New: selfsustainingAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959hive-180932zzanphotographyhive-166405hive-185836uncommonlabhive-188619bitcoinhive-150122hive-183397hive-144064hive-124908krsuccesshive-101145hive-139150hive-145157hive-109690hive-150943hive-193637hive-181136TrendingNewHotLikerssenvi (32)in intentionalcommunity • 6 years agoIntentional community living and a directory of settlementsGreat website for ideas and for those seeking options to their existing urban or city living. Dive inalaskahippie (56)in foraging • 6 years agoBerry picking 29 July 2018We went by our favorite fishing hole to pick berries. We are amazed at how many we got! We ended up with my bucket and the pink one full, but the weight kept popping the handle out so we ‘split…alaskahippie (56)in selfsustaining • 6 years agoWent berry pickingWe went on a Saturday the 28th of July 2018. We got a mix of blue, crow, and salmon berries. I actually forgot my phone in the van when we went picking. But I can show you how many we got. 😝…alaskahippie (56)in selfsufficient • 6 years agoBerries and BearsWe went for a mile hike to get berries and got ran off by the musk of a bear. If you can smell them, you’re to close and need to move away from them. So we decided to go check out our berry…alaskahippie (56)in selfsufficient • 6 years agoWent Berry Picking and Found the Unicorn of Berries 🦄I have found a great way to find berries Alaska! All thanks to Alaskan veteran berry pickers. Use satilite maps! Look for the marshes, blogs and permafrost areas. Yes these are all my photos…earthmother (57)in homesteading • 6 years agoWhats New? Thunderbeings!What a week! Everything has awakened! Time for new growth and life. So many facets to spring! The first of thunders came, waking up mother earth in the most beautiful ways. Watering and nurturing…alaskahippie (56)in selfsustaining • 6 years agoEating frozen berries on a hot day : A peek at what berries I will be targeting this coming fallYesterday was just 60° but considering this past winter got down to -30° it was hot! We had no more ice pops but I had frozen berries! Very messy and stained hands I pulled out my blue…alaskahippie (56)in homesteading • 6 years agoHarvested WILD Strawberries and added them to my gardenStrawberries grow wild in Alaska along with many other kinds of berries. Salmon berries, blue berries, watermelon berries, cranberries, raspberries, crow berries and strawberries. There might be a…earthmother (57)in homesteading • 6 years agoWhat's new? Getting ready for winter!Well...the snow is melted and the mud covers half my wheel well, when I baha and get stuck. I am land locked for another few days or so. I am grateful that is is not an extremely wet spring. The…alaskahippie (56)in homesteading • 6 years agoLog Blog : Alaska Date 21st of May 2018 (Star Trek pun intended 😜)Working my ass off, my core is getting sore from swinging the maul. We have about 3 cords, but need about 8. Need 1.5 cords per month to play it safe and not fall short. This is just one of…alaskahippie (56)in selfsufficient • 6 years agoOff with their heads!!!I had some ass hole male ducks. Three would go after one female. It was bad, so I killed them. I literally stop chopping wood went and captured two males. Cut their heads off, dressed them out.…alaskahippie (56)in homesteading • 6 years agoAlaskan Homestead Update : 17 May 2018A bit of a long post. We got a log cart, more hatchlings, a bit about the garden, and life. We got a garden cart, big deal to us! I have been using a triplet stroller frame for five years. It…alaskahippie (56)in selfsufficient • 6 years ago@walkerland showed me the way to cook the fiddle head : our very first forageSo my doc, yes doc, told me about the fiddle heads. But forgot to tell me how to prepare them. Well @walkerland provided several ways to prepare them. So here are my photos on our forage, all…elfmyselfandi (52)in gardening • 6 years agoFrom the garden this morningOur tiny tim tomatoes (still in their pots indoors) had a couple more red ones so I picked those, grabbed some basil leaves (also in a pot indoors) and a piece of green onion (that we regrown from…earthmother (57)in homesteading • 7 years agoGuilty Pleasures- Homestead style!This was brought to me by @borrowedearth!! Howdy Homesteaders/Off-Gridders/ Alternative Aventurers of Steemit! I want to chat for a minute about Guilty Pleasures! Many of us Homesteading and…earthmother (57)in homesteading • 7 years agoWhat's New? SPRING!!I haven't been able to blog a whole lot this past bit. Working like crazy to get ready for the next seasons, and yes, I am already planning for next winter! So many things that I can modify to…elfmyselfandi (52)in gardening • 7 years agoMore diggin´ in the no dig gardenMonday we had rallied friends and family to help us out with the no-dig garden beds and wood chips. It turned out to be a beautiful day with 27 degrees (c) and a light breeze. This is what the…elfmyselfandi (52)in gardening • 7 years agoFull body workout - gardening style. Oh and I transplanted our celery grown from scraps outside!It will feed you and get you in shape..at the same time :) This is what our celery scrap looked like 30th of march when I put it in water. Two days later, the 1st of April, its already…earthmother (57)in homesteading • 7 years agoNothing Wasted- PotatoesI have written about things that I do to make little to no waste, when I can. As most of you know I am living off grid, and working towards self sustainability. Enter the potato! We eat about…alaskatactical (47)in reloading • 7 years agoMy Dillon XL650 explanation of stepsJust a quick video of my Dillon XL650 and what is does at each station.
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