Today I made / bought / learnt .... (for a post oil world) 2

Laurasia · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jul 10, 2004 Posts: 507

Ordered more heirloom seeds last night - just to build up my little seedbank. I'm getting ready to assemble a three-week emergency store for my son & his family - will send the equivalent in money for my other son & family who live away from us. Feeling panicky about 123 dollar oil.

Regards,

L.

like_the_dinosaurs

Converted a spear fishing gun into a crossbow. Quite accurate with around a 30m range, able to punch through quarter inch wood.

Started making plans for a vegetable patch and chicken run, also stored more food and medical supplies.

peace.
new_popcornsmiley

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Jenab6 · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: Mister Herb Lore

Ludi

Do you have cattails in your area?
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wisconsin_cur

planted 10 ligonberry plants

mulched around this year's apple trees as well as many other recent transplants

Cleared the way for the deliveries and bobcat work for the next few days.

Bride and I had a talk about eating a little lower on the food chain. She did not seem too happy but did cut up some bony meat for me that I am now making into a stew.
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frankthetank

Put my screen door back on today. I had replaced the front door along with the rest of them last year, but never put the screen door (storm door?) back on. Simple to do, except i had to go buy a bunch of new screws cause i lost the originals! Nice having the air come in again Smile

Planted up a bunch of stuff...

One of 11...

Not a good year for peaches here, but i'll take what i can get Smile

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Ludi

Prepared another garden bed and planted more winter squash.
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patience · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 819

Found a deal on 1/4" steel plate, at 25 cents a lb. and got a 4' x 12' sheet for the shop. Rusty, but beats 80+ cents /lb. and farm equipment isn't that picky about rust. Filled tanks for the torch and had sticker shock---in 2 months acetylene went from $21 to almost $44 a tankful! O2 is up from $7 to $9. Well, acetylene IS a hydrocarbon.

Got 24 doz. canning lids and 2 doz. qt. jars, which fills us up pretty good there. Now I gotta make more shelves for food.
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canuckinczech · Coal Joined: May 02, 2008 Posts: 8

kpeavey-
Also found a home brew shop. Picked up a little of everything. I've got what I need to brew beer again. Still limited by single use caps.

There is a Czech beer called Bernard that still makes the wire ceramic/plastic sealable bottles...I think you can find it at beer specialty stores...and as bonus you get to taste some of the best beer around...keep the labels and you can trick your friends. Very Happy

canuckinczech · Coal Joined: May 02, 2008 Posts: 8

Davep-
you mentioned that you planted an olive tree...hasn't been much talk of having olives on the forums...How do they stack up in a PO world? Good canning, not to mention fuel for your diesel generator in a pinch.
With climatic creep, we might be looking at a larger zone for them in some regions. Might be worth planting in large pots for now.

davep

FreakOil

I bought a straight razor today. It should pay for itself in about six months. I had Lasik eye surgery a few months ago, so I don't have to worry about glasses or contact lenses anymore.

I'll be leaving to work as a volunteer at a permaculture farm, probably next week. There will also be some building projects and aquaculture to work on. I'm just waiting for my new U.S. passport, then I'm off. I'll finally be learning something useful.
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Ludi

Working on the new sheep paddock, but it's miserably hot today. So I'll be coming in to rest frequently. What a feeb. Sad

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wisconsin_cur

prepped some more garden space for transplants.

attacked blackberry brambles attempting to establish themselves on the site of the new orchard

gathered the various tools and materials I will need for the barn raising in one week from their hiding spaces in my garage.

building materials for new garden beds to arrive any minute
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I can tell your fancy I can tell your plain
You give something up for ev'rything you gain
Since ev'ry pleasure's got an edge of pain
Pay for your ticket and don't complain.
-Bobby D.