BlogHide Resteemsnewsnownorthwest (62)in photography • last yearMushrooms in the Inland NorthwestFall is great for mushrooms I'll be starting up "foraging Friday" again next Friday. It will feature mushrooms. As of now I haven't identified all of them, although I have identified a few as…newsnownorthwest (62)in photography • last yearWinter is quickly approaching - fall photosFall in the inland Pacific Northwest It's been a while since I posted. I've had to join the world of tax slaves working for the man as my funds have run out. That combined with trying to get…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • last yearForaging For Food And Medicine - Fruits, Roots and Leaves Use the Whole PlantThis week I found salmonberries, wild strawberries and bracken ferns Salmonberries and strawberries are in the rose family. They both provide edible fruits and have other ingestible parts of the…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • last yearTrooper Detains Me Again and Alleges the Same Crime That Was Dismissed BeforeTrooper Otis just doesn't seem to get his job is unethical Pulled over while stressed from a forest fire on the doorstep of my property. I didn't handle it as well as I should have but this…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • last yearForaging For Food And Medicine - Medicine And Food Comes From Nature Not CorporationsThe homestead just keeps providing I know this may not even post by the wee late hours of Friday but I'm trying. My off grid homestead sometimes doesn't cooperate. I had internet issues today so…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • last yearFires to Push People Into 15 Minute Smart Cities? Fires in Washington, Burn Baby Burn!Spokane creates a "living laboratory" with smart city partners There were 2 fires started in Spokane County on the 18th of August 2023. One I will discuss in future videos and the other known as…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • last yearForest Fire Threatens Homestead - State Response is Lacking...Smart City Plan?Oregon Rd fire burns up rural areas around future smart city Friday August 18, as my daughter and I made our way home from Spokane we noticed a column of smoke that seemed eerily close to our new…newsnownorthwest (62)in photography • last yearFire in the Northwest - A First Hand Photo Blog "The Night it Started"It starts - 8/18/23 around 4:00 pm. On the late afternoon of Friday, August 18 at around 4:30 pm pacific time a fire started near the vicinity of Oregon Rd in Elk, WA. My daughter and I noticed…newsnownorthwest (62)in off-grid • last yearOff Grid Homesteading Takes A Voluntaryist Community ApproachLending a helping hand When I sold my house and left the city in October of 2022 I didn't have my own property yet. I did however have some wonderful friends who invited me to stay on their…newsnownorthwest (62)in agora • last yearThe Freedom Exchange is Now a Network! Trading/Bartering in North IdahoOur parallel economy is expanding Building a network based primarily on a system of bartering or trading is not easy. It takes a lot more work than just going to the store for the goods we need.…newsnownorthwest (62)in medicine • last yearForaging For Medicine and Food on the HomesteadMother nature provides Good day to you friends and fellow nature enthusiasts! Today my post is going to be centered around food and medicine we find all around us in nature. My goal is to make a…newsnownorthwest (62)in homesteading • last yearBroody Hen Brings Chicks to the Homestead Natures WayBabies are always fun! Good day friends and fellow lovers of nature and it's ways! I hope today finds you doing well as you read this blog. Starting a flock Back in early March I made a…newsnownorthwest (62)in homesteading • last yearClearing and Leveling Trees for Off Grid Home1st update since buying property. Good day friends and fellow off-grid enthusiasts! I haven't posted an update for a while. We've been pretty busy out here on the property. We've accomplished a…newsnownorthwest (62)in offgrid • last yearWe finally found some propertyHi y'all! I know I haven't been very consistent in posting for a while. My life has kind of been up in the air after selling my house in the city. I've had to deal with issues with custody of…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • 2 years agoThis Will Make You Smile - New Kids on the Farm and Off GridIt's the little things that make us happy I've been really busy cleaning up debris and getting ready for spring and summer on the farm. With the days getting longer and sunnier I'm getting more…newsnownorthwest (62)in life • 2 years agoBeing For Free Speech But Against It Simultainously - The Statist DilemmaWatch video on DTube I like free speech just not yours. Last year at a rally in Coeur d'Alene, ID promoting awareness about the 2nd amendment I approached a woman from a bike riders club about…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • 2 years agoBeing For Free Speech But Against It Simultaeneously - The Statist DilemmaI like free speech just not yours. Last year at a rally in Coeur d'Alene, ID promoting awareness about the 2nd amendment I approached a woman from a bike riders club about her presentation on…newsnownorthwest (62)in offgrid • 2 years agoBaby Goats and a Dump RunHow can one not smile with baby goats around? Sunday night delivery On Sunday night around 6:00 Isabella, one of the goats on the homestead I'm on had her first baby of the season. About 20…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • 2 years agoUsing The Sun As A Generator - Powering Tools To Build An Off Grid LifeThe Counter Economy Show is back Soaking up the sun Finally getting a video posted with an update to what is going on with me establishing my off grid life. It's been an interesting few weeks…newsnownorthwest (62)in hive-196037 • 2 years agoThe Counter Economy Show - Countering the Medical Industrial ComplexDitch big pharma for natural medicines In this episode of the Counter Economy show I discuss alternate medicines that can really be beneficial to our health as well as bringing us back to nature.…