Bright Future Farms

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2024-05-04 01:44:53

"Listen here Jack!"
#Spirkodamus and #MallersTheBaller are trusted!
What about the jack@$$€$ in D.C.?
"C'mon man. You yo y... Oh, you know the thing."
#grownostr
#nevent1q…0dds

2024-04-28 04:48:16

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Oh yeah!
I am probably getting a bunch of wood chips out of the deal too! We will see.🤞

2024-04-28 04:45:43

#permaculture #permies #farmstr #grownostr
https://video.nostr.build/acfe77dc5a44b0ef30f02f52ad9124d82319531ccfda1d1f8e5ca1884d4ebab5.mp4
The problem with growing food under power lines. I was able to negotiate a plan that works for everyone.

2024-04-23 23:32:09

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Of course! It is great!

2024-04-23 15:28:42

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Collecting enough carbon!
We finally got a single load of wood chips dropped, but there are not as many opportunities for that out here. We normally have to bust up rotten logs in the woods. We use biochar and leaves too.
I might need to invest in a backpack blower. All those leaves gathered from the woods could be made up for with compost extract. We could do do a rotation so that every place we take the leave from gets to rest for a few years and gets the extract applied.
I am going to talk with a guy who has a tractor for sale. If i get it, I may be able to offer to now other people's fields in exchange for the hay. I would probably gather it lose on a hay fork attached to the bucket.
I know this is at a larger scale than most people are likely dealing with.

2024-04-23 02:44:46

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I did an interesting experiment. I fasted every other day for a month. It was about 30-35 hours of fasting every 48 hours. My belt no longer fit and it seemed to reset my metabolism. I have been eating a lot of carbs lately and it is just starting to show. I will probably do 2-4 weeks of it again.
I did consume a lot of water with added minerals and as much vinagre, lemon juice, and lime juice as I wanted whenever I wanted. That made it really easy.

2024-04-22 20:12:16

I like where this is going!
#grownostr #commo #LoRa #meshtastic #decentralizeeverything
#nevent1q…haae

2024-04-21 18:54:03

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We have a sick child this morning. We are staying in and will go to the later worship service or we will worship with family here at home. I am not concerned about this little one as much as I am the elderly, the young and everyone in between who have chronically weakened immune systems from poisoning themselves and not eating #realfood. This calls for a little pine "tea" with a bit of natural raw #honey . Just some good food, a little #herbalmedicine , and some rest is all it will take to make a swift recovery.
#grownostr
Pro 24:13
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Pro 25:16
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
Pro 25:27
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
BSB
Shared using AndBible: Bible Study. (https://andbible.github.io)

2024-04-21 05:30:25

#realfood #memestr #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/5d0b52e02a03eda4c67547e2c1d8f54206bc11cc6e8d2c10b1315d40c372b7f9.jpg

2024-04-21 03:00:11

Is Bitcoin dead yet?

2024-04-21 02:18:40

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Pixel

2024-04-16 03:01:01

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Bonechar? Doesn't that require more oxygen?
I've got a bit of a stash to be charged.

2024-04-16 01:32:16

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I've been using radians. They work when I am mowing, chainsawing, rocking crying babies, etc.
If the cord breaks, just pop another one in and go.

2024-04-15 07:44:02

https://permies.com/t/249905
Paul has cancer.
#health #healing #grownostr

2024-04-14 06:36:41

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Maybe, not "may by".
Dang it nostr!

2024-04-14 06:33:36

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Proof of life at last!
May by I should check nostr more often. We've missed you over on TG.

2024-04-14 05:14:25

These homemade eggrolls are basicly Asian chimichungas. I think that is about as american as it gets.
#grownostr #foodstr

2024-04-13 18:57:08

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But you use outlook, right?
Are you going to do a show on this? Could you also cover how youorganized and process email?
I want to do this. I am working towards gaining control of thousands of unsorted emails right now.

2024-04-13 18:53:17

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You can get some amazing grasses under there doing this! If you happen to leave them on longer than intended, just make sure they leave big wallows that turn into vernal pools. Then you have two years to an amazing transformation.

