Calm Soil

More progress on the solar array/shed. #permies #homesteading #solar #offgrid https://image.nostr.build/bafb1a3851100a0ecb7d52c872eeeed4178e93a51ff76232533c90bbfe4251af.jpg

2024-06-22 21:56:45 UTC

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My wallet regrets clicking that link

2024-06-22 21:05:51 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/ed6e6751d5954356e7660f5bec7cdc33596cf6d7758d9bcbb3a692d0e404da4b.jpg

2024-06-22 21:04:43 UTC

This post is to inform you that the off-grid solar project had started! #permies #solar #homesteading https://image.nostr.build/020f0713f9de6862b91edce979fabd1ae45f76896e718258dd16efbaa46ab5b8.jpg

2024-06-10 16:46:17 UTC

Happy Monday, hope everyone's week is off to a great start! https://image.nostr.build/6e606c94742a52c589a2d95b912db0eb0b520ff9b6cf7dff7bbf4bfbd9a0d128.jpg

2024-06-03 19:16:16 UTC

🌞 🎶Summer of Suno 🎶 🌞
https://suno.com/song/c69914ac-55ae-4cfb-b35d-77f28b3b7249
If you have not heard of Suno.com it is basically Midjourney but for music.
Last week Suno announced that they will be hosting a competition over the summer giving away $1 million in prizes. See their blog post here: https://suno.com/blog/sos
As a homesteader I'm always looking for ways to generate passive income. There are several ways people are using Suno to make money. Some are publishing music and listing it on Spotify, some are starting Youtube music channels, and some are using Tiktok.
I have toyed with the idea of making some homestead music albums. We’ll see if I get around to making that.
What I am excited about is this contest. I created the above song specifically for it. If you could give it a listen, smash that like button, and share it that would be awesome! If any of you have songs you have made on Suno, shoot me a link and I will do that same.
Here are my top 5 tips I’ve learned while using Suno:
1. Use the custom mode.
Custom mode gives you more control over the song allowing you to improve it.
2. Lyrics are the heart of the song – don’t just use the AI generated ones.
If you are not going to write your own, use the Suno AI to come up with the first draft of the lyrics. I have found the Suno model gives better results than Chatgpt or others.
You can have Suno generate lyrics in custom mode by typing what you want the song to be about in the lyrics dialogue box and then hit “generate lyrics.”
Use the AI lyrics as a first draft. Often the AI will write lines that don’t really fit just to make sure they rhyme.
Go through line by line and rewrite as necessary. If you want some help on how to improve the lyrics, I have had good results working with the Claude-3-Haiku model (https://poe.com/Claude-3-Haiku).
3. Don’t expect the first couple songs to be very good.
V3.5 of the Suno model does a good job, but you should expect to iterate several times until you find the sound you are looking for.
4. Use the extend function in custom mode.
If there is a part of the song you don’t like or the AI does something silly (like sing the 2nd verse twice) you can use “extend” to have it generate the song again from any point in the song.
5. You can use the extend function to add lyrics to an instrumental.
I have done this on a few of the songs I have made. I find a melody I like, come up with some lyrics that fit, and then extend the song after the first melody phrase has played. I did that process with this song and think it turned out great. (https://suno.com/song/84a4e2f7-2847-4845-ab23-19fbf5cd3f4e)
#grownostr #music #AI #SummerOfSuno #tips

2024-05-31 11:30:34 UTC

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lol "in that pic"

2024-05-31 01:07:07 UTC

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2 days old I'm that pic.

2024-05-31 01:06:00 UTC

Anyone dealt with sour crop in a chicken? I've got a hen with a swollen crop and I'm trying to help her. #permies #homesteading

2024-05-30 03:58:13 UTC

Name this band
https://image.nostr.build/619a58a1ac1b9388ede35a1aa64ac1027922cfe2a32b502e3403ef5c34c64959.jpg

2024-05-30 03:07:52 UTC

5 new ducks hatched out of the incubator! #homesteading #permies https://image.nostr.build/ad8aa0ffe16781f830a2121f0af24a06bacac1eb14a0389be26d345061ec0cfd.jpg

2024-03-24 21:04:26 UTC

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I have heard that 8 days is the recommended maximum for saving them for incubating. That is stored at room temperature. I'm sure you can go longer but the hatch rate starts to drop off.

2024-03-22 21:58:24 UTC

Reminder to head outside after the zapathon. Reconnect and recharge. #zapathon https://image.nostr.build/59f11e4b099f47f4ce16f10cefb5ae900df5924a7bb1b358cdcaefc95ba0919a.jpg

2024-03-20 13:14:40 UTC

Another batch of sourdough banana bread hot out of the oven. This is by far my favorite banana bread. #baking #sourdough https://image.nostr.build/80f4e6308b056baf58ad64f6e59523ba220288a28d81ae042f0616d6cea441f1.jpg

2024-03-19 12:28:57 UTC

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Welcome, that a top bar hive in the photo?

