Matt McSpadden

Why did the pro golfer bring two pairs of pants with him whenever he was on the course?

... in case he got a hole in one!

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:

Matt McSpadden wrote:We take the seeds out of the head first.

Waaay too much work for bird seed. If I was saving it for human food, though, that is what I would do.

I agree if it's just going to feed chickens or wild birds or something. I think in those cases I would probably do what was suggested and just cut/break it into slices or pieces so it dries better. We take it out of the head first and dry it on cookie sheets for saving the seed for next year's sunflowers.

I prefer certified organic when buying things that are not local, because I know that it is up to a certain standard. Is it entirely the way I want it grown? Probably not. But I know it's closer to it than the non-organic.

If it's local, I can visit and see if I agree with how they are growing things.

If you have ever sat on hold so long you forgot who you were calling and why.

Hi,
I agree that alternatives to a traditional septic system should be easier to implement. Unfortunately, I do not have any suggestions for engineers... but I do have something to ask if you have thought about.

What happens down the road when this property sells? Most of us hope to be on a property for life, but things happen and circumstances change. If you put money into this property getting it the way you want... and then someone tries to buy it.. what will the bank /mortgage company think? This is a difficulty with many natural building techniques that are far from ordinary... many banks and mortgage companies will not loan money for that property which will severely limit who you can sell it to.

I don't know what your property looks like or what your budget is... but there are small septic systems that should fit in a fairly small area that shouldn't need as many trees to be cut. You don't have to use the system.

Well, I still have not made a decision on the collars, but I did make a decision on the cats, and I will be keeping them indoors this winter until they have settled and grown up a bit before letting them outside some in the spring. So I have several months to think it over.

In the meantime, enjoy some pictures. They are settling in well.

We take the seeds out of the head first. My son has been saving Sunflower seeds for a number of years now. Most of the time (due to the mold issue) we take the seeds out first and then spread them out on a cookie sheet to dry. Your hands get all sticky, but we have had no problems with drying it this way. This method does not use any electricity, but does use up some of your time to break apart the heads and rub the seeds out with your thumb.

A few years back I had my chickens in a greenhouse for the winter, and I did not have enough ventilation. I had 1 chicken die from what appeared to be some sort of respiratory problem. Others were showing symptoms. I didn't have time or money to do much for tests, but I gave them oregano for their immune system, yogurt for some probiotics, and some apple cider vinegar with honey in their water for a few days for electrolytes and energy. I also fixed the ventilation. All recovered and returned to health.

The ventilation obviously helped, but several of them were severe enough I think they needed the extra boost from the other supplements.

Oregano, ACV, yogurt won't hurt anything... and they might help with healing.

Apparently I am in the minority here :) I actually prefer peeling my potatoes quite often.

If the potatoes are young and/or thin skinned like the red ones, I don't mind leaving the skin on. But many of the storage potatoes with thicker skin, I prefer it off.

I've been wondering about the people who ride on the trash trucks to collect the trash along the busy roads...

Do they get training for that?... or do they just pick it up along the way?