BlogHide Resteemsnickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoSimple, DIY gravity feed with pump assistance drip system for tea and fertilizers!Hey everyone, I kinda went on hiatus for a couple of weeks... but I'm back, and would like to tell you about the drip feed fertilizing/tea setup I just got going! So basically, I have 4 tanks in…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoWhat does awareness mean to you?? My answer to the Tribesteemup bi-weekly question...This is my response to the Tribesteemup bi-weekly question "What does awareness mean to you?". There are so many different levels to being aware that I'm finding this question pretty difficult to…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoDay 7 Positivity challenge..Well that was a fun week long challenge. I have been working long days and had to skip a couple of posts just due to not having enough time in the day.. But hey, I still got most of them! Also, I'm…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoDay 5: 3 ways be productive and get it done!I was busy yesterday sun up to sun down with various stuff around the farm. Today ran the farmers market and then rebuilt the drum brakes on my Ford. Lots of work! I also am not a mechanic and…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoDay 3 .. Summer Solstice has arrived... What an amazing place to experience it. Building more perspective everyday.The summer solstice is here. And I used every hour of daylight for something today, although I did pass out for a nap for about an hour in the late afternoon. Had a good full day rebuilding a porch…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoDay 2 and thankful for good friends and old times...Over the past year and since moving to Taos it's been hard for me to hang with others and build new connections and friendships. This is mostly because I'm just way too busy and don't make / can't…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoWorking with nature takes time and patience! Day 1 #7daypositivitychallengeHey y'all.... I've been nominated by @trucklife-family to do the 7daypositivity challenge, where you write something positive that you experienced everyday for 7 days straight. Very happy to do…nickhans (54)in dtube • 6 years agoNick Hans - Bottle of GrainI wrote this tune a couple of years back in New Orleans. I'm going to release it on my new album, which I'm hoping to release sometime in the next few months here on Steemit. Seems like a great…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoGratitude is the one of the best tools in the toolbox...The monsoon season is finally on, and I couldn't be more stoked! I love the rain. Always have... and now, I live in the high desert. Not much rain around here. Go figure! This is my dog Big Boy.…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoNick Hans - My original song Days of Old - and what it means to be here...This is a song I wrote about a month before I left New Orleans. It's called "Days Of Old"... Reason I'm posting this up is because yesterday marks my one year anniversary of living in Taos, NM.…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoThis machine is hand powered and transplants 100 plants a minute!Hey y'all, If you are into production farming, you've probably heard of the paperpot transplanting system. If not.... you gotta see this thing! It's pretty mind blowing: Not my straightest…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoLove, old Careless Love...Careless love is a beautiful old blues standard of unknown origins. It's definitely been played in New Orleans all the way back to the late 1800s, but no one quite knows where it actually came…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoHow to use thermal mass to harness the incredible power of the SUN and to grow food year round!Last winter I buckled down and built myself a 15' x 40' greenhouse. I built it on a shoestring budget and I'm actually pretty happy with it. It needs some stuff (like automation) but it sure gets…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoHand tools.. thousands of years of innovation, or... just a bent piece of wire??I'm not gonna lie... When I noticed today that @offgrid-online is hosting a "What are your all time favorite hand tools and why?" contest, I got really excited. I love tools and any excuse to talk…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoReducing plastic waste on the farm - how can we do it!???Hey everyone, I've been too busy to post much the past couple of days. I've been working a lot both in the greenhouse and in the field. I can't keep up with everything, but as long as I just keep it…nickhans (54)in dsound • 6 years agoThis is an original tune called "Off My Mind" ...Hey everyone, This is an original song I wrote and recorded back in 2016 with my old band in New Orleans. It's called "Off My Mind". It's also my first dsound post so I'm just pretending I know…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoGrow food in ALL seasons: A simple and FAST way to build rowcover and shade for your garden!Rowcovers are an amazing addition to any size garden. You can use them for so many different things! For instance, you can cover your crops and help them extend further into the fall and even…nickhans (54)in dlive • 6 years agoNick Hans - Green Label WhiskeyHey everyone, I wrote this song about 5 years ago and kinda shelved it for a long time... but I think I'm getting it to where I like it. This is kinda like a "rough draft". I figured I'd throw it…nickhans (54)in gardening • 6 years agoThe secret to making it HAPPEN in the face of major challenges...Everyday I strive to stay positive and persevere through these tough beginning stages of a new farm. I've had market gardens in the past, but they were either partial income or I was working for a…nickhans (54)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoBringing the soil back to life with microbes: You've got to see this!! Desert to diversity in one season.Last year, around mid-summer, I built a small market garden near the center of Taos: I grew an abundance of vegetables, such as Kale, Arugula, Swiss Chard, Spinach, Romaine, Lettuce Mix, Beets…
