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Yaniv’s Hairy Balls said:
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Is this actually worth doing, or not? I see it as a bit of a YouTube fad, and there are as many “why we’re dismantling our hugelculture bed” videos as how-to ones.

I have plenty of land with pretty good soil, no shortage of water, lots of trees and bushes producing a surplus of sticks… but plants are growing fine with compost from tumblr bins.
(Feel free to reply in the gardening thread, like I should have)
 
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Oxyjen said:
Is this actually worth doing, or not? I see it as a bit of a YouTube fad, and there are as many “why we’re dismantling our hugelculture bed” videos as how-to ones.

I have plenty of land with pretty good soil, no shortage of water, lots of trees and bushes producing a surplus of sticks… but plants are growing fine with compost from tumblr bins.
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Tbh if you’re gonna do it, do it right .

Your bed needs to be deep as hell (4+ feet), you need to actually fill it with the proper things- healthy logs cut from healthy trees, vegetation that’s not going in already rotten etc, and you need to take care of it. You’re essentially making a living biome that you’re growing in. The amount of water matters and if you put half rotten wood in there with old lettuce you’re going to get the gnats who eat your roots. You need to make sure you have proper drainage, and soil health is a big thing. I’d be wary to use hugelkultur and than top dress with compost, it’d be very easy to introduce a blight or disease if you’re not careful.

Tbh I probably shouldn’t have suggested it in a “”beginner”” thread, it’s really is an advanced technique that you want to source your supplies properly, but it’s an option if done right.

Most of my knowledge, and therefore my recommendation, goes to hot composting. I hot compost spring thru early fall, then let the heat die off to get the bugs somewhere to overwinter and have really healthy good compost.
 
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The Mass Shooter Ron Soye said:
I skimmed the whole Food board and came up with these:


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Any boards on canning and pickling? Stupid to grow a garden if you aren’t prepared to jar your crop properly. Pressure cooker is mandatory equipment for anybody that grows food unless you like to see lots of waste.

The rattle and whistle of a pressure cooker running for days and stocking your shelves is the achievement trophy for a good gardening. (Nobody can go back to grocery stores canned foods once you grow, season and jar your own)

I would like to learn about jarring soups and stews. I’m good on vegetable canning but like the idea of making giant pots of fresh soups to jar. Just not sure which ones are suitable for jarring or not. (The high pressure process would ruin more than a few wonderful soups, but some should hold up well to the process) particularly interested in potato soup jarring but I fear the cream and cheese I like to use in mine makes it a very unsuitable candidate.


I keep thinking the key to soup is just jarring the core ingredients needed as a pre-mix, then dairy or meat can be added fresh when you’re ready to make the soup. Ie jar potatoes, celery, carrots and onions together as a sort of “pre-mix” then pop it open and only need to warm it and add ingredients that are better fresh.
Weed Eater said:
Seconding this to mention, DO NOT BUY A PLASTIC MACHINE. I am so so tired of seeing people invest money into the Singer brand, but they're buying brand new machines that are made out of the shitty plastic that everything is now being made out of. Go on your local marketplaces, ask around, go to garage sales, you WILL find older machines that are actually made out of the proper metals. They will last longer, they won't break down on you.
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older bad ass sewing machines are everywhere. Places give them away because there aren’t enough ppl that know how to actually sew or need a computer program to run the machine.

I have to resist picking up some beauties at second hand stores because I do not need 5 sewing machines. I’ve seen 1917 -1950’s Singer machines in beautiful condition for $10. Makes me sad because you realize the last woman who could sew her own clothes in the family had died and the family just donated the old machine because they don’t know how to use it. Many times the drawers in the old machines are stocked full with all the supplies you could ever need too.

Go real hardcore and get yourself a cast iron treadle sewing machine and then you don’t even need electricity. Running that foot pedal is surprisingly soothing and meditative while you sew, good for your calves too! Highly recommended for sewing enjoyment, obviously electric gets the job done faster. My aunt keeps her great-grandmother’s in her home and it still runs like a dream. They made those machines to withstand no climate control in the worst log cabins at the turn of century midwest. They are beasts of good engineering and precision machining. Families took out loans to obtain them, sometimes the most valuable thing they owned besides land.
 
