briarch(25)•in #hive-120586•1973 days agoSquirrel hunting: from tree to tableThe tastiest wild game might by hopping by at a park near you. Squirrel offers a delicate white meat that has a savory, (no surprise) nutty flavor. Here's how w...133$0.07briarch(25)•in hive-120586•1973 days agoSquirrel hunting: from tree to tableThe tastiest wild game might by hopping by at a park near you. Squirrel offers a delicate white meat that has a savory, (no surprise) nutty flavor. Here's how w...133$0.07
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•1980 days ago5 ways to use a roadkill beaverDo you pick up $20 bills on the side of the road? I sure do. Would you pick up a roadkill beaver? I would since it's the same value. I threw a large male beaver...62$0.02briarch(25)•in hive-114308•1980 days ago5 ways to use a roadkill beaverDo you pick up $20 bills on the side of the road? I sure do. Would you pick up a roadkill beaver? I would since it's the same value. I threw a large male beaver...62$0.02
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•1989 days agoPreparing new traps with speed dipWe are busy with last-minute preparations for running the trap line in a few weeks. I bought new traps that still need preparation. The kids and I prepared 6 11...4761$1.70briarch(25)•in hive-114308•1989 days agoPreparing new traps with speed dipWe are busy with last-minute preparations for running the trap line in a few weeks. I bought new traps that still need preparation. The kids and I prepared 6 11...4761$1.70
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2005 days agoPre-season scouting for small and big game seasonWe camped this weekend on public land to scout for animal sign and identify the final places for our trap line and small and big game openers. In the south, we ...681$1.48briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2005 days agoPre-season scouting for small and big game seasonWe camped this weekend on public land to scout for animal sign and identify the final places for our trap line and small and big game openers. In the south, we ...681$1.48
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2019 days agoDIY fermented eggs for trapping lureThe leaves are beginning to fall, which means I am beginning to prepare for trapping season. With the 2020 collapse of the fur market, I am trapping for meat, f...1925$2.19briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2019 days agoDIY fermented eggs for trapping lureThe leaves are beginning to fall, which means I am beginning to prepare for trapping season. With the 2020 collapse of the fur market, I am trapping for meat, f...1925$2.19
briarch(25)•in #hive-123046•2111 days agoHigh intensity gardening, from spring into summerFor the first year, I have tried to use all my garden in the spring and then turn it over for a summer garden. Typically, I plant a spring garden, then let that...1824$4.00briarch(25)•in hive-123046•2111 days agoHigh intensity gardening, from spring into summerFor the first year, I have tried to use all my garden in the spring and then turn it over for a summer garden. Typically, I plant a spring garden, then let that...1824$4.00
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2114 days agoSick pullet, home remediesOne of my COVID-19 panic buying chickens is sick. Yesterday, she didn't want to eat dinner, which isn't that unusual. This morning I found her on the floor of t...884$3.59briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2114 days agoSick pullet, home remediesOne of my COVID-19 panic buying chickens is sick. Yesterday, she didn't want to eat dinner, which isn't that unusual. This morning I found her on the floor of t...884$3.59
briarch(25)•in #informationwar•2137 days agoBreaking free of smartphone addiction: free your mind, wallet, and autonomyI was a late adopter of the so-called smartphone. I didn't want to constantly be "available" but I was eventually persuaded by the mapping and photo features. T...82$0.07briarch(25)•in informationwar•2137 days agoBreaking free of smartphone addiction: free your mind, wallet, and autonomyI was a late adopter of the so-called smartphone. I didn't want to constantly be "available" but I was eventually persuaded by the mapping and photo features. T...82$0.07
briarch(25)•in #hive-125669•2145 days agoDay 57 of self-isolation: the end of isolation, return to the world prepsThe last two months have been some of the most transformational of my life. After being furloughed, tomorrow I return to work at a new position as a healthcare ...532$2.08briarch(25)•in hive-125669•2145 days agoDay 57 of self-isolation: the end of isolation, return to the world prepsThe last two months have been some of the most transformational of my life. After being furloughed, tomorrow I return to work at a new position as a healthcare ...532$2.08
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2152 days ago6 weeks into the season in the southeast: April gardenThis year, we are focusing on yield given our economic uncertainty. This means we decided to sharply narrow the kinds of vegetables we grow, and focusing on a f...658$5.12briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2152 days ago6 weeks into the season in the southeast: April gardenThis year, we are focusing on yield given our economic uncertainty. This means we decided to sharply narrow the kinds of vegetables we grow, and focusing on a f...658$5.12
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2155 days agoDay 47 of self-isolation: How to begin your own sourdough starterI buy yeast in bulk every few years, freezing it in mason jars. So we still have quite a bit left, but with the yeast supply chain simply unable to cope with ex...722$3.71briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2155 days agoDay 47 of self-isolation: How to begin your own sourdough starterI buy yeast in bulk every few years, freezing it in mason jars. So we still have quite a bit left, but with the yeast supply chain simply unable to cope with ex...722$3.71
briarch(25)•in #hive-167922•2157 days agoA perfectly timed disaster: collapse of the North American fur industryThe market for wild and ranch fur has been highly volatile over the last four centuries, with fortunes made and lost within a generation. It was a foundational ...483$2.83briarch(25)•in hive-167922•2157 days agoA perfectly timed disaster: collapse of the North American fur industryThe market for wild and ranch fur has been highly volatile over the last four centuries, with fortunes made and lost within a generation. It was a foundational ...483$2.83
briarch(25)•in #hive-123046•2159 days agoDay 43 of self-isolation: large increases in local food insecurity, potting up, sexing pulletsI have continued to follow closely the COVID-19 fallout in the food supply business. Producers are getting killed. Many have few options to move crop or livesto...730$5.04briarch(25)•in hive-123046•2159 days agoDay 43 of self-isolation: large increases in local food insecurity, potting up, sexing pulletsI have continued to follow closely the COVID-19 fallout in the food supply business. Producers are getting killed. Many have few options to move crop or livesto...730$5.04
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2167 days agoDay 35 of self-isolation: management of depredation on backyard chickensAfter losing almost our entire first flock to predators, we have been a lot more cautious since we are really depending on these chickens for food security. How...524$1.90briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2167 days agoDay 35 of self-isolation: management of depredation on backyard chickensAfter losing almost our entire first flock to predators, we have been a lot more cautious since we are really depending on these chickens for food security. How...524$1.90
briarch(25)•in #hive-123046•2169 days agoDay 33 of self-isolation: repurposed chicken brooder, furlough, providenceI originally intended this series to be a daily log. Going to into self-isolation, I didn't realize how hard I would working to take care of my family. I've bee...1264$2.15briarch(25)•in hive-123046•2169 days agoDay 33 of self-isolation: repurposed chicken brooder, furlough, providenceI originally intended this series to be a daily log. Going to into self-isolation, I didn't realize how hard I would working to take care of my family. I've bee...1264$2.15
briarch(25)•in #hive-114308•2181 days agoDay 21 of self-isolation: bullheads and fish oilSo far we have only suffered irritability during this pandemic. I am a healthcare provider, and after we isolated our vulnerable family members, I have resumed ...571$4.83briarch(25)•in hive-114308•2181 days agoDay 21 of self-isolation: bullheads and fish oilSo far we have only suffered irritability during this pandemic. I am a healthcare provider, and after we isolated our vulnerable family members, I have resumed ...571$4.83
briarch(25)•in #quarantinecontest•2187 days agoDay 15 of self-isolation: Into silence, small engine repairWe have been in voluntary isolation for nearly two weeks. As expected, the state has declared a mandatory "stay-at-home" order. While this changes nothing for u...1412$2.77briarch(25)•in quarantinecontest•2187 days agoDay 15 of self-isolation: Into silence, small engine repairWe have been in voluntary isolation for nearly two weeks. As expected, the state has declared a mandatory "stay-at-home" order. While this changes nothing for u...1412$2.77
briarch(25)•in #hive-123046•2195 days agoDay 7 of self-isolation: good news on sustainable food during COVID-19I have been planning a rabbitry for months using upcycled scrap. I called my local rabbit breeder today who told me he couldn't help me until at least next week...172$2.86briarch(25)•in hive-123046•2195 days agoDay 7 of self-isolation: good news on sustainable food during COVID-19I have been planning a rabbitry for months using upcycled scrap. I called my local rabbit breeder today who told me he couldn't help me until at least next week...172$2.86
briarch(25)•in #coronavirus•2196 days agoDay 6 of self-isolation: the crisis of a lifetime=the opportunity of a lifetimeMy life doesn't resemble what it did one week ago. Since I had been following the COVID-19 story closely since mid-January, I was not surprised by all our insti...41$0.02briarch(25)•in coronavirus•2196 days agoDay 6 of self-isolation: the crisis of a lifetime=the opportunity of a lifetimeMy life doesn't resemble what it did one week ago. Since I had been following the COVID-19 story closely since mid-January, I was not surprised by all our insti...41$0.02
briarch(25)•in #hive-123046•2198 days agoDay 4 of self-isolation: supply chains, self-sufficiency, and sweet potatoesI have been falling asleep by 8:30PM after working in the garden, taking care of the kids, and trying to transition a small business to remote interactions. To ...993$0.49briarch(25)•in hive-123046•2198 days agoDay 4 of self-isolation: supply chains, self-sufficiency, and sweet potatoesI have been falling asleep by 8:30PM after working in the garden, taking care of the kids, and trying to transition a small business to remote interactions. To ...993$0.49
