KBNSC

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Woman in recovery. Follower of Christ. Wife. Micro-Homesteader. Educator. Breast Cancer Survivor.

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2024-02-19 21:58:07

I’m in the process of planning to open a small private school (in about 18 months). Looking at how to set up the business side… Going the for-profit route, seems way easier, in terms of less government regulation and reporting. I know we couldn’t fund raise by donation, but any thoughts on this. Is there a glaring reason that it would be better to go non-profit?

2023-07-18 02:53:04

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I made it 3 weeks. 😂
This one’s going to have to wait to be conquered. Maybe when I reture! Lol

2023-06-17 13:52:54

Pretty breakfast from the garden (except the mushrooms) and hens. And a picture of our little squash tunnel, our cat’s favorite place to get out of the sun. #grownistr #growfood #garden https://nostr.build/i/55d4e15c8f3fd10fbb036e7b16765172c1f9fc00115d08e318abe18963e60bda.jpg https://nostr.build/i/895287a23580237de237e008aa617073bcde62cba8006196e8119a2bc12e8a3b.jpg

2023-06-09 14:35:09

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Very cool! Do they go somewhere more secure at night? I love this idea but would worry about predators…. And digging.

2023-06-09 14:07:31

Just finished this one for a new book club. It was a good read. I may or may not have ugly cried at the end. #grownostr #bookstr #bookclub https://nostr.build/i/328f17ad432d88d00544335fdc596eed0f8d176d843d03ea9ade89d2997d504f.jpg

2023-06-09 14:06:04

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Agreed. I don’t can as often when it takes that much time and effort.

2023-06-09 02:14:01

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I don’t have a strong opinion on this other than I hate going to any kind of shower, so I feel your pain. 😂 Stupid party games give me anxiety. All of it does. I didn’t used to be so anti-social. 🤷‍♀️

2023-06-09 02:01:32

I pressure canned some stew meat in the Carey electric pressure canner. I love being able to do small batches in this thing. One package of stew meat from Costco made 6 pints. I raw packed with a half teaspoon of salt in each and processed for 75 minutes. #grownostr #preservingfood #canning https://nostr.build/i/bf14989b22d17492fdb9d24262585fe4689bca8f9cf7264fe2c31fbb85f4b99f.jpg

2023-06-06 20:44:13

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The biggest reason is that I know, from all of those other things, what active addiction looks like in my life. I don’t have a moderate or cut back bone in my body. So I have been drinking like 48 oz of coffee every morning, then looking for opportunities for an afternoon coffee later in the day. I have issues with migraines, leg cramps, dehydration, etc. which I suspect were partially caused by the fact that I was drinking mostly coffee until noon or later each day.
I have tried cutting back unsuccessfully. Having conquered the other addictions I am able to recognize 1) that I had crossed that invisible line into full addictions and moderation was no longer a possibility for me 2) that being addicted in this way was messing with my mental peace and spiritual connection. There is a lot of cognitive dissonance that comes from desiring to limit or stop doing something, then giving in and doing it anyway. Not good for the self esteem.
If you would have asked me a week ago I would have told you I still wasn’t willing to give up my favorite vice, coffee… but one of my mentors in recovery broached the subject and recommended this book, and after listening to it, I just had the overwhelming desire to be free from this addiction.
I’ve seen the value in getting that freedom in my life. It is absolutely worth the sacrifice. But nobody is ready until they are ready. I just hit a point of desperation and enough is enough.
Physically, I’m hoping to get rid of some relatively new feelings of anxiety, to stop triggering migraines, and to maybe balance out my minerals and electrolytes to get rid of horrific cramping in my feet and legs at night. The cramping may just be a side effect of cancer prevention meds, but I hope this helps.
Phew! That was a lot! Hopefully not TMI. 😂

2023-06-06 20:44:10

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2023-06-04 18:57:36

Alcohol free since May 2000; nicotine free since somewhere around 2005; sugar, flour and wheat free since September 2022. Having known the peace that freedom from addiction brings, I’ve been grappling with my caffeine addiction. So today is my first day without it. This was a great listen to get started. Now for the withdrawals. Hello migraine!
Oh and here is an invite link if you have never tried SCRIBD: https://www.scribd.com/gi/api8s9
#grownostr #recovery #freedom #kickthehabit https://nostr.build/i/00cbcd30ff5dfe37a96b93ae67ff31a38a1db8851a0f1768c5a6fb2bfeb6df99.jpg

2023-06-03 20:38:42

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What the heck is this?