2024-04-13 18:49:25

I have sorted through 2,000 emails since yesterday morning. Inbox zero, here I come!

2024-04-02 13:49:36

Can it be called cortido if I used #whey instead of pineapple vinegar?
Well, can you even call it #vinegar if it contains no grapes in it?
Whatever it is called, this half gallon jar of #fermented cabbage and carrots should be delicious. I hope it is ready in time for #SRF !
#realfood #ferments are awesome!
#grownostr #foodstr

2024-04-01 00:01:54

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And both are Jews...

2024-03-31 23:50:06

I did not expect these words to be coming out of my mouth today. The actions of whoever is in the shadows behind the puppet in chief has unintentionally given me a very joyful day. Their actions have backfired, and the light is overcoming the darkness.
The memes are glorious!
The world is watching their blunder and laughing!
The accuser has lost ground.
People who did not know yesterday now know that the Saviour lives. He is victorious over sin and death. Jesus of Nazareth is the living God, and his blood gives eternal life to those who come to him for His mercy and are washed by the Spirit in baptism.
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/921bd1de4dc483186c016e0022d1e0ce5fd81508de23aadd31d00b8b8170ae98.jpg

2024-01-18 18:54:35

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Add me!

2024-01-18 18:53:30

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I am trying to be a regenerative farmer.
Ibam also trying to conect the producers in my area to each other and each other's customers.

2024-01-18 15:25:57

Shamanic covid for you, and shamanic covid for you, and shamanic covid for you...
#nevent1q…0y86

2024-01-18 15:21:18

The part where more warmth + more plant food = less people food and more tyranny.
#realscience #snowday #propaganda #appealtoauthority
#nevent1q…eph7

2024-01-18 14:49:20

Now reverse this and speed up the process. Oh, and give more fungibility than gold and silver. Also give it absolute traceability if desired, and anonymity if needed.
This is #bitcoin
#nevent1q…ycv0

2023-10-20 00:04:47

This question just popped into my head.
Do the people who ask for recipes these days typically do any cooking?
#grownostr #realfood

2023-10-13 04:22:29

Reciprocal saw blades for butchering: first impression
https://video.nostr.build/71389598b99867316841796216e71379adcf0f6782e6497a9ae75b21bdf64c9f.mp4
#SRF #SOE #realfood #homesteading #grownostr

2023-10-11 20:07:27

#selfreliancefestival #grownostr #foodstr
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What's better than fresh pork?
Battle of the #BBQ Sauce!!!
Dig up your tried and true family recipe and pit it against your fellow #SRF attendees!

2023-10-07 01:09:53

#proofofworkout #75hard #grownostr
https://video.nostr.build/8f773603dc9972c0a363c4640601bdbfb941ee675749d46c0f4064b6a3749cb3.mp4
This antique stationary bike was collecting dust. You can still see a lot of that dist too!
I think I have put more miles on this than anyone else at this point.
This has been a really good low impact activity to help rejuvenate my bad knee. It's not nearly as bad as it once was.

2023-10-06 05:09:45

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I am pleased to announce that Bright Future Farms is providing a pig for the Self Reliance Festival!
It is in Camden on October 14-15. That pig won't eat it self!
Get your tickets at selfreliancefestival.com before it's too late!

2023-10-03 06:15:48

Now that my internet is fixed, I got to spend the whole day trying to get the computer to work long enough to send tax stuff to my accountant.
It was such a beautiful day to work on the land, but here I am still dealing with computers and taxes late into the evening hours.
Yay me.
#grownostr

2023-10-02 12:16:05

It looks like I've finally fixed the internet connection issue. Computer speed will be the next thing to tackle, but I should be able to post on nostr again.

