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 buy organic brown rice and only rinse it if I happen to notice unsavory crud in it. Mostly I don't.
13 hours ago

Tess Misch wrote:NO plastic of any kind, at any point, at all.


In your pictures.
1 day ago
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Tacos with: zucchini roasted in salsa macha, shiitake roasted in yuzu bbq marinade, and jalapeƱos roasted in sesame oil.
1 day ago
There's some info here, but not at the level you're looking for, though it might point in the right direction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment#United_States_Bureau_of_Labor_statistics
3 days ago
This one is a little easier to parse (click through for a clearer blowup).

(I'm in the <=60 area.)
3 days ago
Man...I was looking for data on this tree species count stuff, and ran across this really neat resource: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/users/user3914/FHP-files/FHTET-15-01-National-Individual-Tree-Species-Atlas.pdf

It doesn't really address species per area, but it's pretty and pretty cool!
3 days ago
If I eat a ton of beet root it'll turn my pee red until flushed out. Mine is usually on the over-hydrated end of Tim's spectrum but my blood-electrolytes tests are all fine so I don't worry about it.
3 days ago
Sean at Edible Acres has a playlist of twelve videos on Air Prune boxes that he's been posting about for years. (I think he first credited Akiva Silver too, IIRC.) This is the start of that:



Anway, I agree with those above who say it would be good to know how it compares with tap root health of a tree planted at its final destination, because it's always good to know, but if it's a midpoint between planting in a pot and letting the tree get weird, and planting the seed in its final destination, it still might have a valuable place for those of us growing seeds.

I built four 1x2 foot beds but I need a wire box on top because the squirrels or chipmunks extracted my *entire* chestnut crop last spring.
3 days ago
For some reason this is resonating with me the last couple of days.
3 days ago