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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @DesertDave 22 Oct \ parent \ on: Which tax do you hate more? econ
Yes. We still have a lot of work to be more self sustaining. With food especially.
Listen to Joe Salatin to get inspired!
Brilliant podcast about regenerative farming.
Relates too so well to your post the other day about 'do cows have feelings'.
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He has some really great ideas. I would like to be able to revive land as he does. Where I live, we have a few inches of topsoil and everything under that is really beautiful sand — it would be great for rammed earth buildings but not a lot else.
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Yes am on similar land with mostly stone/rocks (glacial and river wash) beneath the thin layer of windblown topsoil- however am hoping with trees and livestock to get things working. Already the soil is improving and have a garden growing most of our vegetables. Previously the land was a monoculture and the soil is seriously depleted but over time it can be rebuilt. Just digging kitchen scraps and manure into the soil gets things started.
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If you are near a place that has cattle, the manure is really a great amendment. It also helps a lot when you are trying to hurry composting along.
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Yes we're almost surrounded by grass fed dairy farms and next year hoping to buy a few of the day old calves they take from the cows at birth and raise them on our land for beef, and for the soil.
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They would probably be more than happy to sell you manure for cheap. It would be a good way to get ahead of your calfs’ production.
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I look at intensive gardening practices now. We also do hydroponics, when I can get out to the garden in my backyard.
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Awesome. That's a great skill
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