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Comment by Chief Walks on February 15, 2021 at 7:24pm

Comment by Chief Walks on February 15, 2021 at 7:23pm

The Number one seed starting mistake is starting too soon.
Try to resist the temptation and your seedlings will be better for it

Comment by Chief Walks on February 15, 2021 at 7:21pm

Always use the right onion:
Sweet Onion: Best for onion rings, gratins, roasted vegetables, and frying.
Red Onion: Best for eating raw, making guacamole, salads, and sandwiches.
White Onion: Best for salsas, chutneys, stir-fries, and are the crunchiest onion.
Yellow Onion: Best for general cooking, meat roasts, sauces, soups, and stews.
Shallot: Best for vinaigrettes, egg casseroles, garnishes, and is the mildest onion.

Rub Canola/Olive Oil on your knives before cutting onions to prevent your eyes from tearing up.

Comment by Chief Walks on February 15, 2021 at 7:21pm

Chickens start laying eggs when they are around 5 months old. They'll lay almost an egg a day for the first year or so, then take time off to molt (grow in new feathers). They might take off that next winter as well, depending on their breed. That next spring, their eggs will be a bit larger. They'll continue to lay until fall and then repeat the cycle. After 2 or 3 years of laying, their production will drop about 20% a year, until they're not laying many eggs at all, by the time they're around 6 years old. Maybe a few each spring and that's it. Chickens can live to be 9 or 10 years old and will happily sit on eggs and hatch chicks long after they stop laying eggs of their own. Fascinating creatures, chickens are.

Comment by Chief Walks on February 15, 2021 at 7:19pm

Comment by Chief Walks on February 15, 2021 at 7:19pm

So I found out something that was pretty cool that a lot of people don't know.
So I cranked up my generator it runs fine but it's not putting out power. So I called the Briggs & Stratton company. He told me my generator lost its magnetic field. So he told me to start up the generator and plug in an electric drill. And keep turning the drill backward. Till it automatically comes on. And goes the right way... it puts the magnetic field back into the generator.
I thought that was pretty cool to know.

Comment by Chief Walks on October 18, 2020 at 9:38am

Comment by PITA SIKSIKA WARRIOR on October 14, 2020 at 10:23am

OKI AND THANK YOU

Comment by Loretta Riddell (Elohi) on October 13, 2020 at 6:06am

Comment by Chief Walks on March 30, 2020 at 6:28am

During times of crisis, every self-reliance skill will give you a major advantage over those who don't have it.

With the coronavirus crisis taking over the world, the preppers, with their stashes of non-perishable goods and their remote bug-out locations, don't seem so out of touch with reality anymore. All of a sudden, those who have taken the trouble of getting ready for a crisis way ahead of time, have the privilege of looking smug and telling the rest of the world, "we told you so."

Living in a quiet little town and working from home, we haven't had to make any major adjustments so far, although the quarantine is sure to create a heavy, oppressive atmosphere. I am looking ahead with cautious optimism, however, and hope that with the timely measures of our government, the virus will be contained.

While many panic-spreaders like to talk about everybody isolated at home, hiding behind stacks of canned beans and towers of toilet paper, if you live in a small community and you know for sure your neighbors are responsible people who don't take risks and mostly stay put at this time, I see no reason why one shouldn't keep socializing (on a small scale). Banding together won't only help maintain a feeling of normalcy, but it might also reduce the need for contacting outsiders at this time.

For example, if I need a tool or a certain service right now, and I check among my neighbors and find someone who can help me, I have saved a potentially risky trip to town. The community that has its own carpenter, plumber, computer tech, etc, is at a big advantage.

I am no expert, but I believe that this crisis will have effects on the economy that will last long after the risk of contagion is curbed. We might experience an overall recession. Money may lose some of its value. Some imported goods that we have become used to taking for granted might not be as readily available anymore. And I think many people are now beginning to see how problematic it is to rely so heavily on the foreign industry for just about everything.

Communities where people understand the value of self-sufficiency and support local businesses and local production of food and commodities are and will be less vulnerable, both in the short term and in the long run. Apart from keeping safe, which is paramount, there are also other things we can and should promote.

Start a vegetable garden. Learn to forage. Check the possibility of keeping a few hens in your backyard. Learn to repair rather than discard and buy new. Learn basic plumbing, roofing, and carpentry skills. All of this will surely come in handy, and in times of crisis or economic recession, it might just be the thing that helps you keep one step ahead.

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