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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”

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

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

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.

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