2024-03-19 12:14:43 UTC

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That is what I here. Now I need to get a place ready for them. Luckily they incubate longer than chickens 😅

2024-03-18 17:42:09 UTC

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I've seen mods of those little kid play cars where they replace the motor with an electric drill. The instructions specifically state to leave the drill in the lower slower gear because high is way too fast 😂

2024-03-18 17:40:32 UTC

Another 15 eggs into the incubator. This time ducks! A friend gave me the eggs. Their age is unknown, but hopefully most are still viable.

2024-03-16 12:21:59 UTC

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Thanks for sharing

2024-03-14 14:42:06 UTC

The chicks have hatched! 16 new chickens to add to the layer flock. #permies
https://image.nostr.build/45be3b4260cb0ad62ec4230d2d0d35b44951c502eef1657a25e75373c912d60b.jpg

2024-03-14 14:34:08 UTC

Chicks just hatched out of the incubator. 16 of 19, 84%! The first time I tried incubating eggs it was around 40%.

2024-02-03 13:26:14 UTC

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Correction. This was the main quake.
https://image.nostr.build/a98253be4ba68db37807347565c9a5f51824a71e541ea815c1a4c88afbe2f502.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=720x897&blurhash=_ES6Y%3ARj%7EDRjkCs%3ANaQ.M%7BNZWBofkCs%3Bn4WBN%40Rjf8bHs%3A9tof%24%2BRja_o2R*xuofaxjvWBaeo2-pt7R*fkWXWBWA%25gkCRjt7adR*fS%25MofRjj%5BbIf6e.xus%3ARjR%2Bofs%3AWV&x=2f1378dae1bee83d313df9ea539a8d49acda21f9c5ae3720167c63aaa422b83b

2024-02-03 12:25:06 UTC

Felt it. Pretty rare around these parts.
#earthquake #oklahoma
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2024-02-03 03:14:36 UTC

Years ago I had an idea for a sci fi novel where a corporation was secretly deploying solar panels into space. So much so that it started to block out the sun. The central story arc revolved around the protagonist uncovering the conspiracy.
Now truth is stranger than fiction.
https://image.nostr.build/7d56c78d8dbd46286ce778d64bc8a5e4c3e5d9b74148f5b6788e5275fd82bfb0.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=704x1280&blurhash=%5DfO43iM%7Bt8j%5Bax%7Eqofj%5BfQj%5B_3s%3Bayayof00WBofj%5BRj%3Fbj%5Bayj%5BWBxut7WBayofWBWBoMj%5BWBRjWBj%5BofWBIUofWBj%5Bj%5B&x=94b8be7f8622eee8e1c5aa454e186d3c0bae7b013253eddea610bc8e3a57f639

2024-02-02 03:56:19 UTC

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Sounds like a worthy project. Following.

2024-02-02 03:29:07 UTC

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Looks like the old Blackberry phones. I want one.

2024-01-31 22:40:11 UTC

The solar panels are here!
https://youtu.be/Ir52zicwd6A
Has anyone built a DIY ground mount solar array? I am currently researching ideas for framing one up.

2024-01-11 03:07:19 UTC

New blog post up about making biochar in a bathtub. A nice way to warm up during freezing weather!
https://www.littleaghomestead.com/bathtub-biochar/

2023-12-23 01:11:31 UTC

First attempt at the Christmas tree sourdough, sort of worked. #breadstr
https://image.nostr.build/db66847804d1d0bf94863fdec2d0302e34d1ea2772f191c5e77dcba1e695ea6b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=780x1040&blurhash=_3Dbi%3D.80104%250xb%3FDrAD*0it7w%5Bn%24%25100%24%7C%5E%25%7E7WFxtM%7C044%3B%5E%25%3FFNGNLxtpxkXxUNf-%3ANLIo%5Eh%3DvR*0gV%40axNI%25L%250IVs.nhs%2CR*9GMxxa%251Ios%2Co%23OZozoJR%2Bxu%251M%7C&x=525180d18232a52bbd56e01bd129c7d62e6ed002346c5901349bbbab1866c627

2023-12-22 14:41:08 UTC

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LOL typical OK social media post is someone complaining about the restaurants. Not very good places to go out to.

2023-12-06 15:11:00 UTC

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Jocko writes kid books.

2023-11-30 01:22:29 UTC

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In full transparency I run Tailscale in parallel with Umbrel(ie outside of Umbrel but on the same machine) so I can have access to the command line functions.

2023-11-30 00:52:19 UTC

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You can do https with Tailscale on Umbrel.