2023-08-27 07:10:36

I have not eaten anything for 24 hours.
On purpose!
I am sure that most of you have heard of #intermittentfasting by now. It is something that I have done on and off for some time now. For the most part it has been out of convenience for me more than something with any specific intent. I am doing something different now.
I have been #fasting for the purpose of #autophagy more and more. That means that my body is eating itself. that sounds bad at first, but the body is not eating the healthy tissues. Just the bad ones that are in the way. I am monitoring a skin tag to see if it decreases in size or disappears. These fasts have gone as long as 20 hours for me. One 20 hour fast seemingly caused a die off of bad gut bacteria. Not a fun day.
I will have fasted more than thirty hours by the time I wake up. I am hoping this will reset my gut flora in a very beneficial way. We shall see. The ultimate goal would be for my #dander to go away. That would be amazing. I'll be my own guinea pig for this one. #trustthescience .
I have a pigs head in the oven to celebrate my first intentional 30 hour fast. I am going to down a half gallon of creamy Jersey milk too. A breakfast feast!
Here's to better soil, better food, and better health!
#grownostr

2023-08-20 06:34:34

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We have had a bit more of an issue this year. One dog is getting old, and one was sick. We will be getting replacement puppies soon enough.
Potential predators includde just about everything up to and including cougars. The older dog was especially good about dealing with big birds. She just does not have the energy some days.

2023-08-20 02:06:11

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I have had similar experience with a few dandelion plants. Some individuals do well in good garden soil. Especially some of the cultivars that have been grown in gardens for a long time.
They grow big and tasty in those conditions, but I have the best germination rates and the most resilient plants growing in gravel. The ones in the garden sometimes die young. Sometimes they suffer from over harvesting. They are tasty but not as reliably in my own experience on my own property.

2023-08-16 04:29:12

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Is it available online somewhere?

2023-08-16 03:47:07

Is it #regenerative if it is moonscaped?
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Many would say no. Usually they would be correct. Contrary to popular opinion, I think there is a time and place. Consider some of the common edible and #medicinalherbs that are found in many parts of the world.
Where do they grow?
Do many of them grow in disturbed soils?
Have you ever tried to grow #dandelion , #mullein , or #comfrey in your best #garden soil?
If so, you either had little successes growing them or you have very poor garden soil. Of course they do well in compacted and disturbed soils. I have found that heavy pig disturbance in a dense stand of young trees can bring a fall and early spring flush of grasses. This can be further improved by thinning the trees to let in more light.
Another use of #pigs is to flatten out a #terrace on somewhat steep terrain. I do not have a tractor yet, but I used the pigs to clear and flatten the place where I will build the tractor shed. They removed some of the trees by completely uprooting them. After they were moved, I let the ground settle and harden. It will only take me about 15-20 minutes with a mattock to improve the drainage and level out a few high spots.
I am not saying that I have always gotten it right. I certainly have not. But I have failed and succeeded on accident on many different occasions. The important thing is that you observe and take the feedback the land, plants, and animals are giving you.
#grownostr #farmstr #permies

2023-08-14 01:51:52

The #pigs got out. It was the first time in a long time that this has happened. When using cattle panels on t-posts, you must use three wires. I missed one.
They followed me right back into the paddock without a feed bucket!
#farmstr #grownostr

2023-08-12 18:59:55

#grownostr #memestr
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2023-08-12 18:22:53

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Permaculture still plays a major role for many people who primarily raise ruminants.
Maybe they have food for now,, but can they feed their stock in a drought?
Maybe they have reliable stock ponds, but where does their personal drinking water come from?
Maybe they have hardy animals that do not require shelter, but what do they build their own house out of?
Maybe they will be left alone by their neighbors and the local government. If not, do they have the social principles from permaculture to determine their decisions in how to best interact with that social edge? Or better yet, are they able to prevent the conflict in the first placed?

2023-08-12 18:05:39

This piglet is eating from a container I made from a single piece of wood. It came from a wind felled red maple that has since rotted away. I made it when a needed a nesting box for rabbits, but the pigs have gotten much more use out of it.
It has been in contact with the ground for years, but it is remarkably still around. I think the fact that it usually contains some water has something to do with its longevity.
#grownostr #farmstr #permies #monolignic
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2023-08-09 21:21:08

