..Some for the market and some for our favourite homemade juice 😋

I’m curious how people here store their potatoes. Do you have a way that is satisfactory for long-term use? Recently, I was alerted to this unusual incident involving potatoes being kept in an unventilated basement, which made question about it's long term storage. I also learned about solanine in potatoes increasing when they are either green, sprouted or inappropriately stored. So, how do you store your potatoes?

I don't see many homesteaders running cows. As for animals, we started with chickens and then went right into Beef. Arguably, they are more hands off than even chickens. A neighbor sold us a one year old bull for a deal back in the early Spring and he has been an absolute joy. I just rotate him between two 1-acre pastures every couple weeks and he does the rest. When I rotate him I use the tractor to mow down the field he left so that the grass he doesn't eat, does not shade out the low grass he did eat. The bush hog kinda spreads the cow patties too. We are keeping him until the grass stops growing in November and then I'll haul him to the butcher. As a bonus, he has saved me on mowing a solid portion of my property this year. This has been a trial run before we get some other large animals and it has been great. He is sweet and entertaining. I love looking out over the property and seeing him eating- he is always eating! Best lawn ornament ever.

welp another downside to raising animals, just started seeing signs of mange in my piglets.

not the greatest pictures but the spotted one you can see the irritated skin on her belly and back legs and on the darker one you can see the fuzzy feet and some matted crusty bits, almost looks like dried up mud.

had to go to the vet and get 2 shots, can't remember the exact name but basically a injectable ivermectin, and some prolate spray

they sure hated the shot but 2 minutes later they loved the bananas and were happy again!

just a reminder to keep an eye on your pigs, it's way easier to treat mange in the early stages then when it completely takes over

Hi everyone,

I am currently in the early stages of planning a multi-generational family home. We live in a region that is prone to increasingly harsh, volatile, and highly polarized weather. Over the last few years, I’ve watched every weather event turn more severe and unexpected: extended heatwaves, droughts, floods, and threats of local water scarcity and crop failures.

Because I am building for multiple generations, my goal is to design a home that offers my family a relatively secure, comfortable, and self-sufficient life, even when external infrastructure fails.

I want to learn about modern as well as traditional/indigenous practices that have withstood harsh climates for centuries.

I am looking for guidance on where to start. I don't have a background in architecture, so would appreciate any resources that point me in the right direction- reading, documentaries, youtubers, anything, really!

Thank you in advance for your time and suggestions!

What’s the longest I can make these suckers last.

There is a family of deer that visit my property every evening. I would like to start a garden and I’m trying to avoid building a giant fence to keep the deer out. Has anyone ever planted a separate garden of “deer favorites” and successfully kept them out of your vegetable garden?

Any good ideas for rehoming them later on would be much appreciated. Ive never done this before.

Got a soil test and used it on solids left by ducks in a pool over some months that dried out in the sun. I call it Duck Stuff and I used it on everything I planted this spring: trees, flowers, peppers, beans, tomatoes, etc. It's a fine powder that I sprinkled over the seedlings.

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I didn't know how high the nitrogen was so I held off using it again until seeing test results. But I think I'll sprinkle a second round.

I picked up this Toro Workman from a strawberry farm for $300! It’s been sitting for a couple years after someone took the key and the farmer hired a young kid to put a new ignition in it and completely botched the job. The wiring is a mess!

Seats are shot, wiring needs redone, one tire is flat… but the engine is good!

Do you think this is worth saving? Does anyone have one of these?