2023-06-03 20:38:02

Went to mow today and found this fish in the middle of the yard. I bet that bird is sad that they lost their catch. Threw it into the chicken yard. They haven’t figured out what to do with it yet. I may regret that decision. #grownostr #lakelife https://nostr.build/i/b49aa8cf37c8ec55af994c6d8527e01b2c199bda319c32b05304ce33c15306ca.jpg

2023-05-30 20:39:28

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Looks delicious. Making me hungry.

2023-05-30 08:40:35

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We left a 16 inch gap between panels, so I am hoping I can shimmy in there to get them.

2023-05-30 03:37:32

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Oh wow! Looks like we may have to add a second level! Trying to make do with things we have on hand but some cattle panels would be nice.

2023-05-29 23:10:21

Built some leaning trellises for the tromboncino squash and cucumbers in our wicking beds today. Also getting to cook up our first mess of greens from the garden. A combo of chard, kale, dinosaur kale, and amaranth leaves. 🤤 #grownostr #growfood #microhomestead #13stomps #abiteachday https://nostr.build/i/428fb7b6c6edb8a2329bd09d4863425a0016881b187ade2a0ced2f36d750867b.jpg https://nostr.build/i/e72e9c84ac7356079ae0c2b5a62c0ed3c1dea2e7f1a3aaed952846208cc59adf.jpg

2023-05-17 02:03:18

The littles are successfully sharing the big chickens’ yard. Next step this weekend will be sneaking them into the big coop at night. The little tractor is getting might crowded. So far everyone is keeping to themselves… well except for Betty White, our Light Brahma. She was a little bossy at first. #backyardchickens #grownostr #homestead #microhomestead https://nostr.build/i/16a58313ab2bbb4dffcadc44b1fc7a6be7bdbadd26293abc411cdbda83ffd5bb.jpg

2023-05-12 12:55:42

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Not sure what all I would have to offer, and I am not super techie, but I am intrugued and would be willing to explore this.

2023-05-12 12:53:09

When someone you know out there in the "real world" outs themself to you as a fellow "conspiracy theorist" by sharing a Rumble link with you: https://rumble.com/v2m8tig-may-5-2023.html
https://void.cat/d/NABYNsgCw4o8Fdo57VqzVX.webp

2023-05-11 20:12:21

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Oh good grief. That’s rough. He does indeed, but sometimes I wish he would explain things ahead of time. 😂

2023-05-11 09:53:45

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Thank you. That is a good size. My husband was looking at the 50 gallon ones and we were worried that those would be too big to reach down to the bottom. BTW- I have been praying for you and your wife. I hope you are recovering well from your surgery and that she is feeling strong and healthy.

2023-05-10 12:55:13

Anybody have a favorite way to store extra chicken feed? We buy a 3 month supply at one time, and just added to our flock… so like 30 birds now. We have a few plastic mismatched trash can type feed cans, but I’d like to improve on this if possible. Would you do food grade steel? Some kind of tote? TIA #chickens #grownosrt #question #homestead #backyardchickens

2023-05-09 13:10:37

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Great idea. Will check it out. And yes. My tolerance for cheap coffee is dwindling. I need a good travel coffee kit.

2023-05-09 13:09:31

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Good idea. I grabbed some of their delicious 🙄 powdered eggs and had some keto friendly beef sticks I brought from home. A nice breakfast would have been better. At least I am getting lots of work done.

2023-05-09 11:23:26

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Nice little nugget of wisdom this morning. Fits exactly with something I was praying about. Thanks!