I am a fan of #biotech .
No, not the GMO corn and soy. I am a fan of living technologies. By this, i mean the use of living things in a systematic way to provide for the needs of man.
Is it #appropriatetechnology ? Yes, but it consists of living things.
Is it #permaculture ? No, but it falls well within the scope of permaculture.
I it traditional technology or #primitivetechnology ? Sometimes yes, other times it is a very new discovery.
Needing a name for this subset of #sustainable technologies, I have chosen the term #heritagebiotechnology , or #heritagebiotech . This designation encompasses those biotechnologies that have been past down from ancient times and those that have been rediscovered. It also encompasses any newly discovered #biotechnology that is sustainable, #regenerative , or otherwise appropriate and worth developing and maintaining as an inheritance for future generations.
While I am not necessarily opposed to the idea of gene splicing wheat genes into wheat plants, the splicing of wheat genes into chestnuts is clearly not something that falls under the scope of heritage biotech. Nor is the splicing of alligator genes into catfish, or human genes into corn. This is not how nature works, and the law of unintended consequences will play out around the world in a truly horrific way if these practices continue.
If that is not an example of heritage biotech, then what are some good examples that are?
I am glad you asked!
Look at the #hedgerows in Briton that hold livestock and have no need of wire that will rust or posts that will rot. Look at the #willow that is coppiced to feed #rabbits , or the #mulberry that is coppiced to feed #pigs . Look at the #beehives people have carved into living trees. Look at the living bridges of India.
The people of the canary islands used to depend on the water that fell from the drip line of trees into troughs where they collected it. That is an astounding piece of heritage biotech! Unfortunately, the Spaniards recognized this and cut down the water trees in order to subjugate the people.
Most heritage biotech goes unnoticed by the masses. It is usually a decentralized technology that a single individual can take full advantage of. It is free and open source. One could call is free and open source software ( #FOSS ) in the since that depends on the software that you download into the squishy harddrive between your ears.
It more about what you know than what you have. Septic tanks are expensive, but #worms are free. Grape trellises are expensive, but elm trees are free. Fertilizer is expensive, but compost tea is free. Lawn mowers are are expensive but sheep are valuable.
There is nothing new under the sun, and these kinds of technologies are nothing new. That said, I do not know of anyone else ever using the term heritage biotech to describe these things. I submit the term and it's accompanying explanation to the world via nostr.
#grownostr #permies #multigenerationalmindset #multigenerationalthinking
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2023-08-09 07:36:38

#realfood #grownostr
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2023-08-08 05:37:49

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Are these available for people to print out and pass out?

2023-08-08 05:22:49

I had to do this. I could have made something much nicer, but the point had to be made. This is for all the Americans who say "I want #chickens , but I don't have a #coop yet".
Chickens don't ask for much. I slapped this #chickentractor together with stuff I just had laying around. I didn't even use a tape messure. You can find materials at least as good as these at the dump, construction sites, and in some old lady's back yard who wants it gone. It would be better had I used screws instead of nails, and had I put some bracing in the corners. I will do some of that later. And probably add a door. This works for now.
Americans are wasteful and lack #creativity . Be #resourceful , and take advantage of that.
#permies #homesteading #otherpeoplestrash #grownostr
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2023-08-08 05:21:56

primal is not posting the picture.

2023-08-08 05:17:50

2023-08-08 05:17:05

2023-08-06 22:34:28

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It happened in the roman empire. The Christians built their own decentralized economy to provide for their own.
There is nothing new under the sun.

2023-08-06 22:32:03

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I hope we can buy back all the land people from out of town keep buying up sight unseen. Crash the market. Crash it hard.

