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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Rain water discharge point - Making it less hideous?

Having a storage tank is a real plus. Ours hold 750 gallons.

The irrigation pipe could be attached with a cut off valve.

We live where there is a year round fire ban so we offered the fire department use of our tank in case of a fire.

2 hours ago

rainwater catchment

What brought you to Permies and what made you stay?

Congratulations, you and I might have join in the same year and about the same time.

It is good to hear that you are still here and have found so many benefits.

I am still here because I have learned so much knowledge and continue to learn something new every day.

2 hours ago

meaningless drivel

The aging homesteader

John, for me some strange things have been happening.

I went to the doctor (actually a PA) and did yearly checkup though my prescription came back for only 90 days with no refill instead of for the normal year.

I don't know what is going on.

Have you look at Medicare.gov to see what Part D plans are offered in your county? You might find that that company has pulled out of your without notifying you.

2 hours ago

homestead

Brewing nettles - recipes and questions

Something I thought was strange was the brewing time as I was always taught not to boil tea as it makes it bitter though I guess in this case bitter is good.

2 hours ago

wild harvesting

friendly reminder: back up your recipes from online sources

Great, I can do all of those.

I like to collect recipes, kinda like a hobby.

My electric co-op magazine has recipe contest winners that I want to make one of these days so I tear the page out and save in a folder.

Over the years I have wanted to make lasagna without ricotta and there was a recipe for that so I plan to try it. It was developed by someone who had married an Italian.

3 hours ago

cooking

adobe homes check this out and give me your feed back.

What building experience do you have?

The selling price has a lot to do with what other houses in the area are selling for.

Something like someone else said that is a lot of house for 85K.

Have you done an analysis of what your building material will cost?

Have you bought the land? That would figure into the selling price.

5 hours ago

earth bag

DIY online presents

I love the idea for paint by number. I do feel that the color numbers would be helpful to help imagine what the person is painting.

Otherwise the end result might look like modern art.

5 hours ago

frugality

friendly reminder: back up your recipes from online sources

I still use recipe cards and a wooden recipe box with all my recipes fro9m the time I first married.

I also have my Fannie Farmer Cookbook from the same era.

I would not know how to do a backup.

5 hours ago

cooking

Rain water discharge point - Making it less hideous?

Rodolfo Perottoni wrote:I'm curious how permies in rural properties with subsurface drainage issues have tackled the 'making discharge points' less hideous. Right now I know I can simply lead my flexible pipes into a PVC which then discharges somewhere further down the hill, but I'm wondering how I can make the discharge more concealed, and at the same time prevent pests from moving in and silt from building up in. The idea of seeing a 100m PVC simply discharging onto the landscape also doesn't seem very elegant.

Would love to hear how people have solved this issue.

I cannot seem to visualize what this looks like. could you post some picture?

Our pipes are in french drains covered with white washed pea gravel to form walkways.

Can you conceal the pipes or discharge with pretty plants? Rocks to form a waterfall?

19 hours ago

rainwater catchment

What Actually Helps Families Reduce Household Waste?

Your infographic looks concise.

I like the part about never creating waste. What would your advice be on how to do this?

20 hours ago

zero waste