Food Forest Harvest: Grapes. After 5 years, thr first grape harvest has come We planted several varieties of grape vines to climb nitrogen fixing black alder trees in the food forest. After 5 years the vines have completely climbed the trees. The grapes are doing their intended job of creating physical stress to encourage the tree to release nitrogen to the surrounding plants. Now, we are harvesting the first bunches of grapes. These grapes are Niagra. The ethic of return the surplus back to the system is starting to take on a whole new meaning as the plants we are growing are starting to mature and produce. Soon we will have more than we have time to harvest and process alone. Thankfully most plants have a job beyond the fruit they produce so if we miss a harvest a yeild is still being obtained. In this case, if I am unable to harvest the grapes and hops vining up the trees, they are still doing the work of stressing the tree providing a yeild of nitrogen fertilizer. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #forestgarden #foodforest #returnsurplus #nonextraction #grapes #harvest View quoted note →

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Axelrod[00] 2 years ago
What were the grapes like the previous years? I just took some grape vines out because the grapes were sour and never ripened even after 3 years in the ground
It is a wonderful problem to have overflow and abundance. Once you have planted trees and saved in bitcoin time is on your side. Yields will increase for many years to come
One year ago I recorded a podcast with @Ungovernable Misfits talking permaculture and bitcoin in general. This clip is a good summary of my high level thoughts on Permaculture and Bitcoin and was basically the ideal I was working towards throughout the year. View quoted note → The podcast as a whole provides a good reference point for a lot of what has happened on the homestead over the last year. I'm not sure why I thought to detail so many of my plans for the year, maybe hold myself accountable. All in all, I was able to accomplish almost everything I mentioned throughout the podcast in the last year. Take a listen and check out this year in review mega note. February was defined by maple syrup production, the threads aren't as cohesive as I was still learning Nostr and developing my style. View quoted note → March the highlight was working on the 20ft tiny house, still haven't quite figured out Nostr. View quoted note → April was marked the completion of the Bitcoin mining dehydrator, one of highlights of the whole year for the homestead. View quoted note → May was the sweet spot of sunlight and waning colder temperatures which lead to lots of pleb mining at the homestead. The solar power was flowing and the dehydrator was constantly loaded. The cold frame was growing cannabis and the portable S9 space heater was saving lambs from hypothermia. View quoted note → June the sheep were grazing the pasture at it's finest and the yurt was booked solid with guests View quoted note → July the bitcoin mining clothes dryer was completed in the peak of the summer tourist season. A project I have been thinking about and working towards for over 6 months. View quoted note → August I made my second appearance on the Bitcoin Rapidfire podcast talking about mining on the homestead. View quoted note → September the food forest ripening and cannabis colas were forming. View quoted note → View quoted note → October the sheep were finishing out the season strong making for some of our best lamb we've grown. View quoted note → November we rounded out a great year with the horses after finally realizing our goal of using them for carriage tours. View quoted note → December I spent spreading the word of the intersection of Bitcoin and Permaculture on the @npub1cl42...gf39, @QW, and @npub1svc4...a9g9 View quoted note → What a wild year, it's been all that more amazing to share it with everyone on Nostr. Permaculture, Bitcoin, and Nostr is facilitating a new permanent culture in which we are all building together! #permaculture #permies #homesteading #bitcoin #meshtadel #bitcoinmining #plebminer #foodforest #weedstr #cannabis #rotationalgrazing #yurt #grownostr