2023-08-06 14:46:04

A friend of mine wrote this over on telegram. Sound words of wisdom.
Don't trust the people want to shut you down.
#grownoste #defundthebeast #scamalert
"Wanted to take a moment to share something....
Many folks have signed up for government programs thinking these are free programs. The government does NOT have free programs. One example are the PPP Loans that were offered to farmers and other small businesses.
If you Google it...it will tell you that it forgivable...you do not have to pay it back. Which may be true....depending on what YOU signed. Not all are forgivable. My husband explained this to a local farmer a couple years ago after he shared with us that he had received the PPP loan. He thought it was great. After my husband explained it's all in the fine print and asked him to please review the paperwork he signed.
The farmer realized that he had in fact been misled and that the government would be expecting a pay back.
So he set the remaining funds aside and started putting back a little at a time in an account to be prepared should they call his loan.
He received a letter stating that his loan was due in full and IMMEDIATELY. If he did not pay he would forfeit personal property etc....meaning they would take his land.
Thankfully he listened to my husband and was prepared. How many farmers do you think were tricked into forfeiting their land for this FREE money.
Please share this info if you know a small business or farmer that may have been desperate during covid and signed up for the scam....their business and their land is at risk.
Please remember
NOTHING IS FREE
Always read the fine print and completely understand ANYTHING you put your signature on."
https://t.me/OffGridWithSugarCreek/1795

2023-08-06 02:06:04

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I am. We are focused on salvaging what we can right now. He needs to off load these two steers right now.
I am curating some links to send him, and that is one of the big ones. I will see if I can orange pill him.
Thanks!

2023-08-06 02:01:15

Transitionally regenerative beef
I have a local producer with #beef for sale. It is not the best in the world, but it is much better than what is in the store. He is slowly moving toward a more #regenerative model.
One quarter is sold already, he only has five quarters left. Contact me if you want less than a quarter. That is something I can arrange for you. Especially if you are wanting any organ meats or marrow bones.
Located in West Tennessee.
#grownoster #realfood #forsale

2023-08-05 20:49:59

I just sold a quarter #beef for the aspiring #regenerative producer that I mentioned a while back.
The steers are not 100% #grassfed . They were not born on his property. The pasture is not super great. There is not a regular rotation. The steers do not have good grassfed genetics. The system is against him. There is a looming hay shortage. Life is hard.
However, he does have a good plan. He is determined. He has a great attitude. He is moving towards a regenerative model. The steers are largely grassfed. He is failing while daring greatly.
That is commendable.
Transitionally regenerative is a marketable term and an important concept. I openly told people that this beef is not the best in the world, but that it is much better than the beef at the store. Even if it is not perfect, there is value in knowing where your food comes from. It brings us to a more natural state of things. It's called #community .
Support transitionally regenerative producers. This is how we are going take back our farms. Our land. Our food. Our #health . Our communities. Our #economy . Our #liberty . Our #dignity . Our #humanity .
We do it one steer at a time. One #pig at a time. One #sheep at a time. One chicken at a time. One tomato at a time.
#farmstr #growfarmers #grownostr #realfood

2023-08-05 17:12:27

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Probably. Or worse.

2023-08-05 17:11:37

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Can you use it to fund cashapp?

2023-08-05 17:07:53

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I have just been using whatever seems appropriate for a given post.

2023-08-05 08:54:25

This is an older video. I let them into this area when the hickories and acorns were dropping. These were some happy #pigs !
#permies #regenerative #grownostr
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2023-08-05 02:35:21

OK. So group posts end up in the global feed. That is interesting. I guess we need some more filters or something within clients.
#grownostr

2023-08-05 02:32:34

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Hey everyone!
I am Micah. I own Bright Future Farms. I have listened to tsp off and on for more than a decade now.
I did not even know what a podcast was when I started listening! I had no clue you could download them and listen offline!

2023-08-05 02:27:59

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So this is a group through nostr, right? I justupdatedd amythist and this was here. I am behind on the podcasts again.

2023-08-05 02:21:44

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This has been very useful for many things. You can use the full size keyboard to type in apps on the mobile device.

2023-08-05 02:16:45

There is no food tax in TN for three months. I just picked up enough organic tomato sauces to last us 6 months. I would have gotten twice as many if the store had that much. I guess I will have to go back.
This will do a until I can pay someone to grow a tenth of an acre in paste tomatos.
#defundthebeast #grownostr

2023-08-04 05:13:20

I just got called out because I suck.
That is because I do suck.
I had been complaining that I could not upload pictures with my bad internet connection. That has been resolved, but I have not posted any pictures.
I told you I suck.
It is too dark to take pictures, so I will post some older ones.
#permies #pigs #chickens #grownostr
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2023-08-04 04:55:08

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I know. I need to.
I have the Internet connection. It is too dark again. That's 100% on me.
I just need to suck less!

