• briarch (59)in Foodies Bee Hive • 3 years ago

  Squirrel hunting: from tree to table

  The tastiest wild game might by hopping by at a park near you. Squirrel offers a delicate white meat that has a savory, (no surprise) nutty flavor. Here's how we put the chicken…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  5 ways to use a roadkill beaver

  Do you pick up $20 bills on the side of the road? I sure do. Would you pick up a roadkill beaver? I would since it's the same value. I threw a large male beaver in the trunk on…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  Preparing new traps with speed dip

  We are busy with last-minute preparations for running the trap line in a few weeks. I bought new traps that still need preparation. The kids and I prepared 6 #11 double…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  Pre-season scouting for small and big game season

  We camped this weekend on public land to scout for animal sign and identify the final places for our trap line and small and big game openers. In the south, we don't get a lot of…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  DIY fermented eggs for trapping lure

  The leaves are beginning to fall, which means I am beginning to prepare for trapping season. With the 2020 collapse of the fur market , I am trapping for meat, fur for…

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• briarch (59)in ecoTrain • 4 years ago

  High intensity gardening, from spring into summer

  For the first year, I have tried to use all my garden in the spring and then turn it over for a summer garden. Typically, I plant a spring garden, then let that area lay fallow…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  Sick pullet, home remedies

  One of my COVID-19 panic buying chickens is sick. Yesterday, she didn't want to eat dinner, which isn't that unusual. This morning I found her on the floor of the chicken…

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• briarch (59)in #informationwar • 4 years ago

  Breaking free of smartphone addiction: free your mind, wallet, and autonomy

  I was a late adopter of the so-called smartphone. I didn't want to constantly be "available" but I was eventually persuaded by the mapping and photo features. Though I don't use…

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• briarch (59)in Inner Blocks • 4 years ago

  Day 57 of self-isolation: the end of isolation, return to the world preps

  The last two months have been some of the most transformational of my life. After being furloughed, tomorrow I return to work at a new position as a healthcare provider caring…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  6 weeks into the season in the southeast: April garden

  This year, we are focusing on yield given our economic uncertainty. This means we decided to sharply narrow the kinds of vegetables we grow, and focusing on a few nutrient rich…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  Day 47 of self-isolation: How to begin your own sourdough starter

  I buy yeast in bulk every few years, freezing it in mason jars. So we still have quite a bit left, but with the yeast supply chain simply unable to cope with exponentially…

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• briarch (59)in LeoFinance • 4 years ago

  A perfectly timed disaster: collapse of the North American fur industry

  The market for wild and ranch fur has been highly volatile over the last four centuries, with fortunes made and lost within a generation. It was a foundational industry for…

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• briarch (59)in ecoTrain • 4 years ago

  Day 43 of self-isolation: large increases in local food insecurity, potting up, sexing pullets

  I have continued to follow closely the COVID-19 fallout in the food supply business. Producers are getting killed. Many have few options to move crop or livestock, with prices…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  Day 35 of self-isolation: management of depredation on backyard chickens

  After losing almost our entire first flock to predators , we have been a lot more cautious since we are really depending on these chickens for food security. However, since we…

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• briarch (59)in ecoTrain • 4 years ago

  Day 33 of self-isolation: repurposed chicken brooder, furlough, providence

  I originally intended this series to be a daily log. Going to into self-isolation, I didn't realize how hard I would working to take care of my family. I've been putting in 20…

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• briarch (59)in Homesteading • 4 years ago

  Day 21 of self-isolation: bullheads and fish oil

  So far we have only suffered irritability during this pandemic. I am a healthcare provider, and after we isolated our vulnerable family members, I have resumed clinical practice…

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• briarch (59)in #quarantinecontest • 4 years ago

  Day 15 of self-isolation: Into silence, small engine repair

  We have been in voluntary isolation for nearly two weeks. As expected, the state has declared a mandatory "stay-at-home" order. While this changes nothing for us, by coincidence…

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• briarch (59)in ecoTrain • 4 years ago

  Day 7 of self-isolation: good news on sustainable food during COVID-19

  I have been planning a rabbitry for months using upcycled scrap. I called my local rabbit breeder today who told me he couldn't help me until at least next week. I've sold…

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• briarch (59)in #coronavirus • 4 years ago

  Day 6 of self-isolation: the crisis of a lifetime=the opportunity of a lifetime

  My life doesn't resemble what it did one week ago. Since I had been following the COVID-19 story closely since mid-January, I was not surprised by all our institutions suddenly…

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• briarch (59)in ecoTrain • 4 years ago

  Day 4 of self-isolation: supply chains, self-sufficiency, and sweet potatoes

  I have been falling asleep by 8:30PM after working in the garden, taking care of the kids, and trying to transition a small business to remote interactions. To keep myself…

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