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Not even tempted to plant anything here. We had 40 cm of snow yesterday, up to 1 metre in drifts. I spent all day with the snowblower and shovel digging out.

Belated happy new year to everyone! I think 2017 is going to be a good year for me.

Good to see you again, Jon!

Wood treatments that will preserve the wood are generally poisons. I would only use untreated wood in a veggie garden. Yes, it will eventually rot. I'd rather have the wood rot than my body.

Outstanding! That looks great, Bonnie!

Congratulations on the new greenhouse! I wanna see pics!

I can't imagine why a greenhouse wouldn't be considered agricultural. Growing veggies is kinda the definition of agricultural, isn't it?

The Question - Is (or can) self sufficiency be ecologically sustainable in the modern world ? That is indeed the $7,000,000,000 question. I get upset when people tell me that there is not a problem with food supply, that it is just a problem of distribution. They say that "green revolution" techniq...

http://www.dulcemelos.ca/test/FallColours.jpg Our maple trees are changing colour. It has been a warm, very dry summer, and that trend is continuing into the fall. Normally this weekend (Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada) is the peak of the fall colours, but everything is late this year. The tree...

Green Aura wrote:It might be worth working out why it's externally wired, before embarking on ambitious projects. There may be a good reason.

The installer was probably too lazy to hide them. It's a bit of a pain when retrofitting wires, especially if the run is over a long distance.

I have just finished building a new woodshed. The old one was too far away from the house to haul wood in a storm, too small, and too airtight, despite being rickety. Our objectives for the new one were: 1. close to the back door, with no intervening gates; 2. not too far from the driveway for deliv...

Sorry 'bout that. I guess it could be seen as alarming. I am actually more alive than ever.

Kathy

Thanks everyone. :)

Green Aura wrote: (I was going to say keep us up to date but I'm not sure if that's right or not, but you can if you want).

Well, keeping you all totally up to date might be TMI. But I plan to stick around here and discuss anything ish-y in my life.

Kathy

Hi, all. I would like to draw your attention to my re-introduction thread here: http://selfsufficientish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=29507 . Yep, some major changes in my life! :iconbiggrin: It could be a bit confusing on the forum. I see that the admin magic that changed my username (thanks, Ods...

I am not new here, but I have a new identity. You have known me as KeithBC. As you can guess from my new username, I am making a major change in my life. I have (finally!) figured out that I am transgender, and am in the process of becoming the woman that I always should have been. Trust me, it is a...

I'm a bit late to the party, having just noticed this thread. I've been vegetarian for so long (about 35 years) that I don't even remember what it was like to give up meat. I followed the recommendations in "Diet For a Small Planet" about combining foods to get "complete" proteins. The author has si...