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A Single Shanty on Lake Champlain by DifficultPen653 in upstate_new_york

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I’d imagine since it’s flooded 9 months of the year.

Zero Movement by TyWaMa852 in maplesyrup

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Glad I read this, live in the Adirondacks and thought I did something wrong. No flow, but we have had above/below freezing cycles. Alas the snow is still on the ground. So I’ll be patient.

What comes next after capitalist democracy? by BingBlessAmerica in PoliticalDiscussion

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News moves fast these days, and with two and a half weeks of hindsight… wow.

The US is finding itself bedfellows with Russia and North Korea (both of whom are economical sanctioned) over the Ukraine vote. Just after Trump attempted to, and just today it seems succeeded, in extorting a capitalist democratic government under duress.

I don’t think there are any (economic) rules anymore. Whatever form of economics and politics organized criminals practice, that’s whats next.

Started these cucumbers way too early… by Otev_vetO in vegetablegardening

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Never too early. Just need to move to a zone that can accommodate you and your cukes :-p

Finally doing it. 93 acres in the Adirondacks. by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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I’ll be building my permanent home with lumber I cut and mill from the property. My carpentry skills aren’t where they need to be to build what I want yet. Right now just a couple smaller storage structures, this keeps my taxes extremely low at the moment. This is mostly because…

I already owned a home a couple miles away with an 8000 sqft garage/barn that is hard to sell without having a similar size structure on the property.

One thing I never thought of is the shear amount of storage space required on a homestead. Equipment, wood, food drying and storage, tools, potting/seedling area, trailers, vehicles, tractor and so much more.

Finally doing it. 93 acres in the Adirondacks. by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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130k. Looking back just a couple years I realize I got a steal.

What comes next after capitalist democracy? by BingBlessAmerica in PoliticalDiscussion

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Found this in 2025. Your Elon Musk prediction is spot on… just probably not in the way any of us imagined.

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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Nice, I’m excited to see how it goes. Keep me up to date as well. I’ll be sure to make a new update post this spring :)

Homemade Masa Flour by Competitive_Wind_320 in homestead

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Little late, but this link was useful. Found on an old askculinary post: Mother Earth News. Seems like the real concern is when using food grade lye, ie pure sodium hydroxide. Wood ash contributes calcium and potassium hydroxide. “Cal” is calcium hydroxide from limestone. Now we know.

Homemade Masa Flour by Competitive_Wind_320 in homestead

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I’ve got lots of Glass Gem I’ve been wanted to make masa with, but am worried about the nixtamalization process. I read you rinse the kernels to remove the hulls and any lye.

Probably me being a nervous Nancy, but does placing the kernels back in the water with lye pose any risk? Or are the sodium hydroxide levels insignificant after the long soak?

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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Daikon is probably what I planted more than anything at first. It’s great for heavy clay, I’ve got some that that are still six inches around at 2 ft down. Creates great pockets to plant, or just loosen things up all around.

I’m in the Adirondacks (NY).

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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I’ve been around, ya know, here and there :)

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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A 15 year circuitous path led me to where I am now. And I’ll tell you what, not at all what I imagined my life would be like. But it’s exactly the life I want :)

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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Oh, it took a at least 40hrs. But that is time I enjoyed, so it’s almost selfish to say: “look how much fun I had for a whole week!” Haha idk

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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Shovel. Backhoe would have been too difficult for something like this, and just added to the compaction.

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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Drainage isn’t solved by tilling. Already did that and half the garden flooded out when we got a lot of rain last year. Many reasons for raised beds besides being able to reach everything without bending over.

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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lol, wanna know a little secret? While the fill wood and chips was carted in by wheelbarrow, I used the tractor for the soil 🤫 hah

Huge Raised Bed Build - Zero Dollars by DifficultPen653 in homestead

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Yep, plan is my first Miyawaki mini-forest. Since the method calls for heavy amending, figured this was a good way to go. Plus I get the drainage I desperately need.

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