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It’s Dangerous to Farm Alone

It’s Dangerous to Farm Alone At the start of the famous video game, Legend of Zelda, a helpful old man says “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this.” Surprisingly, the protagonist is then given a limited selection of technologies to use, so that they can then proceed, alone, on their adventure. I suppose the whole […]

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Foreign Pollen Follies

Foreign Pollen Follies Autumn crop breeding update Originally, I planned to complete preliminary work on a bunch of different new crops that I began breeding seriously this year so I could write up one big article on each species, but I think progressive updates on all of them is a more useful way to show […]

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Wet Winter Veggie Sowing

Wet Winter Veggie Sowing In the early days on the farm, I adopted a calendar based sowing schedule based on the idea that cool season crops should be sowed in March and warm season ones in September. The passing years have demonstrated that approach is overly mechanical given the variability of seasons from year to […]

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The Road Worrier

The Road Worrier Final preparations for moving the donkey foals are upon me, which has me sorting out the logistics of getting them safely home. The breeder lives less than a kilometre away, which originally made me wonder if they could be walked over but the open road is just too dangerous. If it was […]

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After Civilization’s Collapse: Dr. Shane Simonsen, Zero Input Agriculture

After Civilization’s Collapse: Dr. Shane Simonsen, Zero Input Agriculture

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The Ephemeral Trellis

The Ephemeral Trellis When I started developing my vegetable garden I had little biomass handy for various projects beyond a modest stream of goat manure. Gradually support species established, and now I have more than I can use. One especially valuable plant is bamboo, which I am steadily learning to use for various projects. Today […]

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Olduvai IV: Courage
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Olduvai II: Exodus
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