Nature is Cruel and Kind
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in nature as “nasty, brutish, and short” a view that continues to resonate with certain members of the populace. Often a man of...
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Nature is Cruel and Kind
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The Great Old Ones
With apologies to H.P. Lovecraft and to any readers who find what follows idiotically abstruse. I have written in the past about mental strain of a limited diet, and lately...
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Local Fat
On occasion both Garth and I have been known to praise Simon Fairlie's book, Meat: A Benign Extravagance. For anyone interested in homesteading/permaculture/sustainability/food production, it deserves a place on the...
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Calorie Density
I've mentioned a number of times about the volume of roots I have to eat to get many calories. Here's a visual demonstration. The small stack of tallow on the...
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First Starts of the Year
Like any gardener, I’ve had both up and down years. I often can’t figure out why a particular crop fails or succeeds, and while I get better results every year,...
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Dessert?
I bartered a big bag of vegetables for 5 gallons of milk last week. I have a minor dairy intolerance, but it seems worth it to me to live with...
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Fisher Cat
Yesterday Alanna was looking out the window when she noticed an animal running down the stream bank. She called me over in time for me to get a look at...
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Excellent Pork
The bacon Garth cured is done now. The smokiness of the bacon is a little more "grill" than is ideal, but the meaty flavors are top-notch. We just had a...
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Grazing Pigs
I don't have any photos of my pigs grazing. They mostly rooted when I rotated them around the pasture last year and there is still snow on frozen soil here...
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The Meals of Just-ish, Part III: A Glass of Lukewarm Water Consumed in a Beige Room on a Mild, Slightly Overcast Day
Note: If you don’t understand what’s happening here, this post will bring you up to speed. As if the endless winter wasn’t punishment enough, the north has now begun bombarding...
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Breeding Dissension
The bull hardly came to my waist, a good foot shorter than the cows beside him. As they stood in a tight ring, peeling flakes of hay off of a...
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Shovels
I'm getting ready to go in the garden even though it was only 13 degrees this morning and the forecast still calls for temps nearer February's average I till most...
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At the Auction
It’s easy to complain about the homogenization of culture. As much as the internet allows niche communities to thrive, these are divorced from a specific geographical region. The monotony of...
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The Low-Grain/No-Grain Pig
In the paleo diet world much is made of the essential fatty acids omega 6 and omega 3. In case you don't read Mark's Daily Apple assiduously, these fats are...
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