![]() ![]() We’re gonna heavy compost it and let it set. I like to add a caveat to everything that did good section in our raised beds I tried and it never works, I tried in different medium Tell me about something that didn’t work so well this season. Mexican or something you want a lime flavor. Last year they weren’t quite as good because we were trying to get the soil just right Put it with little tomatoes or mozzarella Armenian cucumbers They yield 2 times the amount of antioxidant Some foods are better then others and I like the ones with bright colors.Īnthocyanins type of flavonoid a powerful antioxidant. Tell us about something that grew well this year. E ven here, Ill say that the amishĪnimal stuff and just spread it out in the fields. ![]() Get yourself educated on that there’s a certain stigma, but people are like ewww did he just say that? We get such great compost out of that and if you watch some youtube videos. The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure You can youtube it or google itĪnd then it turns into the most black luscious great compost ![]() Humanureīasically a humanure composting system, has been around thousands of years. I’m glad you said that, people asked the other day about using railroad ties, but they have creoste I think or something. In your beds you have a lot of waterīetter then to stand still till I have cedar ![]() We have one that’s an old water bed frame. He’s always arguing with me, who’s gonna go to home depot and buy wood you use recycled wood, I’m like lots of people don’t have access to recycled wood like we do. We try to get raw cut cedar, we have a lot of Mulch type garden cedar is the best wood to use for building raised beds. Yesterday I planted a fall crop of lettuce to see if it will grow and I was like it’s so nice to sit on the edge of this bed. The new mini-farm have deep beds but they are not raised beds. WE’ve always had these really nice raised beds. We started out the same way, no running water. Yesterday I went to home depot, and took pictures of all the boards I want mike to design some beds, people are always asking me how to make them. Over the years getting kind of smart Raised beds that are waist level are ingenious. Made em high enough they are waist level my favorite way to do it. Our first year here we had over 100 degrees for like a month Your place is wiped out or you move to Montana what would you do differently what would be the first thing you would do. physical maintenance to get the food to harvest.Totally old fashioned 10,000 square foot garden Turned out we were 7-8 miles away from the Amish and we befriended themīeing the adventures guy I am, I ended up getting a team of belgiums and a plow When we first moved in, trying to figure out what we were gonna doĭidn’t have running water. We wanted to know where our food was coming from and what was in it, GMO’s etc.īe organic What’s been the biggest challenge?įirst got here we had no idea what we were doing. How long ago did you pack up and go off grid? I left home when I was almost 16, and there was 0 interest in that stuff. I was only child.ĭoug grew up in an apartment with a sister and a single mom. I could kick myself for but now that I’m older, I get it now. W e had all the produce and I didn’t pay attention to one thing that he did. Stacy – I grew up, we live in a residential area with an acre lot. Tell me about your first gardening experience? Jumped in with both feet and it’s been an awesome ride. Notched the logs and put them up, it’s still standing and we’ve been here 6 years! I have this great big tractor, it had a bucket more then adequate We bought a tractor, when we first bought the land. Yes a whole team, 3 people and Me, myself and I We use the B ack to Eden method. This year we just built a greenhouse to extend our season. We have an organic garden with raised beds. We built a log cabin in 90 days from scratch. We have a youtube channel called OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY I’m Doug and I’m Stacy!īasically we post daily videos about our daily life. ![]()
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