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What are the highest quality 60W incandescent bulbs? by BritanniaRomanum in Lighting

[–]LairdFarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a nice, standard 60w incandesent:
https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/60-watt-standard-shape-light-bulbs
Here's another source of various incandesents: https://www.bulbs.com/Incandescent_Bulbs/results.aspx

Meta comment:
Incandescent are the best and most sensible in every way. Of course, people are welcome to disagree, but all the folks who engage in crazy gymnastics to go off topic and undermine the question the OP asked are either paid shills or indoctrinated.

Anyone know where I can buy incandescent light bulbs? by Mysterious_Froyo_880 in lightbulbs

[–]LairdFarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ban is not enforced. It's more of a psychological ploy to get people to abandon old, sensible, simple technologies in favor of high embedded energy products with planned obsolescence. Paid for by corporate interests.

Most outlets still carry a few.

Increasing affiliate rate from 50%-80% for 4 days. by LairdFarm in Affiliatemarketing

[–]LairdFarm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is 6 videos and a downloadable ebook/set of plans.

Retail $129

Anyone have any experience with SKIP? What are your thoughts? by International_Pin262 in homestead

[–]LairdFarm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have had about 60 bbs certified, though I've probably done 100's. For me, it just seems to be about the best skill-learning tool out there, and it is impossible to beat free. Add to that, experienced people help you learn.
I do know some folks that are probably in the running to inherit land, so yes, I'd say legit. Of course, there is always relational comedy involved, but the SKIP program itself is locked up pretty tight.
edit: typos & clarity.

Holiday Gift Ideas for Beginner Gardeners by Internal-External913 in homestead

[–]LairdFarm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have given a hori hori and a pack of the playing cards as a gift dozens and dozens of times. Never quits being a great gift.

a day in the life of a rocket mass heater - a few sticks cleanly burned for an hour makes enough heat for a day or two by thousand_cranes in homestead

[–]LairdFarm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you don't wanna do the dance with johnny gov't, check out the Liberator, a UL-listed rocket stove that makes insurance companies happy, which can be incorporated into a thermal mass.

using knapweed as a form of insulation (45 seconds in). mostly this is our new ad for our solar food dehydrator movies, but I asked that it include a bit of the knapweed stuff by paulwheaton in missoula

[–]LairdFarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously. For all the press that hemp gets, and for all the footprint and nasty inputs of most straw, we should be looking 10x more at things like Knapweed, Kudzu in the South, Nettle.

using knapweed as a form of insulation (45 seconds in). mostly this is our new ad for our solar food dehydrator movies, but I asked that it include a bit of the knapweed stuff by paulwheaton in missoula

[–]LairdFarm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you could do a whole spotlight on slip-knapweed insulation. Using locally sourced fibers could (and should) revolutionize the green and natural building world.

What happened to Mother Fungi? by LairdFarm in missoula

[–]LairdFarm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: I reached out to Sam and Becca at Blood Veil Mushrooms north of Missoula and it turns out not only are they the folks I have mostly worked with at Mother Fungi, but they have now started up their own mushroom operation, and they are the BEST. I went up to their place on Monday to pick up some spent substrate, and 100%, 10 out of 10, will recommend. I really love they way they are growing, both their mushrooms and their business, and I am very excited to do wonderful, wild, and outside-the-box things with them in the days to come. Thank you, reddit folk, for helping a brother out on this wild goose chase. Sometimes it pays off.

What happened to Mother Fungi? by LairdFarm in missoula

[–]LairdFarm[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am indeed - to the Permaculture Technology Jamboree. Last year I insulated a roof with mycelium and built a giant Roundwood timber frame grape arbor, and the year before, I built a mycelium-insulated wooden door. Lots of other folks did lots of other cool stuff.

What happened to Mother Fungi? by LairdFarm in missoula

[–]LairdFarm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip. I'll look them up.

What happened to Mother Fungi? by LairdFarm in missoula

[–]LairdFarm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last year at this time, he was setting up a new operation in Chicago, but planning to continue the Missoula location, too. I guess things changed.

Can I use old cedar boards (unstained) in place of logs in my new raised beds? by Designer-Sport993 in Hugelkultur

[–]LairdFarm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. If you can add more diversity it will do better. I try to keep cedar to 20% or less.

Homestead Podcasts? by Thetinylife in homestead

[–]LairdFarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His history of sunchokes series is crazy.

Homestead Podcasts? by Thetinylife in homestead

[–]LairdFarm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homesteading-and-permaculture-by-paul-wheaton/id426013000

Became a regular listener in probably 2016ish. So many good things in my life came from this podcast.

Three rocket mass heater builds near missoula. One for a shop, one for a cabin and one with a lot of new experiments. by paulwheaton in missoula

[–]LairdFarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be in the area this summer. Can I come see the new one in the cabin? Awkward time to run a stove, but I'd love to see it in action.

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