Lorenzo Johnson

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Danny Matteo wrote:Hi,
What are the sharpeners that you use in your kitchen? And how to choose them wisely? I mean, what are the criteria that you consider while choosing it?

I used  those cheap pull through sharpeners but they always felt too rough on the blade.Lately I’ve been more into stone kits like this one https://www.allpointsfps.com/280-2094-stoneknife-sharpening-k-it/ since they give you  more control and  edge comes out cleaner.
4 weeks ago

John C Daley wrote:A very clever Amish trick

Adorable art,and excellent info.

Leigh Tate wrote:I've recently started reading about making biochar. There seems to be quite a few ways of making it, and I'm curious as to why folks prefer one method to another, and what they view as the pros and cons of the various methods. Anybody care to share?

Simple drum kiln it’s pretty popular  cuz it’s cheap and easy to build.
1 month ago

larry kidd wrote:So I finally got around to replacing my ancient 35000 watt hours of LA batteries with about 30000 watt hours of LifePO4. What a major change this is! It over doubled my usable watt hours even though the total bank has less.  With LA cells I could only use about 25-30% with the new LifePo4 I can use 60%. Voltage sag is more or less a thing of the past. With a full system load the voltage only sagged 0.1 volt with my old bank under full load it was over 1.0 volt of sag.

Simply amazing!!!

That’s a huge upgrade. Good job!
1 month ago

Tori Escobar wrote:Hi,

I would love to hear from anyone who has been successful at raising goats without using chemical dewormer or other medications. Is this possible? What did you do to accomplish this?

Thanks!

yeah it hard  but possible.  It’s a lot of management, good pasture rotation, low stocking, c lean ground and breeding for parasite resistance.
1 month ago
Kingfisher,  they look unreal.
1 month ago

Steve Thorn wrote:It can't get much better than harvesting free and no effort fruit.

We have lots of wild blackberries around here, and during the summer they produce loads of tasty and flavorful berries. These are probably my favorite. They can be eaten fresh or made into wonderful treats!

I've also found a wild peach tree that was really good and a mulberry tree that I haven't tasted yet, but hope to very soon this summer.

We don't have that much wild fruit growing around here that I've seen, and it seems like few people around here even grow fruit anymore, but hopefully that will soon change!

What types of native or wild fruit do you have growing near you and what is your favorite?

  Wild blackberries for sure easy to find and  taste fire.
1 month ago

Sean Dembrosky wrote:


I made this video last year and thought I'd share it here.  We've been working with this system for a few years now, and have generated a large amount of very high quality charcoal while heating our home.  Feels like a very effective way to create a continual flow of charcoal while using the heat effectively.
Would love to hear notes and ideas from folks!

it was interesting to  watch. thanks
1 month ago

Judson Carroll wrote:A listener just asked me to recommend a plant ID ap, paid or free, but I don't really use them.  Can someone recommend one that is reasonably accurate?


plantnet free and not bad or inaturalist if you want more accurate ids with real people helping
1 month ago

John F Dean wrote:I just saw a McLaren 720S.   New, it was well over $300,000.00.   This was used for a tad less. It had a fully adjustable electric driver’s seat. But, the passenger seat was 4 way manual.  Really?  Was this an effort to save money?!!   I feel I need a homestead vehicle that will go over 200 mph,  but it really should have a passenger seat that is more adjustable than a Chevy Trax.

  Yeah that’ll come in handy  chasing chickens at 200 mph))
1 month ago