Dalton Dycer

May my friend! I hope some more worms have hatched! Some of the sticks have leaves growing pretty exciting!

Back to your question I found out on IPhone if you take a picture of a plant then go to that photo in your album there’s a symbol that looks like magic…
I’ll post a picture… that symbol searches online pictures against yours. It’s not always perfect but it works for lots of plants AND DOG BREEDS. So if you wonder what that mud’s breed is BOOM wonder no more AI and the internet have come to solve your wonder!

Curlycup Gumweed

Is what that fancy smart phone says it is. That’s in no way a discussion ending definitive answer but I hope it helps!

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:

Dalton Dycer wrote:

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Back when television was a thing, I recall a few homesteader shows that worked along these same lines.

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They would do it because it is their nature to do it.

So what you’re saying is the people who care the most to go on this show “mega permie survivalist homesteaders “ wouldn’t be interested in the money or showing off, they would want the land?

This gets into a thing called “settling”… which I wish I could build a time machine and go do with my ancestors but as of late I’m not aware of anymore places you can “stake your claim”.

I guess I’d rather go in a time machine and watch crazy people take wagons Accross an untamed landscape and settle the middle of nowhere’s again.

Well Doug it seems you’re right. People in permaculture don’t care for fame or money they want LAND & perennials & food forests & market gardens and living pools. Most that stuff just needs the right location and a shovel and some seeds.

Thanks for commenting on my stuff Douglas I have lots of respect for you and your posts. Always cooking up something good to add to the conversation.

Dalton, my apologies. My response came off as much more negative than I intended.

I didn't mean to dismiss your ideas. I think it's an interesting thought exercise that's worth exploring.

Whoa no you came off as realistic. Where can we find an area even large enough for the initial project? Also like you said the incentive wasn’t there for the type of folks who’d most want the opportunity you were right!
No negative if it’s true my friend.
Too many barriers to making it a reality.
Just filming myself and friends build a mega homestead wannabe Krameterhof will be good enough for me! Thank you again Douglas!

Matt McSpadden wrote:Hi Dalton,
I watch some of those types of shows off and on. If I could suggest a variation of the show. Why not have 5 couples as a team, each with their own plot of land next to each other. They have to work to create a community. If you survive however long, you get to keep the land you have developed. If you leave, you lose the land. Those 5 couples are competing against other groups of 5 couples to see who can create the best mini town or something.

I love it that’s what this post was supposed to create was an ideal show that people on this forum would like to watch.

The more I think about it what you’re saying is literally basically what I want to do when I build the eco village in the PNW! families working together to build an amazing permaculture oasis together to share and enjoy. However it’s not a game or competition it’s just some cool pioneer families building homesteads…together. WHICH IS WAY MORE WHOLESOME so checkmate i guess I’m just going to have to film the build and make a cool channel about it.
Taking away the gameshow type incentive is a great way to make it more real and adaptable by the audience.

(Have a warning at the beginning of each episode warning ⚠️

DISCLAIMER watching friends build an amazing homestead oasis campground food forest together laughing and playing may cause you to question your life situation and rally some friends to buy some land and raise wild children.  ⚠️ ⚠️

The real incentive would be to spend more time with your families and homesteads than at a job. MEGA homestead becomes everyone’s passion and they all thrive because of it.

Would remove the drama of TV which we all hate. Thank you for throwing your ideas in Matt it was a greatly appreciated addition.

But you would have to work pretty hard to make it work, especially considering less land and more legal restrictions. However I have buddies with about every piece of equipment from saw mills to skidsters excavators tractors dozers you name it I can have it helping on the build on our property just costs labor and fuel.
It will be much more modern but maybe that’s for the better? After all
We are in a brave new world where most people will find this show on YouTube…. Where we could advertise products from the homestead!! So thank you everyone who has snowballed this idea it’s polishing into a 💎 gem!

Keep ‘em coming!

So first episode introduces the pioneer families & dream + legal process

Second episode introduces the vision and the how

Third Episode scouting for road /swales ponds on the land/ clearing and starting hugels figuring out the lay of the land

Forth episode families building campsites  TOGETHER 🏕

5th episode family campout chill and talk about what projects best to start next.

