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You you had a lot of excess biomass to burn in an existing fire, or needed to get rid of, it makes sense. Otherwise, yeah, compost!

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True. I have heavy duty nursery trays that i reuse each year. They work, but I’m curious!

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Sleeping in the garage at the moment! Do you pre-start then indoors? I’m only in zone 5. Planted from sticks last year but they grew a lot and fruited, but no time to ripen. Hoping this year will bring fruits!

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Lots of talk about biochar, but importing/buying it in feels like a stretch. If you’re doing it for carbon sequestration and climate, please consider the externalities! How is that product made? Where is it shipped from? Making biochar is not inherently zero-impact.

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How’s the soil blocker been for you? I’m considering it for this year. Do you find the soil mix fussy?

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Talk to me about soil blockers. Worth it? I’ve been starting seeds in deep nursery trays, and the roots tend to grow fairly robust, but I’m thinking about a soil blocker this year. What do we say? 🌱

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Just brushed my sheepskin slippers. AMA.

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

We here! Check out the permaculture feed, and some starter packs. I’ve got one set up for permaculture peeps on my profile!

Tao Orion @tao-orion.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

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Always nice to see my book resonating with folks. Such a juicy topic 😉🌿

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

You are if you can think it! Let me know what you think. 💚 Works well for gardens too, but it’s focused more on plants and flexibility be a grid.

Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Just a reminder since it's garden-planning season for those in the northern hemisphere, that Permapeople has a free and non-commercial garden planner. More elaborate than a grid-based planner, and more suited for food foresters and homesteaders, but it's awesome! permapeople.org/plans/new

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New garden plan | 🌱✌️ Permapeople

Create a new garden plan with Permapeople

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It still looks messy but it’s sorted enough. I’ve a great collection of saved seed going—many are 5th generation and meant for this spot. Pest-proof squash is a goal for this year. What’s your favourite moschata?

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Winter project: making a green wood ash bow. Following a few YouTube videos for technique as I’m new to this.

A thick green wood branch on a workbench beside a draw knife. Branch is marked into the bark along the centre, end to end.

A debarked and slightly shapely branch sitting on a workbench beside a wood-handled drawknife. The branch is being shaped into a bow.

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

You’re not wrong 😂

The Last Farm @thelastfarm.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

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A pollarded tree is a low maintenance, long-lived source of free wood, fodder, fencing, basketry material, and new trees (from cuttings). You don’t even have to bend over to harvest We already have all the know-how & technology we need for truly sustainable abundance

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Elderberry grows prolifically for me. I am hereby an elderberry maximalist—especially for small spaces. We easily fit 6 plants into the existing landscaping along edges. ~8L of watered down elderberry juice in the freezer for cold/flu season (only 5 left). 🌱 open.substack.com/pub/poorprol...

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Rediscovering the American Elderberry: A Journey Through History, Culture, and Cultivation

The berry that fed the world

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Feel better, brother!

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Skinamarinki-dinki-dink, skinamarinki-dooo

Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Oo that sounds good! Will definitely try fermenting too…

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Anyway, AI has already stolen friends’ work, and is going to put other people out of work. I do not think a political party that claims to be the party of workers in this country should be using it. Even for just a silly joke.

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Amid the doom, don't forget you have power. Power to create things for yourself, for your family, for your community. Build cool shit. Grow things. Build community. Make friends. Spite the doom.

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👇 bsky.app/profile/sim....

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We need a 90% tax over ~3 million. Bring back real philanthropy* in exchange for tax breaks. * = democratically-approved efforts to improve living situations for locals in the same region of tax break. Large donations to public programs, healthcare, etc

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I'm cheering on this deep freeze. Die, ticks!

Looking forward to a full harvest from our patch this year. Started from seed 3 years ago, this next summer will be the 4th, and first big harvest. What's your favourite thing to do with asparagus? Mine's tossed in olive oil and salt/pepper and thrown on the bbq.

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Score! I haven't tasted it yet, but my trees are getting larger... Is this from a mature tree?

Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I’ve heard of this before. Is the tree on its own rootstock? Do you find it to be a hardy tree?

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

This is Ms Bionda — the house bun. I’ll DM you some details.

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Is your business house-sitting? Wanna come house sit here in February?

Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I’m thought this was a picture of my sketchbook for a second 😅 What will you grow in this??

Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

In speaking with several farmers about this, it’s way beyond just insects. Any harvest in spring in NA is killing at least 1 fawn per acre, countless other small creatures . That’s just the harvest. Industrial fertilizer/herbicide use is a whole other externality that’s readily ignored as well.

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Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Totally. I’m wishful thinking that the climate weirding will bring the Carolinian biome closer. I’ll facilitate by planting out persimmons, pawpaws, and spicebush. We already have many of the other great wild edibles here.

Sim G @sim.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The way of the early riser. I start my workdays getting up at 5:45 and at work by 6. It’s an honest living. “Sleeping in” often gets me all the way to 6:30 on weekends.