John Suavecito

Like some have said, with a few chord (finger patterns), you can play many, many songs. 3 or 4 chords and you can play tons of songs. Literally within an hour you can play some songs you know.  

Finger picking takes longer but is very beautiful.

John S
PDX OR

I use them to  depit pie cherries. My wife makes wonderful cherry pie, cherry crisp, etc.
John S
PDX OR

Seems to make sense.  Lack of rain is one of the main reasons for alkali soils, as the calcium, etc. is never washed out.

John S
PDX OR

You're right. I never heard of this before, because I play baritone uke. It's more like a guitar.
John S
PDX OR

I don't think there's a difference between gCEA and GCEA.
I have used strings for guitars on my ukulele. They were too long of course.  I had to cut them off.
My son got angry at me and threw my ukulele across the room and damaged it.  I didn't buy a new one because I thought he might do that again.
It still works and even though I no longer think he'll damage it. I still use it as is.
I think there are lots of little things you'll be learning over the next year, that will seem like little things in a few years.
I realize they don't seem like little things now.
You will get through them.
I would try to find someone you could ask these questions to locally, although I'm sure we're all happy to help.
John S
PDX OR

There are also many libraries that have cooperative arrangements with other libraries.  If yours won't rent out a ukulele, there may be a nearby one that you could arrange to have it sent to your library.    You could also possibly rent one, or look on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace.

John S
PDX OR

I'm sure that straight biochar without inoculation is a pretty good filter, even if the metal enhanced and more complicated version is superior.

JohN S
PDX OR

My musical partner and I play every 2 weeks.  Each of us will likely get inspired by a song we like, and want to learn how to play it.  After copying someone's rendition of a song off the internet, I will typically format it to my liking and then try to play it.  I may have to change some of the chords, or I may surprise myself with how good or bad it sounds when I play it. I send it to him before we play.  We play together every 2 weeks.  There are talent shows at two of the schools I teach at.  There are also open mikes in town.  

John S
PDX OR

There seem to be a lot of them on Amazon for $99-$199.
John S
PDX OR

I give extra fruit to the people who come to the food giveaway at my church. The receivers of food all have nicer cars, clothes and phones than I do.
JohN S
PDX OR