2023-05-09 11:17:42

Hotel room coffee. Ick. One night away from the homestead and I am already homesick. Don’t know what to do with myself without hubs, the fur babies and chicken chores. So. Much. Free. Time. #grownostr #coffeechain #noplacelikehome #homesweethomestead #rathernottravel https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_f7f44f18ec17ab49ec1df408b155e4b0c20cc94ec7f955829942f19d84b0a021.jpg

2023-05-09 01:39:17

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My mom gave me my grandma’s cheese slicer. I actually had the impulse to smell it to see if I could still smell her kitchen. Silly I know. We lost her during COVID and we’re not allowed to visit. She was amazing. One of my biggest heroes in life.
#grownostr #missgrandma #fcovid #familytreasure

2023-05-09 01:34:14

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_e28e5242ed6964e1365b6cbd92162a4ec77b3c7a03000a1fa40e28cecb33849e.jpg #grownostr

2023-05-07 02:38:17

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Seems that when the totes were washed, via the l screw on lid up top, the lids were not screwed down tight. One of them was my fault. I remember opening it and thinking that I needed to get a mallet or something to tighten it better. We did end up having to empty the second one and tighten the cap.

2023-05-06 16:57:01

Remember that time we built wicking beds and forgot to check the lids on the top halves of the IBC totes to be sure they were on tight? Yep. Epic fail. So far only one is having to be completely redone. Maybe two. We will see. Ugh!
#epicfail #grownostr #lessonlearned #dontbelikeme https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_d3be23cf614ae12236f4de81a96c38e9e4206b62aa658e39cce8797acb755caf.jpg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_c2f31784d45add2a70306dfb01d132caf51efd618c35ce33132a1441f049a8f7.jpg

2023-05-05 19:00:07

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Nice! Would love to know your feed recipe.

2023-05-05 16:58:48

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Ok I think I fixed it. Had to go on the laptop and go in through snort.social, which would only allow me to follow and all if I used the private key. Which defeats the whole purpose of using Alby to generate your keys doesn’t it? Man I’m learning slowly with all of this and I am the techier of the two of us!

2023-05-05 16:06:51

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On the Damus iPhone app @DBNSC has nothing in his feed and shows nothing for “following” or “relays” like I see on my profile. If I try to follow someone again it unfollows them. It is behaving nothing like it does in my phone. #grownostr #technicaldifficulties #trying

2023-05-05 15:50:44

Please welcome #[0] to #nostr It has been clunky, but I think I may finally have him set up and zapable . #grownostr #onboardthefamily #freedom #betterthanfacebook

2023-05-05 15:09:13

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Nope I am wrong. They are different. I’m stumped.

2023-05-05 15:04:13

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Ok wait. The generated pub key is the same for both accounts. Aw man. I guess I need to delete and use another computer??

2023-05-05 14:33:04

Trying to set hubs up on Nostr. I opened an Alby wallet for him but can’t seem to find where you generate a Nostr key inside of Alby. I know I did it for mine. The tutorial says you have t generate a key, but it doesn’t say where to generate it. Any tips?

2023-05-05 12:24:53

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Great info. If zap you if I could.

2023-05-05 11:58:11

We have been splitting a bulk order of high quality organic, soy free chicken feet with a local farmer for a few months now. We also started fermenting the feed. 5 cups each day on a 3-day fermenting cycle (for 15 birds). Plus they get some kitchen scraps and have a large fenced off area of yard to roam. The chickens love the fermented feed.
I got behind last week and just gave them some food with water added the same day. They wouldn’t eat it. They will eat it dry, but they pick out their favorite bits and make a mess of the rest.
They still act like they are hungry, but I’m 99% sure that’s just what chickens do. They are all looking healthy. I’m about to start fermenting for our month old chicks too.
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#backyardchickens #chickens #homestead #microhomestead #grownostr #organic #eggs #fermenting #raisingraptors

2023-05-05 03:07:16

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🙋‍♀️ welcome!

2023-05-05 02:44:16

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Oh man! I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

2023-05-05 02:41:30

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Praying for health and healing for you and your wife today. Thank you.

2023-05-04 10:40:39

#prayerchain
GM. Who can I pray for today?
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2023-05-04 02:48:28

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Very cool. I made a similar screen to sift our year+ old wood chips. I find that scraping the material across the screen with a flat shovel works well too.
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2023-05-03 21:51:58

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😂 I resemble this.

2023-05-03 20:48:03

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Just suggested #prayerchain and found your post. Praying for your friend and all who love her.

2023-05-03 20:46:08

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Thanks! Doc says he needs a total shoulder replacement. Not sure if that is good news, but it is the only option. Sounds like it is an easier recovery than rotator cuff repair. Freak accident throwing a bag of chicken feed over his shoulder.🤷‍♀️😬

2023-05-03 16:09:13

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Love this. A friend in recovery used to say, “Any God that I can comprehend is going to be too small to meet my needs.”

