revisesociology in #inleo • 5 months agoThe Normalisation of Prepping...?The deputy PM Oliver Dowden recently advised that every household in the UK should stockpile emergency supplies - at least three days worth of food an water, along with analogue…revisesociology in #proofofbrain • 9 months agoAllotment Planning Spring 2024I've just put together a rough outline of my allotment plan... I did this using the crop rotation planner from [this websiterevisesociology in #diy • 10 months agoLate January Check in with the Allotment....It's ALMOST time to start sewing a few things for this 2024 growing season, so I thought I'd swing by the allotment to see what kind of state it's in before I get stuck in…revisesociology in #allotment • last yearLuscious Chiles and VERY Disappointing Sweet Potatoes! So I did a little harvesting on the allotment this weekend and the zenith and nadir are the Chilis and the Sweet Potatoes respectively.... Luscious Chiles... I'm pretty…revisesociology in #allotment • last yearAllotment Update: Harvesting Potatoes... I've been mainly focussing on just tidying up the allotment and getting it ready for next year this week, but my minor OCD got in the way of my cunning plan to leave my potatoes…revisesociology in #allotment • last yearAllotment Update: making beds little and often...I finally feel like I am back into my flow on the allotment now, spending a little time down there most days of the week and I am just flying through the chores. I honestly…revisesociology in #life • last yearAllotment Update: Tidying Up...So the plot maybe slightly overgrown given my slackness this year, but finally in what I think I can now call late summer I'm getting round to tidying things up and getting ready…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • last yearGenius Construction Marketing There's some major redevelopment work going on the main building in my local park, which is really the old Castle Grounds (sans Castle anymore). It's being turned into a…revisesociology in #gardening • last yearHappy Solstice... Backyard plants growing nicely!Ahhh it's the 21st of June and it's the longest day, shortest night, and I feel as though I'm celebrating it properly this year being in a purist mood (so no drinking atm)…revisesociology in #garden • last yearBackyard plant update early June 2023The potted plants in the backyard are coming on nicely, and despite the challenge of the cold nights into very late May I do have fruit appearing on both the tomatoes and…revisesociology in #garden • 2 years agoBack Yard Update - Getting Silly!So I bought a few young summer edible annuals a month ago in pots, thinking I'd be able to put them in their final out positions on the allotment by last week, but the night time…revisesociology rebloggedparadoxtma in #hive-129017 • 3 years agoA bit of basic basket building.My journey into basketry began when Hedge Witch and I were first getting together, and exploring Pinterest while snowed in. One side effect of her work at the time was a LOT of…revisesociology rebloggedbambukah in #hive-189641 • 2 years agoDIY Hive Price Ticker part 1I love to make some DIY stuff and specially in electronic parts. I found a small ESP32-with-a-screen called TTGo. What can I do with this small thing? And just after this…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 3 years agoOn having the right tools for the job...!I recently got sidetracked into taking down the fence surrounding the once was veg plot in the lower field of my land.... This wasn't an urgentrevisesociology in #ecotrain • 3 years agoMaking my FIrst Hugel Beds (/ Flats) I've managed to progress at a rapid enough pace with the land so far this year to be able to USE some of my olive prunings to make some hugel beds, or really hugel flats, given…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 3 years agoOn the limits of 'DIY' AND the value of social connections and speaking the local language....Having just got a track (um caminho) built from the entrance to my land up a relatively steep hill to my (still yet to be completed) house. Given that the distance of said…revisesociology in #portugal • 3 years agoTidying up Olive Prunings.......We've now mostly finished pruning the olive trees for this year, which was a larger job than expected, but then again some of them clearly haven't been pruned for many years, so…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 3 years agoProtecting Myself from the Rising Cost of Food.....Inflation in the UK is at an all time high, and the price of food is part and parcel of this trend. The 10 year trend in inflation for selected good groups looks like this:…revisesociology in #hive-167922 • 3 years agoInflation Proofing through the Land....One of the reasons I bought 2.5 HA of land in Portugal is so I can take care of said land and use it to produce food, firewood, fodder and building materials for myself, and to…revisesociology in #land • 3 years agoBurning Brash and Building Soil.... I've had a pretty good week on the land, working my way through the woodland area clearing up, which largely means dragging out the huge piles of brash we left there from last…
