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@derekfreeman
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Transition from the rat race to systemic escape. I'm learning to grow food, animals and become self sufficient without the benefits(?) that this system offers.
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Ozarks, Arkansas
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2018-02-11 17:00
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derekfreeman
life
2018-05-22 14:37
RE: How can you achieve true happiness
Love It
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derekfreeman
planetstewardship
2018-05-22 03:07
RE: Native Plant Gardeners, Beware...
Great post! Maybe, if you convince your local nurseries to place the state or country of origin, it can go viral. Helping people choose native plants over imports, may be a beneficial selling point for
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derekfreeman
barncats
2018-05-21 12:32
RE: Barn Cats of Golden Oak Farm
We have had a steady run of good mousers and there is this line with cats that we have yet to cross. The unfixed cat. While it would be far easier to allow the cats to breed in order to keep a steady supply,
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derekfreeman
gardening
2018-05-19 11:15
RE: My Part In The "One Straw Revolution"
You could turn your little city house into a mini food forest. Without the need to bring in a machine you could have an abundance of food. 3 rabbits and a some seeds and within a year you would be swimming
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derekfreeman
gardening
2018-05-18 16:04
RE: My Part In The "One Straw Revolution"
You better teach me that trick because I wind up with grass every time... I'm hoping to make time tonight and read your hay post... I have been slacking
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derekfreeman
cooking
2018-05-18 12:19
RE: Making Lilac Jelly
Now this is a new one! Awesome! I am sending this to a friend who makes jelly every year, they do the violet jelly, we have tons that grow wild here, it is surprisingly delicious.
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derekfreeman
gardening
2018-05-18 12:09
RE: My Part In The "One Straw Revolution"
I have read a lot on certain gardening techniques, companion planting and water. So far, the book The One Straw Revolution has tied together so many of the ideas I have. I have been searching for the best
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derekfreeman
gardening
2018-05-18 12:02
RE: My Part In The "One Straw Revolution"
After reading The One Straw Revolution I am ok with the weeds. It is a balance, by keeping the beds small I can keep up with the weeds that will harm plant growth and I can grow dense. I even considered
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derekfreeman
livesustainably
2018-05-17 18:35
RE: What We Did Today
Love those busy days. I've been sick but still got my butt out to day and started a new bed. I am going to be doing a post on my new found method, which is going to be the first part of my new 1/2 acre
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derekfreeman
homesteading
2018-05-14 14:28
RE: Spring Thyme?
i fill a tea ball per 2 cups so about 3 tbs fresh per qt. 6 tbs dry per qt
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derekfreeman
poleshift
2018-05-13 19:28
RE: The Answer
I think that the masculine is not a superiority complex, but an illusion put on us to keep us from manifesting our true reality. The masculine is NEEDED as much as the feminine is NEEDED, the two balance
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derekfreeman
homesteading
2018-05-12 14:00
RE: Spring Thyme?
ah, its just a bunch of sh@# i tell ya
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derekfreeman
homesteading
2018-05-12 13:15
RE: Spring Thyme?
Yea I am making room for an entire bed for thyme and one for oregano... I just picked up two pick-up loads of poop, and have three or four more to go.
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derekfreeman
homesteading
2018-05-12 13:12
RE: Spring Thyme?
I really love herbs, it just amazes me that such powerful ingredients are smashed into one plant.
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derekfreeman
taketimetosmelltheroses
2018-05-10 18:09
RE: Taking Time to Smell the Roses
Planted earlier in the spring.... love watering them.... they smell so awesome
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derekfreeman
homemade
2018-05-10 17:57
RE: Homemade, non-toxic Sunscreen! (OR diaper ointment!) It's EASY!
Getting ingredients today!
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derekfreeman
spring
2018-05-10 17:53
RE: Staying hydrated with a gift from the forest
Holy hot Batman not so dry though just went and cleaned out rabbit poop all morningstill have one more stall to do went and picked some yellow pine shoots... did your water suggestion... Great idea!
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derekfreeman
spring
2018-05-09 18:54
RE: Staying hydrated with a gift from the forest
Well according to some old stories, the native Americans in the NE used white pine, and others to increase their body's tolerance to the colder weather by eating it raw. I have a friend 3/4 Mohawk who
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derekfreeman
spring
2018-05-09 18:40
RE: Staying hydrated with a gift from the forest
same here I need to look into that, pine in general is so high in C. The Native Americans used it in the colder areas to help their body acclimate to the weather during winter as well
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derekfreeman
homesteading
2018-05-09 18:36
RE: IT'S BEEN A BIZZY WEEK ON HOP FARM. AND THANKFUL WE'RE NOT SICK ANYMORE.
Awesome! I just got a local biz to buy my eggs, I have been giving them away so they dont go bad and those that do went back into the garden. Great idea to use those clear containers!
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