In another thread, I mention dusting with sulfur. There was a Mother Earth News article about taking sulfur as a food supplement daily to keep from getting bug bites.
An alternative would be to eat sulphur rich foods. To me just dusting with it is the simplest method.
Here is an article about eating sulphur rich foods:
Brassicas – cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, and related vegetables.
Alliums – onions, shallots, garlic, leeks.
The power company will also ask for a signed easement that gives them all kinds of rights.
Almost everyone who has rural power does this and it follows the land meaning when you sell the land this easement goes with the property and is on the deed.
I got caught badly on this one. In March before we self-quarantined, I stock up on alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, hand sanitizers and apple cider vinegar, olive oil, and cloves. These are all things that I use in place of traditional medicines.
Dear hubby takes several prescriptions which over time have been stockpiled. One is an over the counter item that I only had an extra three month supply. I picked up an extra package of 25, just in case. Now it is hard to get so I wished I had stocked up on more.
The "Family Resource Journal" that Nicole mentioned is a really handy item. It can be found here:
I have several lists in different locations so it would be really handy if I put them all in a journal. I do have taped to the front of my fridge door a list that has the sheriff's and fire department's phone number, our GPS location, our gate code, our telephone number, our address and direction on how to get to our property. The reason for our phone number and address is that in an emergency sometimes people get confused or maybe someone else who does not live here is making the call.
Week 4 September 20-26: Teach Youth About Preparedness
Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved.
Canned Salmon, Tuna, Chicken, canned Green Beans, Carrots, and Pumpkin for the dog;
I admire those who are able to can all these for their family rather than buy them at the store.
This is my Emergency Food List: Water, Canned Fruit; Canned Chicken, Spam, Chili, Beef Stew; Canned Soup, Jars of Ragu, Jars of Gravy; Pasta products like spaghetti, macaroni, egg noodles.
We used to go every 3 or 4 months or less to a bigger city and shop for the big grocery chain or maybe Sam's Club.
If you are not already doing food storage this maybe this thread will be of interest:
Both garlic and oregano are natural antibiotics and can be given to goats.
Maybe the site is itching as part of the healing process? Does the site look red and inflamed or maybe just red from healing? What do you usually use for cuts and scrapes for your goats?
Maybe the mother is trying to wean him. Since it has been several days since you posted, how is he doing?
All apples and the PIE has been given! Henry's contest is still going as far as I know. I thought long and hard about how to pick the winner of the piece of PIE. I thought about using the way we pick promotion winners, an apple poll, or asking members to pick their favorite. In the end I decided to pick the TOPIC with the most replies. So we have a winner! This topic was the winner of the piece of PIE: https://permies.com/t/148274/Bicycle-riding-UK-Ireland
All apples and the PIE has been given! Henry's contest is still going as far as I know. I thought long and hard about how to pick the winner of the piece of PIE. I thought about using the way we pick promotion winners, an apple poll, or asking members to pick their favorite. In the end, I decided to pick the TOPIC with the most replies. So we have a winner! This topic was the winner of the piece of PIE: https://permies.com/t/148274/Bicycle-riding-UK-Ireland
Well-known traditional British dishes include full breakfast, fish and chips, the Christmas dinner,[3] the Sunday roast, steak and kidney pie, shepherd's pie, and bangers and mash.
British cuisine has many regional varieties within the broader categories of English, Scottish and Welsh cuisine and Northern Irish cuisine. Each has developed its own regional or local dishes, many of which are geographically indicated foods such as Cornish pasties, the Yorkshire pudding, Cumberland Sausage, Arbroath Smokie, and Welsh cakes.
For about 20+ years, I woke up about 2 am every night. I would read a book for about 30 minutes then go back to sleep. I got up at 4 am, watched some TV, drank coffee, and was at the office by 7 am.
That really helped when we were volunteering on weekends at the state park because I saw people sneaking in and when they came to the office to pay, they had to pay for an overnight stay.
I finally found the key to breaking the 2 am waking up by staying up until 11 pm. I am happy to say I have no more insomnia.
Leigh, when I found permies in 2016, I was trying to identify all the beautiful flowers and edible plants on our ranch. I had never heard of permaculture.
I began to try to find the meaning and learn as much as I could about permaculture. Some of the permaculture websites at that time said that Bill Mollison was the "father" of permaculture.
Here are some of Bill Mollison's quotes that I like:
These are a couple of quotes by Bill Mollison that I like: We’d had agriculture for 7,000 years, and we’d been losing for 7,000 years — everything was turning into desert. So I wondered, can we build systems that obey ecological principles? We know what they are, we just never apply them. Ecologists never apply good ecology to their gardens. Architects never understand the transmission of heat in buildings. And physicists live in houses with demented energy systems. It’s curious that we never apply what we know to how we actually live.