2023-08-03 07:13:00

This batch of Australorp #chickens is putting themselves to bed reliably. Now I just have to move them into the coop with the old flock. This should not be too hard. I may just leave them in the pen around the coop for the first day.
With them moved, I will finally be able to raise a flock of breese chickens. I just had too many poultry projects up to this point.
If you want to produce nutritious food on your land, chickens are about the easiest way to make that happen. A good dog is the best way to keep them from being killed by predators. So how dou you feed the dog? ( #dogstr )
Ultimately, my plan is to have enough poultry and rabbits to take care of the bulk of what the dogs need. They also do very well on the guts of larger animals like pigs, sheep, and deer. I am still feeding kibble right now, but the price is getting to the point that the additional infrestucture to do all of this is starting to look more reasonable.
I will not have rabbits until my willows are producing enough fodder to provide the bulk of their diet. Chickens can be free ranged to a point, but it is possible to have more than is healthy for the land. If I raise them in pens for hatching eggs/chicks/poults, I will still have roosters. Since we really would only eat about one chicken per week, every rooster past number 52 is potential dog food.
#permies don't like to raise birds in pens, but some comprises are worth considering for a time while developing better systems. Normies can break the bank selling eggs for less than the cost of feed. #permaculture requires that one attains a yield. In this case the yield is money, replacement birds, #realfood, dog food, fertilizer, and the useful traits of chicken behavior.
So does it make sense for me to raise more birds? Yes.
Am I going to order 200 birds tomorow? Maybe, but the shipping date would be closer to September or October.
Always remember to stack things in appropriate ways across time. Too much too soon leads to too many problems. That is no excuse to do nothing. It is the time to lay the necessary groundwork.
Grow chickens! #grownostr !

2023-08-02 01:41:54

And I misspelled another word on nostr.
Oh well. Proof of immutability.

2023-08-02 01:36:24

I spoke with another local producer yesterday. He bought a group of stocker #cattle to finish on grass. He has had to make some comprises to keep the stockers he has on site. They are of different breeds and they just don't have the genetics to earn their keep on his land in it's current state.
We mostly talked about solutions. We talked about securing a better source of hay, the water holding and life conducive properties of #biochar in pasture soil, placement of cross fencing, and much more. Most importantly, we talked about the kind of #cows that will do well on a #grassfed operation.
I made the same mistake when I got my first group of #pigs. I had heard that "a #pig is a pig, just raise them right". While well intentioned and based on much personal experience, modern commercial pigs have tough lean meat without much flavor.
It is very important for us to help the new #farmer source good stock. Those first few years will make or break a person. Bad stock hurt me financially, and gave people an impression about my product that is hard to recover from. #realfood should be a better eating experience.
So what breed should you acquire? It depends, but I would strongly encourage you to look at the type rather than the breed.
There are great older type Aberdeen Angus lines, and big black "Angus" cows that will die on pasture. There are heritage Yorkshire pigs, and modern commercial Yorkshires.
If you want to raise them the right way, consider these traits. For pigs, big floppy ears and a good layer of fat over its shoulders. For cows, smaller cows with big round guts. For #sheep and #goats, parasite resistance.
Look at what successful people around you are doing, but know that your land will be different. Learn your land and cull hard. Most importantly, never stop learning.
Let's grow farms. Let's grow farmers. Let's #grownostr.

2023-07-31 03:08:07

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Thanks!

2023-07-30 03:13:02

Pig feed is expensive. #soyfree and #nonGMO is now well over $20/bag.
How can we raise healthy #pigs and feed our families healthy #pork ?
I am now feeding 4 pigs on less than one bag of grain per week. They are maintaining good condition on a diet that mostly consists of #fodder from trees. Elm and hazel make up the bulk of their diet right now. They also get birch, willow, beech, sweetgum, grasses, and other things.
I am thinking they will be able to raise some #piglets on this with just a few supplements. I will probably give them some kelp, but a couple of eggs and a bit of milk each week is probably enough. I will try to keep people updated on this.
I hope this helps someone.
I am confident that #permies can develop #regenerativeAG practices that will allow people in temperate climates to raise a closed herd of pigs on a moderate amount of land without significant outside inputs. It just takes a bit of #permaculture ingenuity. Winter will be the difficult hurdle here on my #farm. I think #silage from #foddertrees will be an important piece of the puzzle.
Let's grow #realfood at an affordable price! Let's #grownostr !

