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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I’m interested in learning more about (especially savory) rice porridges.

I boil (or pressure cook) the hell out of leftover brown rice to try and get a congee and then top it with kimchee or Sichuanese pickles or whatever.

Right now I have some white (which I don’t really know much about)  jasmine rice in broth with a small pumpkin in the instant pot and I’m thinking about topping the porridge with leftover stirfried orange broccoli from last night. It’ll be edible for sure, but I’m always just pulling it out of my ass and making do.

How do I learn to do better? What are the broad rules? What’s your favorite?

There’s some talk about it in this rice thread
15 hours ago
How often does this happen? I think this is my first time seeing this.
20 hours ago
Deane, were there any positive changes you were hoping for? Or even still are?
21 hours ago
I know some people voted for Trump because he warned us that Harris would attack Iran and that’s obviously something we needed to avoid.
22 hours ago
I'm really just bumping this thread after seeing someone imply they couldn't talk about certain subjects here.
1 day ago
This guide is a really great resource for newbies and old timers alike!
Saana, maybe it's too soon, but how's your comfrey/apple plan working out?
1 day ago
Brandon, if you swing back by Permies at some point, it would be interesting to hear so long after the fact, what you did and how it worked out for you!
1 day ago
First, my hands. I mostly pull weeds and carry them to the heap. Then, a year or two later, a fork to scrape the stuff away from the top of the heap. And last, a spade to load up buckets of humus that I take back to a garden bed. I've thought about building a screen for the purpose you outlined, but so far, I just use my hand to toss large chunks -- bone or avocado seeds or the base of a cornstalk or whatever else hasn't broken down completely, back onto the heap.

But honestly, I'm doing less and less composting and more just mulching chop'n'drop nearby. Our kitchen scraps still go to one of the heaps until I get chickens online and at that point I probably won't really compost at all anymore.
1 day ago