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I should have a lot more info for everyone next week regarding the New Program. As of today, I can release the title.
“Rockbottom Survival Skills”

Time to replace a few hens. The hatch rate was only 40% on this first round, but we have gotten >90%. (11 out of 12)

We want to add one or two more incubators. The foam is only for insulation. My friend suggested we go with only plastic or metal incubators. It was the best tip ever.

Clean and set in the sun for disinfection between hatches. The low rate this time was because of the cold start for egg collection. Hens are looking good. Holds 12 chicken eggs and lots of quail eggs.

4/15/2023

Spring is on the way. One cattle panel mini greenhouse.

Front is closed in and has a heater not shown…

4/15/2023

Teresa is in spring mode. She is ready to start planting. In the greenhouse.

More Bees

Teresa is adding a new hive this year.

A Warre hive or “The People’s Hive.”

This will be in addition to her Langstroth hives.

Two this year. The Warre will be for swarms. They tend to swarm in the first few weeks of the season.

4/3/2023

Pig Roast gone by. I have cooked about 6-7 pigs in my life by far the bests and easiest is with the Caja China or Cajun microwave. I have built one (275 gal tank roaster) with a spit. Butterfly is the way to go.

Giving back – Working at a Thanksgiving community dinner sponsored by the Salvation Army.

Picture from a bit ago (about over a year) with grand baby. Jared is a happy Dad.

Teresa and I with the rest of our kids Dany, and Shannon on the beach in Lake Champlain. (Old Photo)

Jared and I on a hike, Silver lake bog., Old picture.

My Son Jared Euell’s H.S. Graduation for Jared. Wow Time Fly’s (An Old Photo) 2017

Jared Euell at the helm. 2015 or 2017 (Old Photo)

Early Photo with John Elden and his Son, Jared Euell Gibbons. (Old Photo)

Most people hate Monday. Not me! Don’t mess with my Mondays. Lunch was great. I fogged the engine today and will be switching to canoe trips. We had most of the bay to ourselves.

May be an image of outdoors — The salads have begun! August 3 2021 Here on the Homestead

September 24 at 8:06 AM

Here on the Homestead. What did well this year? Tomatoes (Romas), Green Peppers, Swiss Chard (wow), Leaf Lettuce (keep cutting it), Beets, Onions, Hot Peppers (Halapinios who knew), Container Potatoes yes a keeper. The cucumbers were ok, but we waited too long to harvest. Our wintergreen patch is doing well; The Tea bush is doing well. We will order another and start separating it into patches. Five herbs are good. We will divide them into patches. Bees are doing great. Maple great – We will go from 16 taps to as close to the full 50 taps I have. Rhubarb did not work as root planting. I ordered seed and have a lot transplanted now. Asparagus Ok, no harvest this year.*The patches are 4-foot by 4-foot areas ea. The patches are a food-forest approach around the property. My sisters a fail this year. Reason: A groundhog and soil nutrient. Answer: Fence and improve with animal bio-mass. We will re-tool and Use Compost Tea next year. Plant early – I waited to long spinach not good. You may ask, what happened to the African Keyhole? Simple, I didn’t get the dirt into it. I’m thinking straw and hay over the winter in this location. Next year we will double our garden size add carrots and garlic. Add more Raspberries, Blueberries, and Grapes.

Here on the Homestead – New Quail Diggs on wheels

I lost my HAT in the lake. Oh well Davy Jones is no place to be seen.

Beams for the house.

Here on the Homestead. The quail are getting new winter digs. The old cage was good but not big enough. We lost several quail to what we thought was a weasel. We have not been able to get one quail meat meal a week. We have gotten a lot of eggs. The answer is to keep the incubator running. Would I recommend quail? Yes, but they have a learning curve. Top of our list: Chickens and Rabbits. We are set up here on the homestead for Rabbits: Cages, Feeders, Water, and shelter. We have sourced a private supplier for a quick build. Yes, we have accounted for feed and bedding in a broken supply chain.

Here on the Homestead – Turning the Soil

This is what we did a few hours after the winter solstice.

Yurt sweet Yurt!

Inspired by #svdelos film “80 degrees North” Rainey day, I thought hey great time for “Hurricane Eggs” Sorry guys, I used olive oil instead of butter

Most people hate Monday. Not me! Don’t mess with my Mondays. Lunch was great. I fogged the engine today and will be switching to canoe trips. We had most of the bay to ourselves.

May be an image of 1 person and body of water — Sep. 20 2021 On Lake Champlain

Here on the Homestead – Sarge gets a sign

Here on the Homestead – Hot peppers in Northern NY

Here on the Homestead – 30 Quail egg Frittata – My wife can cook!

May be an image of one or more people, people standing and body of water — Day on the Lake

Old Photo John Elden Gibbons in AK – 1/2 mile in on Mendenhall glacier – Tonggas National Forest

Our own home grown Eggs – Here on the Homestead.

Here on the Homestead – the 4 sisters (8 total mounds) Corn, Squash, Beans, Amaranth

I started my 3 sisters late but, they are coming along. Next year 3 weeks earlier. I only put 6 in the ground this year. The slow part, adding dirt to all the boxes and buckets. The cool part is we will double everything next year.

More planting and clean up today on the homestead. Teresa planted about 1/4 acre of wild flower mix yesterday. Scratched up an open area and broadcasted the seeds.

May be an image of plant and outdoors — I started my 3 sisters late but, they are coming along. Next year 3 weeks earlier. I only put 6 in the ground this year. The slow part, adding dirt to all the boxes and buckets. The cool part is we will double everything next year.

My Wife Hates this photo of me 2016 or 2017?

Here on the Homestead – John Elden’s Homemade Quail Incubator

No photo description available. — Here on the Homestead – Great 4th of July on our homestead. BBQ, Burgers Tofu and lots of time in the pool

We get our production up and running. “Welcome to Rockbottom” because someone has to pay for Dog food, Chicken feed and Quail Feed. Besides Rabbits, Cows and Gardens still have start up costs. July 3rd 2021

Here on the Homestead start of the Key hole garden

Here on the Homestead – Sare gets a kennel

Our Rescue dog – Sarge the Adventure Dog

Canoe Camp Cooking by John Elden Gibbons on Amazon

Fresh Drive

Walls go up in the Yurt

Winter Yurt Land.

Tree down over the winter April 26, 2015

I took this out of the closet. Jimmy Carter signed my Eagle certificate.