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| Mommacat | May 22 2012, 11:15 AM Post #11 |
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I was taken with the idea that water has "memory" and that no matter what happens to it, it retains that. It took it a step further and said that our body's water "remembers" where it originated from. I wonder if that's the reason that no other place I've ever lived has felt quite as "at home" as the area I grew up? The water in that area has a distinctive taste and smell - it has a very high iron content and, by contrast, most other water seems bland to me. Raven has good tasting water, but I imagine spring water has high mineral content, too. Anyway, it was a very intersting video, thanks again HF. Good grief - I don't think I could survive in a house that cold! Tell me you're joking! I like things a little on the cool side and like a heavy sweater and wool socks in the winter. But, I don't like it so chilly that my nose runs, teeth chatter and my fingers grt numb! Yikes!! You need to do some work on your wood stove! A few year ago we had severe drought conditions. The lakes and rivers dropped and people that used to have nice beaches were several hundred feet back from the waters edge. The swamps and marches dried up and it was awful! A lot of people up here have shallow sandpoint wells and many of them didn't have water, or the water they did get was nasty and dirty. The constant threat of forest fires was never far from people's thoughts because the woods were crackling dry . But, we're coming back from that and our water table and lakes are only slightly below where they should be. |
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| Raven | May 22 2012, 11:58 AM Post #12 |
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It is so dry here that my garden is cement, the lawn is drying up and turning brown and my apple trees leaves are showing signs of stress. Our creek output is down but we don't use it all up. I would like to get our water cisterns set up for any possible rainfall but there is so much going on that I don't know what to do first. I have never seen the middle of May so dry. It is like August out there. Researching some cover cropping and green manuring to help with moisture retention. |
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| Mommacat | May 23 2012, 03:14 AM Post #13 |
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Is it feasible to water the trees, or do they take too much because of their large size? I wish I could send you some of the rain we've been getting! |
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| Raven | May 23 2012, 11:03 AM Post #14 |
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I have started watering them just enough to keep them going. We are supposed to get rain tomorrow night...hope so! I am thinking that from a prepping standpoint, the key would be to get your property to the point that you are not just using what you do have wisely, conserving where you can and making due with what you are getting BUT to ready the land for being able to get by better on less. Much like the green manure or cover cropping systems that I mentioned. One more thing on my to do list! Edited by Raven, May 23 2012, 11:05 AM.
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| Mommacat | May 24 2012, 02:57 AM Post #15 |
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That does make a lot of sense, Raven. I imagine that in a post-SHTF situation when having water for your own consumption might be a problem, then having it to water gardens and livestock might be nearly impossible. Right now we are having thunder and rain - been going on most of the day. I sure don't understand why small areas take turns getting either flooded or dried to a crisp! |
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| Raven | May 24 2012, 10:04 AM Post #16 |
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My goal with the green manure and cover cropping plan is to get the soil to have ALOT more humus. With a good amount of non-impacted soil, the water will be retained as needed but also let water drain as needed. Right now most of the land that is being farmed is compact and sterile without large doses of fertilizer and weed killers. If you ever get a chance, you should read about Malabar farm in New York. It took him years to get the property to viability. Interesting reading. It is expensive but oh so worth it...I just have to convince Griz LOL |
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| HandFarming | May 24 2012, 12:44 PM Post #17 |
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Have Griz watch the online movie "DIRT" and he'll catch on real fast. You are spot on Raven- soil is suppose to be alive with microbes. Get some popcorn with lotta butter! http://www.hulu.com/watch/191666/dirt-the-movie |
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| franklin067 | Oct 29 2012, 07:17 PM Post #18 |
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thanks for sharing wonderful link |
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