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    Today's fun was laying out our garden plot for the hugalkukture and refurbishing some army surplus ics
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    Thanks I was just inducted to the National Technical Honors Society on Feb 2. And going to state competition on April 15th.
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    Well some pictures from our snow last month
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    Yup we are planning on doing morel water and inoculations of other wild mushrooms. This is mixed forest. The power company came through last year, but all the crew for the county know they can dump their trucks here. We have a sawyer just down the road I need to go talk to them about chips and...
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    Well it's Dec and we are pretty settled in on the property. Just clearing sites, planning gardens and trying to fill the pantry and freezer. DW has been working on clearing trails for walking and tending the site while I'm at school. I'm constantly trying to keep the equipment up and running...
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    Just got the electric company issue sorted with all extra commercial payments credited to the account. Easy fix just called the engineers and submitted the septic and explained I needed the 200amp to run my residence and well pump.
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    Yeah we did a rv pole at the road and ran it under ground to my site since it's a 200amp pole at the road they assumed it was commercial. I have to prove I have septic and water to get it reclassed. Which I did Friday. I will not get a refund on the 34 a month commercial fee but will be getting...
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    Well we have found that the electric company is billing us as commercial. Trying to get that fixed now. we got our elderberry trees and peach tree transplanted into larger pots. And found several muscadine vines around the property.
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    Well I'm the plumbing ppl so no I didn't tell myself that. But I will now you bring it up. ;) Jokes aside. If you are doing a chamber system Do not ever driver over it with equipment or large trucks. They will collapse! Creek rock is rock from the creek. It's used as a base for the driveway...
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    Food forest.....

    David the good does more of what I call a kitchen sink way of permaculture and food forests. Which I like way less stress. As for the extra fruits and vegetables honesty stands and farmers markets can be helpful. Same for food banks. It's cheaper to have food rotting on the vine due to abundance...
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    Other than the water plumbing, wire and pressure treated 4x4 and 2x6. Everything else is salvage or upcycled metal from old building, power panel from old house, breakers and plugs are from an rv power pole, 2x4s were concrete forms, conduit was salvaged from a data center. All the earthworks to...
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    As of yesterday the 29th! We are on our property!
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