2023-05-03 16:07:22

Had an idea as I was thinking about needing prayer for my husband’s appointment with a surgeon today for his massively jacked up shoulder. A prayer chain hashtag would be nice. I’m now committing to searching for #prayerchain each day and praying for whatever needs are posted. #grownostr #faith

2023-05-02 20:05:00

Amaryllis in bloom. https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_077251454ce5abef22f903262487292274434fcf32cd8a3c09e45aadf6151692.jpg
#grownostr

2023-05-02 18:49:37

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Downloaded and donated. Thanks for sharing.

2023-05-02 18:06:24

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Great idea. I need to try this. I’ve been wanting to add organ meats.

2023-05-02 10:35:48

On Damus, I can see when I have zaps, but I don’t see where I can read any comments added to the zaps… if there are any. I don’t see any comments in WOS either. When I send zaps, can people see the comments I add? #newbstr #grownostr #zaps #gotquestions

2023-05-02 10:10:34

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Life goals

2023-05-02 10:10:14

GM beautiful people. Spending a little morning quiet time doing my #grownostr challenge and found a bonus #catstr .
#coffechain
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2023-05-02 02:09:52

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Meat was very tender, but released a lot of juices when cooking, so it was watery and hard to get a good seer. Texture ended up being more roast-like. I think I’ll try 15-20 minutes marinading rather than 30 next time.

2023-05-01 23:14:23

Keto on a budget. We get roasts from Costco and slice into strips of steak. Today I am trying marinading for 30 minutes in blended pineapple (from thawed organic pineapple chunks). I had to get rid of them because they really mess with my carb addict brain. I’ll stick with berries occasionally.
Will rinse, pat dry, season, and cook quick on hot cast iron in a little Wagyu beef tallow.
The meat in the pan in the pic was from the last time I cooked without marinade. The flavor was great, but it was a little tough.
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#grownostr #keto #cooking #recoveringcarbaddict

2023-04-30 21:51:25

Yesterday I built some new roosts for our chicken coop and stained some fence pickets. We decided to wrap our wicking beds in wood to match our fence.
The roosts are removable and we are trying sand under them for easy clean up. I like the deep litter method, but it seems to be too stinky here in the humid South. Not too shabby for building on my own while hubs was at the races with some friends.
Today is terribly windy. Trying to get my butt out there to do something besides just serving as a warm lap for the critters.
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#13stomps #grownostr #homesteading #stayinmotion #chickens

2023-04-30 19:25:31

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Thankfully we live in the South, so they do ok, except for rainy weather. They’re a muddy mess right now.

2023-04-27 17:17:55

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I’m not sure, but I think I have heard #[4] talk about this lately. If I had to guess from what I have heard/read, I would say bacteria because it is similar to aquaponics and I believe you want beneficial bacteria to populate the medium in the wicking chamber.

2023-04-27 11:58:18

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In my Amazon cart for after payday. Thanks!

2023-04-27 11:54:03

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Same.

2023-04-27 11:52:51

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Yes. They are wicking beds. I’ve been posting as we built them, so you can take a look back at what is inside. I’m really excited. I think they will work well. Our plan is to cover them and make them look nice of course.

2023-04-27 00:21:25

Yesterday we managed to do some clean up from our garden bed project so hubs could mow and weed eat. We got some things planted and built a tomato alley. I also had to relocate some strawberries and tame our blackberry bush with a trellis. Man I wish we had planted that thing closer to the fence. Volunteer amaranth is coming in with a vengeance. #grownostr #growfood #garden #13stomps #homestead #microhomestead #wickingbeds
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2023-04-26 22:59:31

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I’m not sure if I did, but I think so. Will have to try again.

2023-04-25 13:04:43

Playing with the 20-50 total carb per day range and monitoring my ketones. Yay for staying in ketosis, but could be higher. 0.9 mmol/L fasting ketone level this morning. I have had black coffee though. I don’t think that affects ketones? https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_3c84d13f517ae45bbf0b2da2bb2098fb9ade436d97196f816837fe66f35da71a.jpg
#lowcarb #keto #grownostr #gethealthy #ketones

2023-04-25 12:58:20

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I think we are going to try to buy them out and set up something similar here. Something like Joel Salatin’s Racken House though. Would be cool to section off parts of the worm bin and let chickens rotate through having access to different sections to turn the compost and eat worms. We have a carport that I am itching to convert to a racken house/ barn.

