Posts by shonin@mastodon.world
(DIR) Post #Ak1qxuqsfCGyvwTuV6 by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T01:51:52Z
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You can get enough seed from one Red Russian kale to go into commercial farming, assuming you can find a market for that much Red Russian 😅 A colander will do for the threshing. We used seed from this one plant for the next 12 years, without noticing much diminshment in viability.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qxxR73SRYwtRsFk by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T02:44:53Z
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For summer crops, we went down the centers of beds, and for smaller things that like partial shade, we planted in their shadows.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qxzmoJkzKElcELo by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T02:51:04Z
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Himalaya blackberries are everywhere in our area. We picked many quarts annualy and froze most, to have with yogurt mostly. In the late 20th century, they ripened August-September. Since about 2011, it seems they prefer July-August. This is not necessarily a good development.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qy22TwSiDDwxm3U by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T03:16:40Z
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We found that dehydrating apple slices in our solar box resulted in overkill, so took to drying them on screens in the greenhouse/potting shed, which worked pretty well. Patience is required, to avoid mold in storage.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qy4FfiOS25R9KtM by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T03:21:45Z
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The north wall of the house sees sun only briefly and only for a month or so after solstice, but we found squash and runner beans did fine there.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qy6A4cBA40eXtRY by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T14:21:23Z
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Over time, we planted apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, figs, quince, persimmons, and medlars. Of apples we had Gravenstein, Jonathan, Jonagold, Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Egremont Russet, and Cortland, shown.It's true what is said that the best time to plant trees is 20 years ago. We planted these in the 90s. Not until the teens did I discover that making apple butter (Gravenstein especially) was my favorite thing.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qy8HajCMaaY4vRI by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T15:23:33Z
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The greenhouse/potting shed was the focal point of the homestead in March through May. It was made and stocked almost entirely with found materials, including the bricks for the floor. Seedlings tend to get leggy and suffer from damping off when raised in a humid room behind glass, so we learned to rotate the flats out of doors on better days, in shade first, then partial sun. In recent years, even partial sun could sunburn them.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qyADlWOUWbGItkm by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-22T16:20:45Z
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Shonin learned professional baking from the Hutterites in the early 70s, as a result of which, going into homesteading, the only recipe she knew was for 55 loaves at a time. She had to adapt. Over time, she experimented with adding onions, nuts, seeds, spring greens etc. as came to hand. She does not admit to using coffee grounds.
(DIR) Post #Ak1qyC6OWlmeQys2Xg by shonin@mastodon.world
2023-03-31T00:32:35Z
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Broken thread. See https://mastodon.world/@shonin/110068118976052132 to continue!
(DIR) Post #Ak1sykbET0jDKmghgu by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-07-17T17:42:33Z
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Is it true that Goodreads is currently not allowing ratings or comments on Hillbilly Elegy?
(DIR) Post #AkQYLF4Uc3oQ7uFv1s by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-07-29T15:01:14Z
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We compared land transport options for getting to net zero. Hands down, electric rail is the besthttps://theconversation.com/we-compared-land-transport-options-for-getting-to-net-zero-hands-down-electric-rail-is-the-best-234092
(DIR) Post #AkYmspXczbLbPnTOmu by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-08-02T15:07:19Z
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@stfn Well, I would not use poison oak, but the sky is kind of the limit. There is, though, a movement that took off in Korea to always make your teas from the plants you will be growing. Like, in a rotation, tea up some brassica wastes to feed to the brassicas in next year's location. Look for the acronyms KNF and JADAM. YMMV. I use nearly anything.
(DIR) Post #AlGF9jeRIUc4aFmkQC by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-08-23T14:10:26Z
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Wildfires increase risk to pregnant people, but public health response lags - The Daily Climatehttps://www.dailyclimate.org/wildfires-increase-risk-to-pregnant-people-but-public-health-response-lags-2669012637.html
(DIR) Post #AlPAZKZaPRSEzBXYGG by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-08-27T21:37:42Z
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@interfluidity 18th C newspapers and pamphlets are matches and paper. Privately owned mass and social media are matches and a gasoline tank farm.
(DIR) Post #Aljlca9WWWYrdhxgH2 by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-09-06T20:07:06Z
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@stfn Visible by default, as I want to be the judge as to what's on my stream visually. But by the same token I filter like crazy.
(DIR) Post #AmLPR7RM7WxoQ3uOEC by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-09-24T23:57:08Z
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@aral Once Zuck figures out a way to get his hands on us I'mma, and people like me will, bail, which may be the point. I began with Usenet. This is my last social refuge. I don't see another arriving.
(DIR) Post #An1Gr11inr5XUkmEUa by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-10-15T04:38:29Z
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@clacke This is why we used to keep chickens
(DIR) Post #AnEdKuzKXhrpV6nk0G by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-10-21T15:21:42Z
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Infants died at higher rates after #abortion bans in the US, research shows | CNNhttps://lite.cnn.com/2024/10/21/health/infant-deaths-increase-post-dobbs-abortion-bans/index.html
(DIR) Post #AoDOaHIxgkQzQeuVaC by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-11-19T22:52:30Z
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UK, Germany, Canada, Luxembourg announce additional $30 million for drone coalition funding https://kyivindependent.com/uk-germany-canada-luxembourg-announce-additional-30-million-for-drone-coalition-funding/
(DIR) Post #ApOT8T3Exzq97EAEK0 by shonin@mastodon.world
2024-12-24T23:11:24Z
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just so ya know