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Farming: Broadforking, gardening, and growing your own food, expanded and refined
Earlier this week, I discussed the idea of using a broadfork as a method for tilling the ground instead of using a tiller and and why this method is superior to traditional tilling. Of course, this method still has its own related expenses and may seem like a daunting investment of resources and time to […] Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, Choices, Experiments, Farming, food production, gardening, Gardneing, Independence, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: Broadforking and policulture
Over the winter, I came across an interesting concept while reading Eliot Coleman‘s Four Season Harvest: the idea of using a broadfork to loosen soil instead of a tiller to grind it. As it turns out–and anyone who has played in the dirt for any length of time probably already knows this–what we call “top […] Continue reading
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Tagged broadfork, Experiments, Farming, gardening, Gardneing, policulture, soil
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The razor’s edge
Last January, I started an experiment to see how many times I could use a single disposable razor blade before it was unusable. I discovered several years ago that the thing most likely to cause the blade to become dull … Continue reading
Posted in Amatuer, Economy, Preparedness, Quid Facis, Science and Technology
Tagged blades, Experiments, frugality, money, razor, shaving, success
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Farming: Food as a fungible commodity
All around the internet, you can find vigorous discussions about how, with the impending risk of international economic meltdown brought about by massive overspending, the smart bet is to invest in things like gold, which is a fungible commodity that will retain its value even if the rest of the economy self-destructs. While, in some […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Choices, commodity, Experiments, Farming, food production, Independence, Opportunities, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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