#gyo — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gyo, aggregated by home.social.
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... and taking a moment to just sit in a chair in the sun for a moment before heading home. I did a quick survey of the flowers. Always got to remember to stop and look at the flowers. These "black" hollyhocks have been giving a little joy for *months* now. They just keep on going. Uploading flowers is an excuse to sit in the sun a little longer. #bloomscrolling #alloment #gyo -
ANYWAY… all my angst & uncertainty aside… we are managing an #allotment harvest all the same. Many things are not well cared for, but a lot is growing (and going to waste) despite that — we make use of what we can.
About 3 hours down here today (and all that has happened is watering & harvest, no time on tending & maintenance.)
It is a nice day. I wish I was better able to enjoy it, but instead I fret about the state of it, about the things I cannot do, about the things I need to go home and do, and the rapid drawing in of the weekend. I want to do too many things in too little time.
We have tomatoes. There is sunshine. I am outdoors. Trying to find some solace if not quite celebration.
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ANYWAY… all my angst & uncertainty aside… we are managing an #allotment harvest all the same. Many things are not well cared for, but a lot is growing (and going to waste) despite that — we make use of what we can.
About 3 hours down here today (and all that has happened is watering & harvest, no time on tending & maintenance.)
It is a nice day. I wish I was better able to enjoy it, but instead I fret about the state of it, about the things I cannot do, about the things I need to go home and do, and the rapid drawing in of the weekend. I want to do too many things in too little time.
We have tomatoes. There is sunshine. I am outdoors. Trying to find some solace if not quite celebration.
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ANYWAY… all my angst & uncertainty aside… we are managing an #allotment harvest all the same. Many things are not well cared for, but a lot is growing (and going to waste) despite that — we make use of what we can.
About 3 hours down here today (and all that has happened is watering & harvest, no time on tending & maintenance.)
It is a nice day. I wish I was better able to enjoy it, but instead I fret about the state of it, about the things I cannot do, about the things I need to go home and do, and the rapid drawing in of the weekend. I want to do too many things in too little time.
We have tomatoes. There is sunshine. I am outdoors. Trying to find some solace if not quite celebration.
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ANYWAY… all my angst & uncertainty aside… we are managing an #allotment harvest all the same. Many things are not well cared for, but a lot is growing (and going to waste) despite that — we make use of what we can.
About 3 hours down here today (and all that has happened is watering & harvest, no time on tending & maintenance.)
It is a nice day. I wish I was better able to enjoy it, but instead I fret about the state of it, about the things I cannot do, about the things I need to go home and do, and the rapid drawing in of the weekend. I want to do too many things in too little time.
We have tomatoes. There is sunshine. I am outdoors. Trying to find some solace if not quite celebration.
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ANYWAY… all my angst & uncertainty aside… we are managing an #allotment harvest all the same. Many things are not well cared for, but a lot is growing (and going to waste) despite that — we make use of what we can.
About 3 hours down here today (and all that has happened is watering & harvest, no time on tending & maintenance.)
It is a nice day. I wish I was better able to enjoy it, but instead I fret about the state of it, about the things I cannot do, about the things I need to go home and do, and the rapid drawing in of the weekend. I want to do too many things in too little time.
We have tomatoes. There is sunshine. I am outdoors. Trying to find some solace if not quite celebration.
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The butternut squash may be a winner this year, but the Sunburst squash was very disappointing. It never grew with any vigor & we only got perhaps two dozen fruit from 4 hills (20 plants). I used to harvest several hundred pounds of this variety over the course of a season, every year up until last year, and now next to nothing. I am going to research a different source of seed for next year. Anyone else have a bad Sunburst crop the last couple of yrs?
