Why use horse manure Sometimes your options are limited. Like when dealing with a very complicated, multi-step moving/building project. That is why this past spring, I planted my garden directly in horse manure. To be sure, I know that most animal manure needs to be aged to work well in the garden. Not only can […]
Lockdown Day 19: The Problem with Scientific Data (or Bats, Broccoli, and Hospital Stats)
The trouble with evaluating data Remember the phrase two wrongs don’t make a right? This holds true when try to evaluate scientific data. Or maybe it could be said that just because one person is wrong, that doesn’t make the other person right. There can be a lot of wrong answers to the same question. […]
Lockdown Day 12: Laughing at Zombies in Chinese
One big game of Rumor There is a lot of doomsday talk going around. Anxiety, worry, panic. Fear. It would be easy to slip into and, to tell the truth, has grabbed at my ankles a few times. But I don’t want to live in fear. I am evaluating what is going on around me, […]
Lockdown Days 10 & 11: The Power of Regrouping
Call it gathering your thoughts or letting the dust settle, but everyone needs to regroup on a regular basis. Sometimes it is just after a certain number of days going full steam ahead. Sometimes it is at the end of a project. Other times it is because of interruptions out of our control. But it […]
Lockdown Day 7: What Qualifies as a Modern Homestead?
Homesteading versus Subsistence Living What do you think qualifies a modern homestead? I think we all have ideas in our heads about Little House on the Prairie. Or possibly someone living off the grid who has very little contact with the modern world. But are those good representations for a modern homestead? Are they helpful […]