I need a moment of silence please . Talk to a friend yesterday they had lost over a 1000 canning jar In a barn fire a few weeks ago. Fortunately they were empty. The contents had been run through their freeze dryer.
Well I am kind of late on the reply but here we go .
On flour don't store anything with bran/germ in it . So just bleached or unbleached white only . No self rising as backing powder loses potency .
On grains buckets with or without Mylar can work as long as they have a good gasket . You will...
Have a friend with a feed store . New wholesale price sheet came in yesterday. Everything had gone up .80 to a $1.00 a bag . Just a heads up that retail feed is going up .
Yes soil and health is another good one . Now if we want to go big and all inclusive .
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Don't overlook pumpkins. Those big ones were called hog pumpkins for a reason . They would pack them in the barn with lose hay for winter feed. Bust them open chickens love them .
Yes feed is going up . Part of it is crop failures and part is increasing demand. Remember how hard it was to find small livestock last year. Problem is the solution.
There was a time when poultry ate more greens than grain . Then with the ease of grain harvesting all that changed ...
Well I guess I am ahead off the curve. Place is paid for . It's not much but as long as I can pay the property tax it's mine. It's off grid so no monthly bills except Internet and phone .
That should work but I normally see that done with Osage orange trees. They plant young trees 8 to 10 feet apart . Once they are established they bend down a branch both directions and put a rock on it with a bit sticking out . It roots and sends out branches that are bent down to root. In about...
Ok looks like I hijacked a thread!
As far as eating it . I have had kudzu jelly which has a certain amount of grape smell and flavor to it . Also kudzu honey .
Some times I harvest the leaves and use them instead of grape leaves to make dolmas . Tender vine tips are said to be good but haven't...
Your talking of vines and weaving brought this to mind .
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When your weaving material can grow as much as 2 foot a day on can do a lot of weaving .