2023-11-29 21:44:07 UTC

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This is on my to do list.

2023-11-29 14:13:30 UTC

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I started on a raspi but quickly upgraded to a small frame PC that I picked up used for cheap.
The services I find useful are: Tailscale, which gives me access to the server anywhere; Nextcloud for file storage, but also the music extension let's me take my playlists with me wherever; Nostr Relay backs up my Nostr activity automatically; Invidious for YouTube without ads or trackers; Audiobook shelf for podcasts and audio books; Jellyfin for movies and shows.
I actually run several other services on the same machine, just not through Umbrel. Tailscale, Pi-hole, Photoprism, Trillium Notes, Portainer, and recently Duplicati for back-ups. Some of these are available through Umbrel but I wanted more control over the services (eg Tailscale) or wanted to support the devs (eg Photoprism).

2023-11-29 02:24:17 UTC

I have been running @npub1agh…mhct for a couple years now and it has dramatically changed my digital landscape. Not only does it make it easy to run your own bitcoin node, but I've also slowly been dropping centralized apps with self-hosted solutions. Even though I don't run everything through Umbrel OS it has opened me to the world of self-hosting.
#decentralized #sovereigntech

2023-11-16 17:16:38 UTC

Where did my note go? Testing if this one posts.

2023-11-14 01:35:43 UTC

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Eye swollen shut? Just had this happen. Lost two roos and one is on the mend. My experienced chicken farmer neighbor told me it was a respiratory infection. It would be wise to isolate that one from the others as a precaution.

2023-11-10 05:04:57 UTC

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Did you use the heap method?

2023-11-07 16:45:07 UTC

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Dream truck

2023-11-07 15:56:12 UTC

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#nevent1q…stde

2023-11-07 14:29:33 UTC

Prepping Pokeweed root to make a salve.
#medicinalplants #herbalmedicine #permies
https://image.nostr.build/5de760253820dbae8f04a80935228379f7d7c6d697a8ce8b30c8ba7286be6e3a.jpg

2023-11-06 17:39:48 UTC

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Here is a snip from Dr Christopher's School of Natural Healing
https://image.nostr.build/9856068950fc6cfba2fddbedf512cbeedaf4eab4cc7f15848a10c76e6807813c.jpg

2023-11-06 15:01:38 UTC

This is the root of Pokeweed (Pyhtolacca americana) which my neighbor told me was poisonous. I'l have a lot of it and was worried about the kids maybe eating some of the berries. I was ready to wage war on it.
Then I learned that is a valued medicinal plant with all sorts of uses.
Now I'm going to be making some tinctures and salves with it. I also gathered several pounds of seeds from it.
To loosely quote Emerson: A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not been discovered yet.
#homestead #medicinalplants #plants #permies
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2023-10-31 16:33:13 UTC

https://void.cat/d/FWEEUeTob54gSCUntVjdRD.webp
Finally it is here! In case you haven't been following Steven Williams, he has been developing a building system with sytrofoam and aircrete to make affordable structures that divert waste from hitting the landfill.
I've been waiting for the release of their online course as I couldn't afford to go to the in person workshop and really want to try this out. I plan on building myself a barn with this stuff and eventually a guest house.
They are offering the course at almost 50% off for November. Check out the announcement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHbQuHsFXQ4
If you want to help a brother out you can sign up for the course with this link: https://abundance.build/?ref=LeafhoITj5RcaC
#permies #aircrete #abundacrete #sustainablebuilding #homestead #homesteading

2023-10-31 12:19:16 UTC

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This

2023-10-28 17:42:34 UTC

Rooting some Fuyu persimmon cuttings. Trying some in water and some in soil. Also trying some dipped in honey and some in rooting compound. We'll see what works. #permies #homestead #persimmons
https://image.nostr.build/299ffde9576c86610a95ac47a2224b60edbdccc3fcab323af721f1abd8a37a76.jpg

2023-10-26 19:14:33 UTC

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Have two of them!

2023-05-25 16:02:31 UTC

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We had 10 hatch, but one only lived a couple days. The rest are doing well though!

2023-05-17 13:31:58 UTC

The flowers are really coming in on the swale. #permies #grownostr
https://i.imgur.com/lEKmLVS.jpg

2023-05-12 23:25:57 UTC

Change of plans, I will be hanging with some hot young chicks tonight 😉 #permies #grownostr #chickens
https://i.imgur.com/Z5zUTmj.jpg

2023-05-03 15:34:00 UTC

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Biochar is basically charcoal made typically from wood. It is made by burning wood with very limited oxygen. That way the volatile gases and such burn of and the carbonized structure of the wood remains.
Feeding it to livestock has shown in studies improved growth performance, better egg yield, ability to resist pathogens and a reduction of methane production. The high absorption capacity of biochar also aids in the removal of toxins from the animals and the farm.

