go to bed. the bed is warm enough to get comfortably off to sleep. (it almost seems decadent in our 'live simply' and 'buy less' goals, but the blanket was inherited and one VERY cold night we decided to give it a try. hard to give up 'cozy' now...)

3 years ago

alternative energy

What to do with old soap?

F Agricola wrote:...
1. The soap scraps can be soaked in water with a few spoonfuls of cheap vegetable oil to make 'White Oil' - used in the garden on fruit trees and roses to kill scale bugs, aphids, etc.
2. Place it in an old sock and use it to wash dishes...

So simple and so easy to apply, and why DIDN'T I think of them sooner? THANK YOU for sharing! I'm in search of an old sock now, to wash the dishes that were left in my sink, lol!

3 years ago

recycling

Trying to quit Amazon - alternatives please

Edward Norton wrote:
1) Don’t buy stuff in the first place

easier said than done, but the best first step! I found the following, clipped/pasted/printed on postcard stock, and keep one in front of my computer screen and one folded around my cash in my wallet, to help me pause before buying. When that isn't enough, I revisit articles I've saved about what our plastic footprint is doing to the planet, and that lends weight to doing without. doesn't ALWAYS work, but more often than not.

3 years ago

meaningless drivel

Erica's Boot Camp Experience BRK

Erica Egge wrote: (in Post 3) "When I was in town I keep seeing this tree I am not familar with. Anyone know what it is? It looks like a cross between a willow and an Aspen to me."

maybe white birch? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_papyrifera)

4 years ago

wheaton laboratories

Just diagnosed with Lyme disease

QUIT all sugar and yeast, the lyme buggers feed on that. pay attention to YOUR body and your reactions: knotweed did not agree with my body, but teasel root extract does, and is part of my daily regimen. best of luck!

4 years ago

personal challenges

Elemental Change: A film about water, humans, climate, and life on earth.

Cassie Langstraat wrote:... I just tested all the forms and they are working properly so maybe something was happening at the time that got fixed? Care to try again and let me know if it is still not working?

Hi Cassie, I tried again, same problem. I use firefox as my browser. Just to troubleshoot, I tried on microsoft edge, and it worked there. but for whatever it's worth, I do NOT use and WILL NOT use microsoft when there are other options. I hate EVERYTHING microsoft - they are privacy invasive and worse. I used it this time just to troubleshoot, I have some of their tentacles on my computer because I MUST for my J-O-B, but I HATE HATE HATE it. Hope you can get stuff working on other browsers. I look forward to seeing the film. Thanks!
~laura

5 years ago

movies, videos and documentaries

Elemental Change: A film about water, humans, climate, and life on earth.

LOOKS powerfully important, i just tried to submit my name/email on the website form (to get details on when/where to watch the film), but "Something went wrong while submitting the form." Don't see a 'contact' option on the website, so thought i'd try to let you know here...
thanks!

5 years ago

movies, videos and documentaries