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I recommend VegTrug products. They are pretty reliable and it's a good way of getting your garden bed off the ground by a considerable amount. You will not have to deal with garden pests like rabbits with this. The only thing that I recommend is buying clamps for the liner.
 
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I don’t know if anyone here posted it, but I do believe that in part of self-sufficiency, one must also learn how to do the basics like cooking and cleaning. Last few weeks have me somewhat thinking about how fast food can be the end-all, be-all when one truly does not understand the chemicals that are put in the body, while also choosing not to exercise or at least not practice moderation on how much you eat said fast food products.

It’s not really new advice, but if you’re still young and vibrant, be mindful about how much time you have to practice those basic necessities. The quote “You are what you eat” still stands in current day.
 
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Currently working on 3d printing general. We are definitely going to discuss the construction of musical instruments like flutes and trumpets using a 3d printer and materials that are easily purchased online. Did you know that you can make a finely crafted piccolo using a pipe, some 3d printed bases, and a bathtub full of salt water? Everyone should be able to access musical instruments; music is the universal language!
 
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No Batty Boys in Jamaica said:
Currently working on 3d printing general. We are definitely going to discuss the construction of musical instruments like flutes and trumpets using a 3d printer and materials that are easily purchased online. Did you know that you can make a finely crafted piccolo using a pipe, some 3d printed bases, and a bathtub full of salt water? Everyone should be able to access musical instruments; music is the universal language!
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I use my 3-d printer for guns. Fag.
 
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Guys, just don't fedpost. I hope the ATF has no jurisdiction in Srbia.
 
I'd love to share my guides and tips I have been largely self sufficient in a food way since I was a kid. I have a lot of tips for canning, maintaining yeasts for bread, cultures for cheese, all with limited power. I have experience setting up solar grids and backups I have setup quite a few hydroponics that are in use year round for fresh vegetable and fruit. Of course I have a couple small farm animals.

You can have abundance with less than 200sqft of space for materials to store, grow and cultivate. You can survive on less than 25sqft worth.

We even revived our long forgotten cistern below our house and are currently converting it to raise fish and grow bio material like mushrooms on the sides of the walls. You can have entire cooling or salt energy systems very easily from abandoned wells and cisterns.


I've had a go-bag ready since I was about 13 but at some point if we enter total bug out it will be the people who know how to survive without common support that will thrive.

Thank you for setting this up.
 
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Male Idiot said:
Early Cuyler baby!

Guys, just don't fedpost. I hope the ATF has no jurisdiction in Srbia.
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Tbh we should probably have a thread for people interested in leaving The West like Null did. Going to places like The Philippines, Serbia, Belize. I could make a flow chart for where to move that starts with the question “are you leaving America to get away from niggers, or are you leaving because you can’t carpetbag the ghetto anymore?”
 
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Canning is pretty easy. Just do a ratio of 1 diced or crushed fruit, 1 sugar, 2 water. Add in like 1 tablespoon (that's the big setting spoon for you dumb fucks that don't know your cutlery) lemon juice or vinegar when the sugar melts in and things boil. Stir continually for like 3 hours while it becomes jam. Experiment with seasoning, but a good classic is bananas with cinnamon, vanilla, a TINY amount of anise, and a TINY amount of salt. It's very good on ice cream, sandwiches, and cake. Can by boiling your jars to sanitize them. Use a canning jar, in case you need someone to tell you that. Fill jars while both jam and jar is hot. Leave on the counter to cool and seal. The seals of your jars should not pop if pressed. These will keep for a year or more, and it's cheaper and better than store bought.
 
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@Null You glorious nigger. Not 3 days ago I lamented in the Mega Rad how we didn't have a full scale Practicality board to talk about this shit. You truly are a sped for the people, Godsneed.
 
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