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The wild forage (chestnut oak acorns) is definitely overachiever in this bucket!

Beautiful!

Thank you!

Baby steps to sufficiency...

Great ideas-thanks!

Thanks for that idea!

Welcome!

Yard crew on the job...

I’ve often read the story about the farmer who created a watertight bottom for his pond by feeding his sheep in that location, until the ground “sealed” up and held water. We are wanting to create a smallish natural pond for our ducks. I’d like it to be fed by rain that comes off our barn roof...

Welcome, Flyboyrev!

Those are great! I’m looking forward to starting more than ever, now! Thank you all!

Trimmed and sharpened sticks to use as stakes to make a basketweave style protective surrounding for my fruit trees/bushes. I began the weaving with a few muscadine vines pulled out of the woods recently. Soon, I’ll pull more vines out and finish. Hoping for a end result something like this...

We are preparing to start a science unit in a few weeks. I’m wanting to “beef up” the text book info with some real world observations. I’m planning to prepare a weather station that will include a thermometer, barometer, hygronomer, wind vane, rain gauge and anemometer. But I want to go...

Recently moved to the Appalachian foothills and are loving getting our hands dirty as we grow our skills in animal husbandry, gardening, etc. Looking forward to gaining a better understanding of foraging, herbal medicine, permaculture techniques, tapping our trees and so many other things!