Christopher Weeks

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I steward 20 acres of Cromwell Sandy Loam in the north woods of Minnesota. I clear birch and aspen as needed to plant food sources.

I always have more projects going than I can keep up with which isn't really awesome but I don't know what to change.

I vote for Libertarians and Socialists because they know what it means to have principles and that matters more to me than the exact details of what they believe in. I'm a gun-toting vegetarian. I write code for cash and grow food because no amount of cash will buy real food these days.

I have a wife, two kids, two grandkids, and three cats. I've never had a dog, but I'm thinking about changing that. I hike, garden, read, play games, code, cook, spin and knit, putter, and play at arting.

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Carlton County, Minnesota, USA: 3b; Dfb; sandy loam; in the woods

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BB clarification thread

I think the current stance is we'd rather have a second submission so that the failed one stays there as a lesson and the new one shows what you changed to make it pass muster.

13 hours ago

skills to inherit property

How to reheat rice?

I generally microwave it with a little water in a lightly sealed glass or clay vessel.

Sometimes I warm it in the Instant Pot if it's still in there from when I cooked it yesterday. I think you could do the same thing in a pan on the stove on the lowest heat you can manage. But it's not as good as microwaving.

Or I fry it with eggs and veggies, but that's not really reheating.

17 hours ago

cooking

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

I also should have mentioned that the trees I'm thinking about are Malus sieversii stock (at least half and probably more) in case that changes the equation.

In general, it seems like plants on my deep, deep sand (impoverished of nitrogen and carbon, but rich in minerals) spend three or so years building roots before they start building much in the way of above-ground tissue but then they take off just fine. So I wouldn't be terribly surprised if I have to wait 2-3 years longer than average.

18 hours ago

apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

I have grown-from-seed 6-7 year old trees that are 12-15' tall and haven't produced any blooms yet. When do full-sized trees start making fruit?

18 hours ago

apples

level 10,000 ultra-purist wooden, bamboo, glass, or ceramic pipes discussion thread

I don't think PLA comes close to qualifying for level-10,000 purity. I'd personally prefer copper.

E.g. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425002183

18 hours ago

plumbing

What's for dinner?

First two nights of chili was served with cornbread but now it’s chili-dog night. (Tomorrow is either nachos or baked potatoes.)

1 day ago

cooking

Earthkeep . ca

Boz Kass,
I have merged your topic into this topic. I hope that helps.

1 day ago

homestead

Most beautiful potatoes

I really like the various potatoes presented in arrays whether they're about to go in the oven as above or freshly harvested, below. There's something magical about them all lined up together -- little compartments of jewels.

(On years when I have a good bean harvest, I like to sort them, just as a "playing with my treasure" activity, even though I'm just going to mix them up again for cooking.)

1 day ago

potatoes

Another try at water-only bathing

Definitely not a soap constituent since it increases over time as I get farther and farther from having used soap.

I'm not going to preboil my wash-water if that's what you're suggesting.

I'm pretty much on the verge of giving up yet again. I suspect my path is to find the least damaging -- or ideally, most beneficial, substance and then use as little as possible.

1 day ago

personal care