#Gardening
#Allotment
#Squash
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We might have a butternut squash problem. I'm not sure I have enough storage space. This is all the "ButterBaby" variety that isn't too big and therefore just right for meals for the two of us.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
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One of the happy successes this year was the mini cabbage. We got 2 different varieties at the suggestion of our daughter. We planted "Tiara" and "Caraflex" both from Johnnies. One is pointy and one is round, can't remember which is which.The small heads are great on the mandolin slicing for coleslaw.And now that the carrots are ready, we can make lots! The second planting really loved the cool, wet August.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Carrots
#Cabbage
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Just because why not: started a #butIHaveNoSpaceGarden 2.0 ^.^
#garden #gardening #veggies #veggieGarden #GYO #GrowYourOwn #resilience #selfSufficience #DIY
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#NewZealand #Aotearoa - #CommunityPantry Locations
"Finding community pantries near me is becoming a priority for many New Zealand families navigating the rising cost of living and seeking to reduce food waste through community-led sharing initiatives. These #PātakaKai (food storehouses) operate on the principle of ‘take what you need, leave what you can,’ providing a vital safety net that fosters #manaakitanga (hospitality and care) within our diverse neighborhoods from Northland to Southland.
The concept of the community pantry has evolved rapidly in Aotearoa. What started as a few informal ‘#SharingSheds’ has grown into a sophisticated national network of Pātaka Kai.
In the current economic climate, #FoodInsecurity affects a broad demographic of New Zealanders. These pantries provide immediate, #BarrierFreeAccess to nutrition without the stigma often associated with traditional #WelfareQueues.
Moreover, these locations are hubs for #sustainability. By redirecting surplus #garden produce and supermarket ‘best-before’ items, they play a critical role in the #CircularEconomy of our local regions.
'The Pātaka Kai movement is more than just food; it is about restoring dignity to our communities and ensuring that no one goes hungry while our land produces so much abundance.' — Community Leader, NZ #FoodSovereignty Project.
- Reduces local #FoodWaste significantly.
- Strengthens neighborhood social ties.
- Provides 24/7 access to emergency food supplies.
- Encourages the sharing of home-grown organic produce."Learn more:
https://nzfamilies.org.nz/community-pantry-locations/#SolarPunkSunday
#FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #ZeroHunger #ZeroWaste #MutualAid #FarmToTable #GardenToTable #BuildingCommunity #ManaakiKai #Kai #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwnKai #Sustainability -
#SolarPunk, #DIY folks, #RepairCafes, #GYO , #CommunityGardeners, #Builders, #Fixers, #Sharers, #Dreamers... Let's share information! Use the #SolarPunkSunday hashtag! #InformationIsPower!
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#PleasantvilleNY - #SeedLibrary
"#GrowYourOwn garden with the help of our Seed Library—a collection of quality, regional flower and vegetable seeds that you can 'check out' for free at the Main Library.
What is a Seed Library?A Seed Library is a collection of flower and vegetable seeds that you can 'check out' for free. Some Seed Libraries include seeds that have been saved by library patrons, or seeds donated from nurseries. We might have those sources one day at Mt. Pleasant Library, but for now we have seeds purchased from quality regional seed producers in #Maine and #AccordNY.
The purpose of a Seed Library is to encourage #SustainableGardening and #biodiversity by providing free access to seeds. These initiatives empower community members to grow their own food; learn #SeedSaving skills; preserve local, rare, or #HeirloomPlant varieties; and reduce reliance on #CommercialSeedCompanies. This helps combat seed #monocultures that threaten the world's food supply.
How does our Seed Library work?
- Go to the Gardening Special Collection at the Main Library and browse our Seed Library binder which includes details about each type of seed we offer.
- Help yourself to up to 5 seed packets per visit.
- Fill out a short form listing which seeds you took and if there are any seeds you want to request so that we can keep our Seed Library well stocked.
- Go and plant a garden!What kind of seeds do we have?
