Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.

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Metalworking Question for PEA BB project

Why not try some of the Badge Bits from the PEA: Permaculture Experience for Anywhere

Some of them were for apartment dwellers if I remember correctly:

https://permies.com/f/382/pea

2 hours ago

skills to inherit property

Where Would You Go in 2026 For More Freedom

I live on top of a mountain. I have more than enough freedom.

In the boondocks, I cant see any houses and rarely see people.

Know the code laws can help folks make decisions. I have none.

17 hours ago

homestead

Apartment Growing Potato methods

Do you have a balcony or a spot with a sunny window?

Take a baking potato and cut a few slices where there is an eye.

Put that in a container with potting soil. Keep moist until the eyes sprout.

If you have a sunny balcony, potatoes can be grown in a cardboard box as a container.

17 hours ago

potatoes

Permies Poll: Do you wash your rice?

After many years of cooking rice, I read to wash it.

I voted no because that is how I do it.

I guess tradition out weight new knowledge.

What is a little dust? Maybe a little added nutrients?

17 hours ago

cooking

Hybrid systems/understanding the placement of mass in a system

If I were building a house with double stud walls, I would put the insulation against the exterior wall.

Though I feel for a super passive solar home the cavity would be filled completely with insulation.

Though it depends on what type of insulation you are using.

17 hours ago

natural building

I want to build a tall wood cabin, but I need a "foundations for smarter dummies."

Of course there are a lot of different types of foundations.

We built our tiny house on concrete block piers.

Some folks here on the forum use a rubble trench foundation.

It depends on code and how much you want to pay and what material are available.

Here are some threads that might be of interest to folks here:

https://permies.com/t/14555/Sustainable-Building-Concrete

https://permies.com/t/360163/Rubble-Trench-foundation

17 hours ago

projects

What is fair work trade for living on homestead?

Folks probably need an Umbrella Liability policy.

I feel that would cover any of the many things that could happen.

Making the business an LLC my be good, too.

In answer to the original question, I believe 4 hours labor per day.

23 hours ago

volunteer offerings

Houseplants for People who can't grow houseplants!

For years, I had a little barrel cactus on the counter by the kitchen sink. I never watered it.

It went away when we sold the homestead.

23 hours ago

house plants

Help with non plastic raised bed liner

Depending on the depth of the beds, lining the bottom of the beds with materials that are not organic can lead to stunted plant growth.

Something like tree limbs or cotton sheets might be okay if the plant roots can grow through those. Otherwise there is the possibility of stunted plants.

I have experience with stunted plants though I have not tried with tree limbs or cotton sheets.

1 day ago

organic

Source for natural rugs?

Several years ago, I discovered for the sad truth about rugs.

I have always been around oriental rugs which seem to me have been made for centuries so how natural are they?

While I know nothing about this company they say their rugs are natural though I doubt they have pictures on them.

Bamboo, jute, wool ... always handcrafted, only handmade:

https://www.naturalrugco.com/

I have always also liked rag rugs and seen some threads on the forum.

I read that you do not want to make a rug though I thought other folks might enjoy these threads:

https://permies.com/t/211707/rag-rugs

https://permies.com/t/2114/rag-rug-weaving

https://permies.com/t/206847/Peg-loom

1 day ago

home care