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Clearing the Ground: Proof That I’m a Flatlander Lost in the Hills | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North. Clearing the Ground: Proof That I’m a Flatlander Lost in the Hills. I laid out my first real garden in 2009. (That’s it in the masthead; partially planted.) I’d made a few feeble attempts in the previous 20 years, but never had the time or composure to take agriculture seriously. But somewhere along the way I got seriously bitten by the green garden bug. Initially, I quietly examined the possibility of starting an indoor winter garden. But short of k...

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Woodchuck's Apprentice | Learning Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North | Page 2

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Learning Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North. So here’s where the rubber hits the road – I’m actively spending money on seeds and equipment, and trying to do it in a manner befitting an apprentice Woodchuck. Which makes me think of a cartoon from. To jog, you really shouldn’t.”. There’s the difference between a yuppie and a Woodchuck. So, where am I? That’s where yuppie and Woodchuck intersect. Yuppie gets the cosmetics, Woodchuck gets the substance. On the plus side, I can rationalize my expenditur...

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Keeping Records | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North. In Bits and Pieces. For me, it’s important to keep records on what I plant and how well those plantings do. For one thing, I want to evaluate the entire spectrum of the gardening cycle as it pertains to each particular planting: which seed sources produce better germination rates and better transplanting success; which types of a vegetable perform better in my soil and micro-climate. I’m also going to use the form to track the green manures. Just click t...

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economics | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. 8220;The job of peasants, you might say, is to stay out of the archives.” –John Scott, “The Art of Not Being Governed” A half dozen years ago I made an important realization: I am a peasant. The word came to me from biologist and plant breeder Carol Deppe, through a comment she made in one(…). Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life. Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. Farming has take...

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The State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. Here are two excerpts from each of two texts that inform my thinking and current practices. A) Charlie Brown Lunges Again: The Fed’s Third Stock Market Bubble. The Fed’s data for household balance sheets nailed the story. By year-end 2011, when the Fed was well along inflating its third equity bubble, the figure for household stock and mutual fund holdings stoo...Whateve...

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david holmgren | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. Working with Soil Blocks. On Making a Soil Block Tray. On Making a Soil Block Tray. Grandma's Kitchen Tips. Bull; Themify WordPress Themes.

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Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life. The 100-Year “Profit” Horizon. Our Heartland “Oval” waiting to be connected. The stove is keeping this part of the house at a more-than-adequate 72 degrees this morning. Thermal winter curtains separate the living room. The temp out there: 48. Outside it’s 17 degrees. I thought that was as good as it would get, but our last bill was just $101, another 23% reduction. Overall, w...

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Buying Supplies | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North. So here’s where the rubber hits the road – I’m actively spending money on seeds and equipment, and trying to do it in a manner befitting an apprentice Woodchuck. Which makes me think of a cartoon from. To jog, you really shouldn’t.”. There’s the difference between a yuppie and a Woodchuck. So, where am I? That’s where yuppie and Woodchuck intersect. Yuppie gets the cosmetics, Woodchuck gets the substance. On the plus side, I can rationalize my expenditur...

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Photos | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North. Full view of initial garden; a Gala apple tree is staked to the right of photo. June, 2009. View from the northwest corner of the yard. Vegetable garden is off-camera to the right. July 2009. View of newly-planted raspberries looking down toward house and yard. Peach tree on left edge of photo. Always keep a hammock ready for after-work relaxation! The Upper Beehive, near the raspberries, cherries, blueberries, logan berries. May, 2010. Follow “Woo...

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sustainable | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life. In my last post I quoted David Holmgren, a co-founder of Permaculture, who says we should think about what is worth investing in by asking ourselves whether an investment will benefit our children and grandchildren. That perspective was common to our ancestors just 2 and 3 generations ago, before we became so highly dependent upon meeting our(…). Taking Stock, 2012. Last spring I ...