- Vegetables, such as Amish Paste Organic Tomato, Marketmore and 76 Organic Cucumber
- Herbs, such as Genovese Basil
- Flowers, such as Purple Stem Asters, which are a great source of nectar for #bumblebees and other #pollinators in the #HudsonValley, and #SpottedJoePyeWeed, which is a native, locally sourced perennial that supports #butterfly populations
Check out our Seed Library binder for the full list of seeds we offer!"FMI:
https://www.mountpleasantlibrary.org/index.php/collections/seed-library#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSharing #BuildingCommunity #LibrariesRule #GYO #GardeningForPollinators #SeedLibraries
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient
Mark shows #HowTo assemble, fill and plant a self-watering #RaisedBed
(...but ... but ... but Mark! ó.ò That's all PLASTIC 😭 )
The DIY & #planting ideas are 👍 though ^.^ we still can build our own self-watering planting box out of other materials 🙂
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#Online - Produce #SharingTables: An Approach to #GardenGrown #FoodAccess
April 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Free – $15"This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
This webinar will explore #WaldoCounty Bounty’s Give and Take program, a stigma-free model for sharing surplus #GardenProduce through community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program operates, how new sites are selected, and how to start a #GiveAndTake site in their own community. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address farm losses and food insecurity in rural Waldo County, #Maine, where nearly 6,000 residents face #FoodInsecurity, the program connects local #gardeners, #farmers, and #neighbors to expand access to healthy, local food.
Speakers: Viña Lindley, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional and Mattie John Bamman, Waldo County Bounty Communications Coordinator"
FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/produce-sharing-tables-an-approach-to-garden-grown-food-access/#SolarPunkSunday #SharingFood #MainersHelpingMainers #UMaineCooperativeExtension #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #BuildingComunity #GrowYourOwnFood #FeedingNeighbors #GYO #FarmToTable #LocalFarms #LocalFood #OnlineWorkshops
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#Online - Produce #SharingTables: An Approach to #GardenGrown #FoodAccess
April 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Free – $15"This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
This webinar will explore #WaldoCounty Bounty’s Give and Take program, a stigma-free model for sharing surplus #GardenProduce through community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program operates, how new sites are selected, and how to start a #GiveAndTake site in their own community. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address farm losses and food insecurity in rural Waldo County, #Maine, where nearly 6,000 residents face #FoodInsecurity, the program connects local #gardeners, #farmers, and #neighbors to expand access to healthy, local food.
Speakers: Viña Lindley, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional and Mattie John Bamman, Waldo County Bounty Communications Coordinator"
FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/produce-sharing-tables-an-approach-to-garden-grown-food-access/#SolarPunkSunday #SharingFood #MainersHelpingMainers #UMaineCooperativeExtension #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #BuildingComunity #GrowYourOwnFood #FeedingNeighbors #GYO #FarmToTable #LocalFarms #LocalFood #OnlineWorkshops
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#Online - Produce #SharingTables: An Approach to #GardenGrown #FoodAccess
April 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Free – $15"This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
This webinar will explore #WaldoCounty Bounty’s Give and Take program, a stigma-free model for sharing surplus #GardenProduce through community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program operates, how new sites are selected, and how to start a #GiveAndTake site in their own community. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address farm losses and food insecurity in rural Waldo County, #Maine, where nearly 6,000 residents face #FoodInsecurity, the program connects local #gardeners, #farmers, and #neighbors to expand access to healthy, local food.
Speakers: Viña Lindley, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional and Mattie John Bamman, Waldo County Bounty Communications Coordinator"
FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/produce-sharing-tables-an-approach-to-garden-grown-food-access/#SolarPunkSunday #SharingFood #MainersHelpingMainers #UMaineCooperativeExtension #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #BuildingComunity #GrowYourOwnFood #FeedingNeighbors #GYO #FarmToTable #LocalFarms #LocalFood #OnlineWorkshops
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#Online - Produce #SharingTables: An Approach to #GardenGrown #FoodAccess
April 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Free – $15"This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
This webinar will explore #WaldoCounty Bounty’s Give and Take program, a stigma-free model for sharing surplus #GardenProduce through community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program operates, how new sites are selected, and how to start a #GiveAndTake site in their own community. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address farm losses and food insecurity in rural Waldo County, #Maine, where nearly 6,000 residents face #FoodInsecurity, the program connects local #gardeners, #farmers, and #neighbors to expand access to healthy, local food.