Make the least changes that you need to achieve what you want.
Ann Torrence said I know it's expensive. It's a massive textbook, hardcover, printed in Australia. I got my copy as a birthday gift (thanks mom!). A small reward for another decade. By planning to start a month from now, you can a) reserve it from the library, b) drop hints to loved ones about a tasteful gift, c) buy a copy to write copious notes in, d) rent a copy from Amazon, or e) buy a copy and plan to sell it back, since the going used price is 1¢ less than the new price. In fact, instead of whinging about how expensive it is, you could buy a copy, take good care of it, sell it to someone else on Permies.com for $5 less than the original price, they could read and resell for a similar reduction, and then 20 people could read it for $5 each plus shipping. A lot of shipping. But effectively renting a $100 book for $5 plus shipping isn't bad. That would be an interesting experiment in free market economics, but I digress.
Sunflower said What are some precautions that you might consider to include when building a homestead in a place known for wildfires?
When we bought our current home, I called our insurance agent to get a quote for the house. They ask me if I was in a wildfire zone. Luckily I was not. If I had been the insurance was going to be really high or maybe they would not even insure my house. The policy would have to go to an underwriter to be approved.
Some other things you might want to consider:
Also when buying raw land you need to find out if you will need to drill a well or hook up to a water supply company and buy a meter.
Also, the electric company charges by the foot to bring in electricity from the nearest electric line.
Then there is the cost to add a septic system.
When we bought our current property I looked at properties that had all of these already in place.
I found several good resources that you can share with your friend.
I am in the same region as Austin so I know oaks and live oaks do really well. I also see a lot of lance leaf sumac growing wild and they are beautiful red shrubs in the fall.
This one recommended big tooth maple, lacey oak, eve's necklace, and texas ash as native medium-size trees for Travis county where Austin is.
T Melville, that post about Dr. Who would look really nice in the UK and Ireland forum and might earn some prizes, apples, or PIE. All you need to do is hit the button on the top right that says "New TOPIC".
George Yacus, I liked your joke and that would look really nice in the UK and Ireland forum and might earn some prizes, apples, or PIE. All you need to do is hit the button on the top right that says "New TOPIC". And just says something.
Lif Strand, that is a really nice post which would look really nice in the UK and Ireland forum and might earn some prizes, apples, or PIE. All you need to do is hit the button on the top right that says "New TOPIC" then post it there.
I keep looking at that piece of PIE and I am getting hungry so if no one posts some new threads I just might have that PIE all to myself.
To me, homesteading is how my great-grandparents lived. They had animals to provide meat, milk, and eggs. There was a garden to provide food and maybe there were crops such as hay or grain for the animals. They had a smokehouse to preserve the meat. Great grandmother and her girls did the canning. They were truly self-sufficient.
When we had our homestead, we did a lot of those things though we were not self-sufficient like our great-grandparents were.
To some, the modern homestead is just an exemption on their taxes. According to Mother Earth News, there are some modern homesteaders who are really self-sufficient.
Being self-sufficient is not needing to earn cash from a job or be independently wealthy. A person might earn money selling eggs and other homestead items.
Permaculture: is according to the "Permaculture a Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison."
Scott said I also did find out that all commercially prepared oats ARE cooked before packaging and if I recall it is to stop the action of enzymes from deteriorating the oats as they age.
By cooked do you mean roasted?
I knew the Quick or Instant Oats have been cooked and dehydrated like most quick food, such as instant rice.
So I questioned your statement regarding steel cut oats. They are roasted to give them a toasty flavor.
For me, I put a ceiling on how much I will spend on land.
I have found that sometimes it may be possible for me to buy 10 acres with a house for the same price as 5 acres of raw land.
I also look at the cost of having water, electricity, and sewer added to the price of the raw land. Even if a person plans to go off-grid, they may find that off-grid is not for them.
If a person buys planning for off-grid having utilities while getting adjusted can be really helpful.
I understand wanting to leave the fruits of a plant on the plant as long as possible. I also understand plant breeding. So I am assuming this is what you want to accomplish.
You have been given some great suggestions.
I use paper bags. This accomplishes several things. It will keep other people from wanting to eat the best tomato on the vine. It keeps birds from picking at the tomato. It keeps bugs away.
I started using organza bags because I wanted to keep my milkweed seed from popping out and blowing away.
Here are some pictures I find on Pinterest that shows you what I mean:
