all year round, right?

not as much maint

If I don't get to carpent and craft a whole lot you'll have one grumpy Koala on your hands 😒

waterwheels only work until the waters freeze

sadly

flowing water doesn't freeze as easily as stagnant water

Solar does seem to be the best source of "off the grid power"

I suppose we could keep fires alive by the waterwheel to keep it flowing, but it's pretty much no use, cost too much Wood and so on I gues

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solar is your best bet off the grid

As I said corn is not the best option for energy but it can be a solution for other problems, like alcohol, starch, feed the animals...

Yeah

The versatility makes it worth

why solar

Corn is still a staple for feeding farm animals and farmers.

@Mercer nearly every homsteader I've met that lives away from power has solar and can most modern comforts with it

solar is a low maint and high yield way for power

especially if you invest in a giant field

humans need all different types of foods

to be healthy

https://sunbridgesolar.com/solar-101/does-solar-work-in-oregon-washington/

And who said that we are going to be eating only corn?

How will we deal with getting old in our society? No home for the elderly I imagine lol

Corn has been a part of the American diet since the time of the Native Americans.

It is literally one of the most American foods out there.

@Yung Koala The old should do housework and less physically demanding chores. We can't have welfare for the old.

I don't think American Indians made many tamales...

Pretty sure they ate it on the cob.

Tbh, I'm gonna take my own life once I'm old to the point where I am only a nuisience to others - another worry, just a mouth to feed, can't even take care of myseld

@Yung Koala the old should be teaching the young

The Native Americans used fish as fertilizer and it worked for them for thousands of years.

Touché

Long before we had artificial nitrates and fertilizers.

So you're pointing out the benefit of corn now?

What is masa?

You can also make corn bread and corn tortillas.

Touché af

This talk of food is making me hungry 😄

I love southern Corn bread. especially with butter.

We can all agree on that variety of food is necessary for morale and sustenance, right?

Yes.

I'm just debating for the sake of debating. Corn is not the hinge point of my interest here.

What sort of grains will we have?

I want oats 😊 Easy to make porridge

What is healthy.

Same @Mitere

Oats are good too.

Agreed.

Diversity (ironically) is good when it comes to crops.

When we don't crossbreed the crops, aye :>)

Heresy!

If you only have one type of grain, or fruit, or vegetable you're asking for a famine when a pest or disease comes and kills off that particular crop.

^

Hell, the Mormons damn near died out when they settled Utah when snails began to overwhelm their fields and entire their entire harvest.

Will we have an inn? Like a place everyone who wants to can come and hang out in the evening or during festivities? 😄

They were saved by a passing flock of birds than came and ate all the snails.

We'd need an innkeeper! What a comfy profession

There's a type of Oat that can be eaten without being processed or cooked, you just soak it in water for a bit. I forget the name they call it "Something Berries"

Or maybe it was a grain.

Sounds like good eating

Its referenced in the book "Patriots" in a SHTF scenario it became one of the main parts of their daily diet.

Mmmm, chicken tendies

Fuck yes we do

I haven't had those in forever ;w;

Haha, memes aside poultry and eggs are a great source of protein.

So yes.

Omelette 👌🏻

Alright, gonna try to sleep again now - church in 7 hours

Gn

night

@dmac100 to each their own. I enjoy corn though other vegetables like asparagus I'm not so fond of.

The Amish do know what they're doing when it comes to farming.

whos gonna grow the tobacco though guys

>implying we want to grow a crop that requires the govn't getting a cut for "sin tax"

we arent selling it man

Just kidding, I don't smoke but I don't care if others want to grow tobacco.

fuck

Raising meal worms is another good cheap source of food for chickens.

Order meal worm eggs online, put in a plastic container of oats, allow to reproduce, add more oats and take out excess meal worms. easy peasy.

Fish farming I think would be a great idea.

Another great source of protein.

Looks like I'm out for the night take care gents.

Would be nice to have 1 ha dedicated to wheat

Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), nothing special, we just need it for the flour and maybe beer(?)

@Mitere wheat berries

Hey guys, as someone who eats about 80% of my families diet from the homestead we have, you want a variety of what is called "staple" crops, ie- potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, oats, barley, corn, ect..anything with a higher calorie count. Keep chickens, goats, sheep, and cows-working up in that order. Focus on eggs, and dairy goats. I live in NC, and want to settle back in Oklahoma or Texaa, but am trying to support your movement in any way possible. Let me know what homestead knowledge you need, from a guy who lives in a neighborhood right now of 15 or so like minded folks in about a 100 acre community

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People are asking for it on the general back at /pol/

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