Speakers: Viña Lindley, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional and Mattie John Bamman, Waldo County Bounty Communications Coordinator"
FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/produce-sharing-tables-an-approach-to-garden-grown-food-access/#SolarPunkSunday #SharingFood #MainersHelpingMainers #UMaineCooperativeExtension #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #BuildingComunity #GrowYourOwnFood #FeedingNeighbors #GYO #FarmToTable #LocalFarms #LocalFood #OnlineWorkshops
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#Online - Produce #SharingTables: An Approach to #GardenGrown #FoodAccess
April 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Free – $15"This event is hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
This webinar will explore #WaldoCounty Bounty’s Give and Take program, a stigma-free model for sharing surplus #GardenProduce through community drop-off sites. Participants will learn how the program operates, how new sites are selected, and how to start a #GiveAndTake site in their own community. Developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address farm losses and food insecurity in rural Waldo County, #Maine, where nearly 6,000 residents face #FoodInsecurity, the program connects local #gardeners, #farmers, and #neighbors to expand access to healthy, local food.
Speakers: Viña Lindley, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional and Mattie John Bamman, Waldo County Bounty Communications Coordinator"
FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/produce-sharing-tables-an-approach-to-garden-grown-food-access/#SolarPunkSunday #SharingFood #MainersHelpingMainers #UMaineCooperativeExtension #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #BuildingComunity #GrowYourOwnFood #FeedingNeighbors #GYO #FarmToTable #LocalFarms #LocalFood #OnlineWorkshops
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That's the solenacea (tomato, chilli, capsicum, eggplant, tomatillo, and cape gooseberry) germination run pretty much complete now.
Far too many seedlings. 😅
Some of the little pots have 2 or 3 in them, at a quick count there are 204 seedlings here.
We can fit in maybe 30 tomatoes max, and similar for chillies, plus a dozen each of capsicums and eggplants. And that's really quite a bit optimistic.
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#diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #SelfSufficientMe
oregano, rosemary, thyme, mayoran, mint
sweet potato, pumpkins, cherry tomato, fruit trees and bushes
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#ShortBreak #shorts #DoomScrollBreak #DIY #GYO #gardening #planting #SelfSufficience #CommunitySufficience #community
THIS! All of this! ❤️
by Mark #SelfSufficientMeC'mon, get out there, #GrowYourOwn! No excuses.
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Ooops, it has somehow been a whole week since I last posted about my chillies! Germination of the chillies in the previous post is now well underway, with nine pots moved to the #GrowShelf from the #HotFridge.
The varieties germinated so far are:
- 2x Biquinho Red
- 2x Biquinho Yellow
- 1x CC Jalapeño
- 2x KhangStarr StarrLing
- 2x Trepaderia Werner
Note that I count "per pot" rather than per-seed, so some of these I have more of and an option to grow-on extras, for example there are actually 3x seedlings of each of the 2x above.
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About half my chillies have germinated already - some time in the last 36 hours anyway. Chamomile soaked from 25th Jan, planted in pairs in mini pots on 28th Jan and popped into the #HotFridge, germinated circa 3rd/4th Feb.
If there is a race to be won here I guess the prize goes to the Chilli Chump "Kimchi Pepper" seeds — all 4 seeds strongly germinated!
Currently our no-shows are Chilli Chump Naga Morich, and also both Rocoto varieties (Marlene and Costa Rica, also both Chilli Chump, from last year.)
On the superhot germination front we have have a single Naga Morich from Fatalii and a single 7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow from Chilli Chump. That's pretty speedy for superhots really.
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#HotFridge LIVES! Had to replace a dodgy power board that was making disconcerting sizzling noises...
Fridge is set to high-20s for chilli germination.
Chilli seeds are in dirt after ~48h in chamomile.
