Has now taken to just sitting there staring and harassing the poor girls

#HomeSteading #Farming

The hawk is back and has resorted to trying to attack through the chain link fencing. There's no way it can get to them now but it's still trying.

I have never seen a hawk this relentless

#HomeSteading

#Soapmaking from Scratch: #Woodash #Lye

Sally Pointer, Apr 4, 2023

"Part one of a series looking at the history, archaeology and practical creation of soap starting from ashes and fats.

Today we are setting up a lye hopper to turn wood ash into a strong alkali suitable for soapmaking."

Learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5KLWPSMot8

#DIY #SolarPunkSunday #WoodashLye #SoapmakingHistory #Homesteading

Today I slaughtered a goat and a rabbit

https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/dull_mens_club/p/436166/today-i-slaughtered-a-goat-and-a-rabbit

Sad to report our old farm hen Dim Jim passed away today at nearly 10 years old.

She helped usher in quite a few new broods over the years. She was part of the first flock we ever had. She was a very good hen.

RIP Dim Jim

#homesteading #homestead #farming

Do you hate #broligarchs?
#Billionaires? #AiSlop but still think there is merit in #AI?

Here is my proposal for a stand alone.
OFFGRID COMMUNITY AI SYSTEM.

That's right.Your very own co-op AI

The calculations are very much back of the envelope, first cut, but quite feasible.
A 32billion parameters, frontier level performance compatable open source #llm model. The power requirements is that of 3AC units including cooling. Serves 15-20 concurrent users. 40 households of 4 people each (taking into account actual AI model distributed use metrics and contention ratios)

40 households, subscribing at $30/month over 2 years + power (solar). Train with your own datasets.
Entire set up takes half a rack.

LETS GO!!!

#OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityTech #OpenHardware #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AIForGood #TechForGood #Solarpunk #RegenerativeCulture #Degrowth #AppropriateTechnology #OffGrid #SelfSufficient #Homesteading #Permaculture #RightToRepair #MakerSpace #DIYTech #decentralizedtech

BDG feature: Warm Days and Frosty Nights

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/jzsxebpb

#Buddhism #Homesteading #Mindfulness #Nature #Dharma #BuddhistPractice #Seasons #Impermanence

Open source Highest Good food information: The whole handbook is 50 chapters in 5 volumes – a total of 792 pages, including 170 pages of color photos and illustrations. http://permaculturenews.org/2010/01/06/farmers-handbook/

#Permaculture #OpenSourceFood #SustainableAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #GrowYourOwnFood #FoodSecurity #Homesteading #EcoEducation #CommunityGardening #RegenerativeLiving #HighestGoodFood #SoilHealth #SustainableFuture #FarmToTable #KnowledgeForAll

Omg. Most of the apples we harvested off our trees this year went to making hard cider. I did use some of them to make two big jars of homemade applesauce. We opened one of those tonight and it kicks ass! So much more flavorful and tangy than store bought.

We had breakfast for dinner tonight and I put some of that applesauce on top of my pancakes with just a little bit of syrup. Will totally be eating my pancakes this way til we run out. So So good!

Definitely will make a bigger supply of applesauce next year.

#homemade #apple #homesteading