2023-04-25 12:55:15

This is a good representation of why I needed to join Food Addicts Anonymous. Yoyo dieter extraordinaire. Totally addicted to carbs. The weight loss periods were times when I was low carb. The lowest dip was during cancer treatment. I highly recommend the CarbManager App. I was able to connect with my FAA sponsor and she can check my food each day, and advise. I need the accountability. It keeps me on track. https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_15e1345bdad34f521b3e771a648dfafab848af55bf096a0be57879ef05427b71.jpg
#FAAcanhelpdotorg #grownostr #keto #lowcarb #gethealthy #stayaccountable

2023-04-25 12:45:18

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Yes, but it is tucked back under a metal carport, with sides and back enclosed, and under some big trees. He also had some old chest freezers under there to transfer worms to. Unfortunately he has some heath issues and has stopped actively work I the the system.

2023-04-25 12:40:15

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I first thing that comes to mind is our good quality XL 2-wheel wheelbarrow.

2023-04-25 12:32:07

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Same for me and all the other social media platforms.

2023-04-25 12:18:31

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We finally tasted the eggs we water glasses like a year ago. They were good, but left a metallic aftertaste. I’m not sure I will use the rest for breakfast. Might not be bad in recipes.

2023-04-25 11:42:07

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Does that kettle work well on the flat stove top? I need to get one. Mind sharing where you got it?

2023-04-24 18:11:11

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Nice. So a lot like a rocket mass heater build? I need to research plans. We do have a 55gal drum.

2023-04-24 15:35:51

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Where did you order your kiln from? This is also on my list.

2023-04-24 15:34:16

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Awesome! We will connect to our pond next.

2023-04-24 13:47:16

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I actually love that idea. I’d feel like it was much more humane.

2023-04-24 12:18:36

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Would love to see Lisa of your bunny set up. We are in the early planning stages.

2023-04-24 12:12:52

We will wrap our new wicking beds with some old metal roofing. (dark brown, but we could paint it or use the back side) that we have on hand and put treated boards along the top to cap it off.
Hubs wants to put reflectics or insulation behind the metal to help with heat and maybe help with freezing in the winter months. There will be a slight air gap from the metal cages, but that could be increased by attaching 1 x lumber along the top and bottom to screw the metal to. I’m thinking just screw the metal to the cages and move on. Budget is a factor.
Thoughts on whether insulating would be worth it?
#grownostr #growfood #13stomps #wickingbeds #garden #homestead #microhomestead
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2023-04-23 19:51:12

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Ours are leggy this year. Going to plant deep with everything I can.

2023-04-23 12:43:23

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You need to connect a wallet so I can zap you!

2023-04-23 12:42:57

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I’m excited. They said we can clean out and take the whole bin. Probably 10 feet long by 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep. It will be worth the work to haul it all. Plus they are thinking about getting out of easing rabbits, so we may be able to buy their cages later.

2023-04-23 02:20:28

Man oh man that was a lot of shoveling. We managed to get all 10 wicking beds ready and filled with soil today. I did a layering method with different soil ingredients. One or two 5 gallon buckets at a time, then used my hands to kind of claw-twist the layers together. Yes, that’s a technical term.
We used a combo of repurposed sifted soil from our previous raised beds, soil from some in-ground beds, one small layer of top soil mixed with a bit of our clay soil, rabbit poop, worm castings, semi-shredded leaves from fall, perlite, one bag of Black Kow per bed, a little DE because there were a few fire ants in the mix, repeat repeat repeat. We left about 3-4 inches at the top for mulch. We mulched with leaves.
We’re still filling them with water now. About half pressure from the hose and it takes 40 minutes per bed to fill.
Next step is to make them pretty. I think we are also going to add a layer of insulation before we clad them with metal.
Hubs is down an arm so he plumbed the overflows while I shoveled. We didn’t end up getting the recommended bulkhead fittings because of cost, but manages to cobble together some less expensive PVC pieces. Hope we don’t regret that, but we left a way to access them.
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2023-04-23 02:03:52

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Seems like I’ve read something about air drying being better for herbs. Thanks!