2023-05-03 14:04:34 UTC

It amazes me how quickly the chickens empty this dog bowl. I will fill it up in the morning with biochar and by the evening they have emptied it. I only have 10 birds right now. #biochar #grownostr #chickens #permies
https://i.imgur.com/KN5CNbO.jpg

2023-04-29 16:20:04 UTC

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Cheap, not free unfortunately. There are some nice boards in the pile for sure.

2023-04-29 15:51:49 UTC

Two more rustic cedar garden boxes done. These cedar planks came from the reject pile of a local sawmill. #permies #grownostr #woodstr
https://i.imgur.com/jspKzhj.jpg

2023-04-27 18:57:36 UTC

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Yes, nice. How did you dig them? I'll have to get a snap of mine posted.

2023-04-26 15:53:44 UTC

Happy to see the goldenseal coming up. #permies #grownostr #medicinal
https://i.imgur.com/oR8JhAn.jpg

2023-04-26 02:30:49 UTC

We have had rainfall day. Finally!
Now I am going to get a drip system put together for the next dry spell.
#AprilShowers #permies #grownostr

2023-04-22 17:30:38 UTC

Trying something new this month. #permies #grownostr #chickens
https://i.imgur.com/qySFvXY.jpg

2023-04-21 21:30:30 UTC

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Not an option on Amethyst yet 🤷

2023-04-21 21:24:02 UTC

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Zappity zap! ⚡⚡⚡

2023-04-21 21:19:23 UTC

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Followed back.

2023-04-21 21:14:26 UTC

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Zappppppp!

2023-04-21 21:13:57 UTC

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Zapped you, zap zap zapping zap zap. #plebchain

2023-04-21 21:05:20 UTC

Got a zap, now I can zap more. #plebchain #giveazap

2023-04-21 21:02:24 UTC

Got Zap?
https://imgur.com/a/C1OVfd7
#plebchain #zapathon #gotzap?

2023-04-21 21:02:17 UTC

Got Zap?
https://imgur.com/a/C1OVfd7
#plebchain #zapathon #gotzap?

2023-04-21 03:07:42 UTC

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Yes, I am going to have to set it up if this continues.

2023-04-21 03:05:54 UTC

This spring has been dry so far. We almost got some rain yesterday but it missed us. I have dozens of baby trees in the ground. Some looked like they needed some moisture so I watered them today.
As most of them are too far to drag the hose out to, one trick I have learned is you can fill a 5 gallon bucket and put a very small hole in the side near the bottom. This let's the water trickle out and seep down deep where you want instead of running off and not reaching the roots.
#permies #Pray4Rain #grownostr

2023-04-20 02:39:04 UTC

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Congratulations! First order of the season or ever?

2023-04-20 02:38:34 UTC

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Heading my way next. Did you get the hail?

2023-04-20 02:30:37 UTC

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Are you grid tied with battery backup? Or just grid tie?

2023-04-19 14:05:50 UTC

Cars are like water in the landscape. The faster they go the more they erode away the good stuff. #grownostr #permies #urbandesign

2023-04-19 13:56:18 UTC

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Whatever kind my neighbor gave me 😀. These are what is left from last year's crop.

2023-04-18 14:03:52 UTC

Just some chicken poop sliding into your feed. The black dropping at the top is with biochar. #permies #grownostr #soil #biochar
https://i.imgur.com/mEfn1bM.jpg

2023-04-17 21:19:07 UTC

The sweet potatoes are alive! #permies #grownostr #homesteading
https://i.imgur.com/iyNhZn0.jpg

2023-04-17 15:29:51 UTC

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RIP my spelling on my phone!
Second sentence is a mess. I was trying to say that only one out of six took.

2023-04-17 15:27:47 UTC

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It is a Redfield apple grafted on to a Bradford Pear root sucker.

2023-04-17 15:05:13 UTC

First time I tried my hand at grafting. One thus one took out if six. I learned some things and will hopefully have better success next year! #grownostr permiesb #grafting
https://i.imgur.com/B6SdIzR.jpg

2023-04-14 19:16:26 UTC

The snow won't give up. Oh well, might as well enjoy it. #grownostr #snow #winterfun #WinterIsStaying
https://i.imgur.com/isJzTVC.jpg

2023-04-13 16:09:02 UTC

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Zapper fully charged.

2023-04-13 15:55:29 UTC

Nostr fixes this. #grownostr #censorship #truth
https://i.imgur.com/7E9gmnv.jpg

2023-04-13 13:55:55 UTC

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Thanks! I will have to try the unripe fruit this summer. Also sounds like it has good forage potential.

2023-04-13 13:38:49 UTC

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