That's the first seeds of 2026 in: 7Pot Brainstrain Yellow, Aji Habanero, Aji Mango, CC Piri Piri, Chupetinho White, Goronong, Habenero Hot Lemon, Kashmiri Mirch, Kimchi Pepper, Naga Morich from Chilli Chump, Naga Morich from Fatalii, Rawit, Rocoto Costa Rica, Rocoto Marlene.
Two seeds per mini-pot, four of each variety total, fiftysix seeds in. (There are a few more to come.)
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Allotment postcard 47 — end-December 2025 — solstice and fire 🌅🔥
Winter solstice root veg harvest, more garlic planting, harvesting chillies in December (?!), clearing the back of the new plot, burning old pallets, toasting marshmallows & roasting chestnuts over the coals.
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#diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #SelfSufficientMe
Experiment: #Howto grow potatoes in paper bags
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I got lazy and this year it is just going to be all my bets placed on a single ferment.... I'm calling it "all the red ones"... well, almost all, kept a few back for other purposes - and also in went some yellow Trinidad Perfume. I don't really do rules. I am chaos. (You should see the state of my kitchen, or pigsty as some may consider it. I just don't know how people do things and also have tidy and clean spaces, there isn't enough time to even just do the things as it is.)
Anyway... the chillies in the mash are, in approx order of volume: thunder mountain long horn, unknown red chilli, naga morich, trinidad perfume, cc piri piri... probably some others snooked in too.
Slightly under 1kg of mash, 2.5% salt by weight.
Now it just needs to sit for a few weeks/months/until-i-can-be-arsed-with-it.
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Roughly hand crushed dried red seedless chilli flakes... a selection including piri piri, thunder mountain longhorn, kashmiri mirch, bishops crown, and a bunch of an unknown variety (bought as Scotch bonnet, definite wasn't!) The result is so much richer and tastier than any store bought flakes I have ever tried... though pretty much a whole dehydrator load of chillies results in just this ~90g of flakes in one small jar.
Now to remember to be careful where I am putting my hands for the next day or so. 😅
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#Allotment Postcard #39 is up… this just being some waffle from after the weekend away for PyCon. There is a bit of a #chilli fruit round-up at about 6:09 — though not a comprehensive one.
Slowly catching up!
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #SelfSufficientMe
Another experiment! How to grow seed potatos from potato peel ^.^
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient
A morning walk through the Weedy Garden 🤩
(fresh young chickweed makes a healthy and tasty salad :)
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #snails #slugs
Dunno... I have a garden, also high humidity, but I like snails, I would not want to harm them. Although they often make swiss cheese out of my leafy greens -.-
But keeping slugs out of the raised bed with a double copper plate fence seems efficient. -
#FYI #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient
Some jumpy gardening advice 😂 for those, who don't have a garden.
Instead of a pot you can also have a hanging basket from the ceiling and let the cucumber (or tomato or zucchini) descend to the floor.
The cinnamon is against mold (also good against smelly shoes/socks, or cupboards :) -
#FYI #AmericanResiliency #EmilySchoerning #resilience #US #USA #gyo #GrowYourOwn #gardening #seeds #selfsufficience #communitysufficience #climatechange #TimesOfChange
Recommended seeds: tepary beans, black cumin, haselnuts
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability
#selfsufficience #selfsufficient
Weedy is experimenting! ^.^ How to make hot water with compost
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient
Weedy's short about how pests discovered his newly set up garden =D
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient
I like the smell of sawdust ^.^ Reminds me of the workshop of my grandfather, a cabinet maker.
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #compost #composting
Weedy short on how to build nutritious compost
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #communitysufficience #communitysufficient #community
Building a bench around a tree
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #Weedy #TheWeedyGarden #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #communitysufficience #communitysufficient #community #bees #beehive #beecircle #natureismedicine
Setting up a new beehive to a bee-circle
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#ShortBreak #shorts #diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #SelfSufficientMe
=D THIS is happyness! ❤️ Digging in the dirt to find more and more little potatoes of the one you planted ^.^