2023-04-22 17:42:04

Holy jackpot Batman! Our friends’ rabbit shelter/worm bin, and they said we can have as much as we want. Amazing!
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#grownost #growfood #wickingbeds #garden #buildsoil #grateful #homestead #microhomestead

2023-04-22 16:56:11

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I’d really rather have an old wired model. Up or down is fine with me. I don’t need to know the number.

2023-04-22 16:53:55

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Thanks. Our upright is pretty full and accessed to often. Definitely need a chest freezer.

2023-04-22 14:37:36

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We got a display model Sleep Number mattress from a guy that sells them out here. Only problem is no remote. Do you ever come across remotes or complete pump sets for these? I need to either buy a remote or an older version with the corded controls. I can crawl under there and get the model if you think you might find one.

2023-04-22 14:32:02

10 wicking beds to fill and trying to make do with what we can glean from our existing garden. I have 2 big bags of perlite and a friend we can go get a free load of rabbit droppings from. We also have compost from our bins and a good pile of leaves from the fall.
We plan to put a pond in the middle of the garden @Jackspirko Miyagi-style; so we can dig out some top soil from that area as well.
We’ve had wood chip paths in place for a couple of years. The soil under there is awesome. I fashioned a screen out of hardware cloth and a scrap piece of IBC tote frame. Going to sift out some good soil for the beds… then it started raining so coffee break!
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#grownostr #diy #garden #wickingbeds #onabudget #microhomestead #upcycle #growfood

2023-04-22 11:39:00

Ideas for storing and using lemon balm? I have a bad habit of planting things and thinking I will remember what they are next year. I thought all of this around our fountain was different mints, but the largest one here in the back appears to be lemon balm. I didn’t harvest and use these last year. I want to do better this year. There is also spearmint, chocolate mint, and I one other flavored mint I can’t remember. 🤷‍♀️
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#grownostr #growfood #garden #foodpreserving #microhomestead

2023-04-22 11:13:43

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Thank you! That’s what I suspect… that it is not worth it. Right now I buy good quality (as good as they sell) bulk packages at Costco. I regularly slice larger roasts and pork loins into steaks and chops. Since we are Keto, I batch cook proteins several times a week. I have a friend who want to go in together and purchase a cow. We just need to get a second freezer and save up the funds for the big purchase. I do need to keep an eye out for sales. I don’t look for them at the moment.

2023-04-22 02:03:15

So here’s my beef 😂 with Butcher Box. You click all the different choices and can’t really tell how much you are paying for each item. I kind of want to know what I am paying per pound for each type of meat, to compare to local prices. I can’t figure out if it is a decent deal or not. Obviously it is more expensive than cheap crappy meat, but how much more? Any opinions on whether Butcher Box is worth it?
#grownostr #keto #onabudget

2023-04-22 01:58:40

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Love Dr. Berry

2023-04-22 01:33:46

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We had some left over fabric from doing French drains. I tried a couple of different ways: wrapping tubes of sand along the sides and just wrapping the reservouir aka plastic pallet. https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_f15e6e8972bc2228368ef628af132374fe08247ad3cca767c1637b4f4505b8fe.jpeg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_6f527ee202eb6d3147d8566d94b9c2bafb2ef9f00d770e89ca17a25a1bed3dbc.jpeg

2023-04-21 23:01:00

Weed block fabric and a 1-2 inch layer of sand went into the 10 wicking beds today. Tomorrow we will pop in the overflows and fill with soil. Hope we can be planting by Sunday. #grownoster #growfood #wickingbeds #gardening #microhomestead https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_39cde87637c6467ce34891c73d5d0f9ac1c5fc7b44d57639e5e314e50bad5cc9.jpeg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_2a86ce1b6a09f0af103989d097cdd836912ae6b630dc4ed4598d47f4a02911b6.jpeg

2023-04-21 18:31:03

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Dang it! https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_64318adfd097945659d7a8929100912e920a9f623a81d6895b08f4534eab56b1.jpeg
#learningcurve

2023-04-21 18:30:20

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Just wait for photo to load.

2023-04-21 18:29:55

I have lost my seat.
#grownostr #catstr #workfromhome #TGIF

2023-04-21 15:06:11

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We’ve also been using one for years. We have the fluoride filters too because we have city water.