2023-07-28 22:25:20

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Here it is! I have not checked it out yet.
buymyeggs.com

2023-07-28 22:23:39

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I saw one for eggs. If they have a good website, it could simply be duplicated for hay.

2023-07-28 22:21:46

My #ruralinternet is now actually fast enough to help #grownostr!
I will be posting a lot more on here now. Before I do, however, I must first catch up on all the things that puts dollars into the bank.
This new internet connection will help me do that stuff in record timing! $60/month will save me several hours/week. More time to be with family, grow food, and build the life I want.

2023-07-16 22:32:56

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Twiter is free to become a nostr client.

2023-07-16 21:22:10

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Don't be evil.
Don't use google.

2023-07-16 21:14:02

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#grownostr #memster
#nevent1q…kh7h

2023-07-08 01:40:17

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Wow! Bitcoin is not even an option! They only accept credit and debit cards!

2023-07-08 01:33:33

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No kyc, but of course they will keep your payment information. Sounds kind of sketchy to me.

2023-07-07 21:27:25

From Alaxader the great to Biden the puppet, no outsiders have been given an honest look at the country of Afghanistan. Noster now enables this. Follow @npub1m7s…a74t .
#grownostr

2023-07-07 21:00:18

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#grownostr #memestr #realfood
#nevent1q…glea

2023-07-02 02:13:02

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Hi!

2023-07-02 00:14:00

I am hearing that Musk is limiting non paying twitter users to viewing 300-600 post per day. This is a great opportunity to #grownostr !

2023-07-01 18:00:47

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Duh.

2023-07-01 17:58:18

I am listening to the beautiful thunder. I hear the first raindrops on the roof. The sweet potatos need it more than anything. The everberring strawberries will put on some new flowers. The pigs will be satisfied with their break from these long hot days.
So many people go on about how they hate rainy days. Fine! Move to the worst deserts of the world! Then you will learn to love the rain. The Lord is good, and he causes it to rain on the just and the unjust.

2023-06-30 23:03:20

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Are they crispy?

2023-06-30 22:38:59

#grownostr #realfood #foodfreedom
I don't think this is going to make any meaningful difference on a government level. I am just hoping this will start clicking for some other people who hear it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yStXjQSOR4

2023-06-25 02:55:10

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Yes. Show us the finished work.

2023-06-25 02:54:10

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I am sure there are many whales on nostr.😁

2023-06-18 22:55:10

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#grownostr #memestr
#nevent1q…mrd8

2023-06-07 03:38:30

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It is not real food. It is manufactured poison.

2023-06-07 03:29:59

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Proof of immutability - POI
#poistr
I feel your poistration, but it is a necessary thing.

2023-06-07 03:02:58

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The best thing you can do is make sure they are ready by waiting until they crumble off easily, and then scattering them where you want them to grow as soon as possible. A light loose much can help too.

2023-06-07 02:58:51

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#grownostr #memestr #multigenerationalmindset #multigenerationalthinking
#nevent1q…famt

2023-05-31 05:38:32

We must be doing something right on this property. We now have a green heron. Presumably one of a breeding pair with a nest nearby.
#grownostr #permaculture #permies

2023-05-31 01:23:52

You can learn how to do lot of things from watching youtube videos. Unfortunately much of it is idiots who think they actually know how to do the given task.

2023-05-28 21:07:04

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There is a market. You would want to make surenow one beats your doordownn and points a gun to your head over it. TN is pretty good when it comes to cottage food laws, but there are still some hurdles here that have to be navigated when it comes to products like this.

2023-05-28 20:50:19

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#grownostr #memestr #memes
#nevent1q…hgsy