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Thanks for the ping. Was wondering how everyone was doing. :) Read through 123 posts so as not to be redundant, and see if there was anything I could add.
We “bugged out” and started over 12 years ago. And here in the hills of West Virginny, is where we will stay. :). We are blessed with good neighbors, and by that I mean that we all live our own lives, but if some one of us needs help, rare, but it occasionally happens, the neighbors will show up.
We also learned a long time ago, the importance of building a network of local resources. I don’t know the lady who sold us the grass-fed beef we’re eating, but she’s a friend of a friend who split one with us, since we’ve had to admit that we’re past the raising our own stage of life. :)
We still garden and preserve and that’s a good subject to discuss, but I’ve also been stocking up on tools and supplies we’ll need if the “supply chain” shuts down.
I enjoy reading these threads because I can’t think of everything and ofttimes someone mentions something I hadn’t thought of. :)
A very detailed article on biochar and its effects on soil: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12885
Biochar is fairly simple to make at home, using things that would otherwise go to waste. Including “waste”. The charring process kills off any nasties that might be in the material, so it’s also a good way to deal with diseased or infested materials.