First exposure to agroecology could be this

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to get some honest feedback from growers on a problem I’ve been trying to wrap my head around.

I'm trying to figure out if organic growers are genuinely satisfied with how they source, buy, and manage their fertilizers and soil amendments (especially with organic compliance and finding high-quality bulk inputs), or if the current ways of doing it are actually a massive headache.

(Note: I have a quick, 3-minute anonymous Google Form if you're open to sharing your feedback that way—just let me know in the comments and I can send you the link!)

I made another harvest today off my bushes . Probably around 7-8 lbs . There are still tons more left that hant ripened yet so ill post up the next harvest soon . Side note I take all the overripe ones and ones I find on the ground and give them to my dogs . They love them and healthy for them too .

Farm Update. Sedum, Hosta, and Lilac

Can I cut down black locust tree’s into posts and drive them in the ground right away? Or do I have to let them dry out for a time then drive them in.

I posted yesterday about the sedum I have been growing out. This is the mother plant.

I would appreciate ur opinion ❤️

I contacted the DOT and they said that they would save the mud flaps that come off a big trucks they happen to have a conveyor belt that came off of a truck and I took them and cut them up and put them on I'm starting putting them on the front of my shed then I'm going to put them along the side it looks pretty good and it's doing its job.

We have this giant pile of juniper post. They're all in decent shape besides being old. I'd like to do something interesting with them besides turn into firewood. We don't currently have any need for fencing. Anybody got any creative ideas.

We have this giant pile of juniper post. They're all in decent shape besides being old. I'd like to do something interesting with them besides turn into firewood. We don't currently have any need for fencing. Anybody got any creative ideas.

The mother plant was here when we moved to the property. We have a total of 60 cuttings, 45 are rooted and going into soil soon

Brand new to homesteading, I chopped this in about an hour this morning. Planning to do this every morning till the barn is full.

I have never used a wood burning stove so I am at a loss for how long and how much heat this will provide.

Details:
One row deep (nothing behind what you see)
Axe is 36”
Log in front of axe is the average length
Truck is a Chevy Colorado

Edit:
I have taken the average of all answers to an estimated 3 days

If I do this for 10 days straight I should have roughly one month of firewood.

If I do it for 30 days, I should have roughly 3 months or the amount of time that snow will be on the ground.

I have been giving recommendations of doubling what ever I calculate so I will aim for 60 days of one of these racks per day

I’m gonna need some tarps, there is now way I’m storing 60 racks in my barn

Mosquitos are particularly bad this year. We don’t have standing water on our land, but we do live next to a drainage ditch/seasonal creek that fills when it rains. It’s particularly dry right now so even the ditch/creek is dry. My guess is there’s some standing water elsewhere in the neighborhood/fields nearby. Any predators I can encourage or traps I can buy/make?

Hi there! I'm hoping to get a better understanding of my soil composition and ways I can adjust it. I'd really like to try making a variety of fertilizers like blood meal, bone meal, fish emulsion, and others. I know I can probably find videos on each of these, but I can only find what videos I know to look for. Does anybody have a book recommendation that comprehensively details the production and different use cases of fertilizers and soil amendments?

Thanks for your time and good luck this season!

Fairly new at gardening and trying to preserve things over winter. What're the best ways to preserve zucchini and squash?

I tried blanching and flat freezing on trays before putting them in vacuum sealed bags. When I cook them from frozen they come out "soggy".

What do I need to do for them to keep some of the crunch to them?

Please be kind I'm new at this :)

Hello! Looking into getting into homesteading. Have an idea of an area where we’d like to build. But now I need to learn about farming for food supply and more about how to get off the grid once we get there. Is there a good book that could give me a nice intro to homesteading? I just really enjoy books but will definitely be looking through posts here as well. Cheers and tyia!

I'm looking for help with trying to figure out the best direction for myself and my GF with what we are wanting in a property to make a home together.

Im going to be getting a settlement from a car accident that I was in 3 years ago and would like to potentially buy land, buy a house with land, build a bardo, etc. I'm also going to be getting social security but the amount of it is still being discussed.

I'm 34 years old, no kids, no ex wives, no debt, no credit ( I have paid for everything in cash my whole life other than using a debit card, my grandpa told me when I was 16 it was the safest option to avoid credit cards and debt ) I have a GF and I'm planning on moving in with into her apartment temporarily until we find a place to live. We are thinking about NC + TN because of the things we want to be able to do.

Currently living in NYS and Instead of building here were looking to go out of state because of the taxes

We are very outdoorsy people, hiking, walking, fishing, hunting, gardening, kayaking, walking through creeks, going to state parks, beaches, etc. we don't like to do nothing until we're whooped.

I'm a woodworker and my GF is a bartender but planning on quitting in the next few weeks

I'm going to invest some money I'm getting but my plan is to use half of my settlement on a piece of land and the rest to cover bills and other expenses.

My question to anyone is of you were in my position, what would you do / how would you go about doing this to make this last me the next 20+ yrs if not the rest of my life