6th more serious clearing and building

7th maybe building the huge community barn that will be the tool workshop during the build (4 shipping containers with a canopy in between making a huge covered space.)40’x80’ covered area with 4 different workshops one in each container

8th episode start milling larger trees 🌲 into Beams and posts and boards for the build.

9th episode Look back on the project thus far (adding any hidden footage and bonus stuff that didn’t make the initial cut)

10th episode a Harvest Dinner (only food from the homestead) review with the pioneers of the progress of the year and the plans for next year and what each family will be doing during the winter when the build comes to a slow creep and the snow moves into camp.

11th be some Wofati construction that’s a nice snow on the ground project (besides my buddies are least busy then  muhahaha)

At this point we kinda will
Have more than enough going on to make episodes more frequently with relevant homestead  content.

The whole build will be out of pocket so the YouTube channel taking off will really help pay back what went in.

It’s funny how you don’t even think of something until someone says something and redirects my squirrel brain 🧠!

This will be fun.

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Back when television was a thing, I recall a few homesteader shows that worked along these same lines.

…..

They would do it because it is their nature to do it.

So what you’re saying is the people who care the most to go on this show “mega permie survivalist homesteaders “ wouldn’t be interested in the money or showing off, they would want the land?

This gets into a thing called “settling”… which I wish I could build a time machine and go do with my ancestors but as of late I’m not aware of anymore places you can “stake your claim”.

I guess I’d rather go in a time machine and watch crazy people take wagons Accross an untamed landscape and settle the middle of nowhere’s again.

Well Doug it seems you’re right. People in permaculture don’t care for fame or money they want LAND & perennials & food forests & market gardens and living pools. Most that stuff just needs the right location and a shovel and some seeds.

Thanks for commenting on my stuff Douglas I have lots of respect for you and your posts. Always cooking up something good to add to the conversation.

Tesserak Clark wrote:Best post & comments I've read and Ubuntu is awesome Dalton!
Will share your post with like minded souls. Much Love

🙏Thank you Tesserak I’m busy with a lot of irons in the fire but as things get more slow with my business I’ll be able to work more on this plan.

I really need to make a video outlining my PowerPoint and introducing myself and the idea.

The light in me honors the light in you. Thank you again for the love. We really really want to build an Ubuntu one small village and expand from there.
I read Ubuntu back when Tellinger would still personally email you back…. I’ve been wanting this to happen for a while. A haven for creative thriving projects and people!

Stacy Ll wrote:Hey there Dalton...I have been traveling the country for nearly a year with my love, Eric, in our camper, searching for folks doing what you are doing...love to come check it out!

Stacy welcome to Permies first off!

Second we are still saving for land and looking for a couple more people/ families to go in on some acreage for the mega homestead. (As of right now we live and garden on my parents homestead, who are not as keen to permaculture as I’d like)

Here’s my other page for the build:

https://permies.com/t/225209/Olympic-Natural-Escapes

I’ll keep your number for when we get more invested!
If you guys wanted to camp somewhere cool near Sequim I’d recommend Salt Creek in Joyce WA super good camping.
Or depending on how offgrid camping you like Dungeness Forks campground in sequim. The latter is more private but more 4x4 ish.

If you come to sequim for a trip we should get the families together and talk about what type of build we are all interested in and see if it all vibes.

Oregon has lots cheaper land, I mainly like where I am if worst comes to worst because of the loads of resources available and lack of access.

Straight honored your first permies comment was on this feed!
🙏 thank you!

California by Sons of the East

they have really great music too.

When I was picking the name for my company I wanted 3 words that most aligned with my message.
Organic
Natural
Escapes

but I can go by O.N.E. When someone writes a check which is a lot less to write.

So I guess pick a clever name, but something that’s easy to remember and not too lengthy.

My buddy’s fence building company is Eager Beaver 🦫 🤣😂 and it’s super funny because he’s a hardcore vegan and builds fences. So sometimes the funny name gets you business. But if you’re selling a serious product…
I do love the sound of

“Heirloom Seedy Business”  

It sounds like an event at an ol folks home! 🔥🤣😂