Thrive Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hi folks, We are based off-grid in the Eastern Cape, amongst the mycelium rich forests of the Amathole mist belt. We run a regenerative, organic, biodynamic, permaculture (yadda, yadda) centre, growing awesome food (although cannabis growers seem to love our living soils) and offering practical, customised lessons in self-sufficiency. Looking forward to interacting here. Soil is our passion, because without decent soils Homo Sapiens as a species are done for. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_StonedTrooper Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hello and welcome Please take a look around and ask anything, we are all family here. I'm also in the EC, and looking forward to all your knowledge and future discussions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyCLown Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Welcome and enjoy your stay. Sounds as if you have some really good, well established soil there. Plants likely thrive in it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty.Psychonaut Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Welcome All sounds interesting, we all love a good permaculture situation man! 100% agree with the statement about decent soil, have to have life in the soil to have life above the soil, and not only for homo sapiens! and it all starts with microbial activity, mycelium, fungi you guys caring for some fauna too or just flora and fungi? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Baas Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 What's up!!! Welcome. This is a great place for learning, and also for sharing. Please feel free to drop some knowledge anytime. I'll be sure to check it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrive Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 Thanks all for the warm welcome. Good thing cause we expecting snow tonight.... In terms of fauna, we have rabbits, ducks, chickens, goats, and some wandering local cows and horses. Stated in order of ease of looking after them. Kept mainly for manure for our compost, but also for fun and sometimes to eat. Just in case you wondering, we don't kill the local cows and horses. We just send someone running after them picking up their poop. Here's an arbitrary manure fact.... Rabbit poop gives you the highest NPK of all the manures. Like goat manure, it is also a cold manure, meaning that you can add it straight to your garden, without burning your plants. Most pellet type manures are cold manures. Chickens, cow and horse tend to be hot manures, meaning they need to be composted first and not put straight onto your plants. And here's a carbon / green manure fact.... Try to avoid both pine and eucalyptus woodchip / sawdust in your compost or living soil. Pine has microscopic oil particles which can coat beneficial soil microbes and render them inactive. Eucalyptus is a nasty beast all around and puts out allelopathic chemicals into the soil, to suppress the growth of other plants. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty.Psychonaut Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 awesome man!! sounds like you operating in a small slice of heaven, as they say hahah really exciting to see what you guys working with, you gona share some photos with us? well, I am sure I speak on behalf of the whole family when I say you are most welcome here, make yourself at home and ask and share as much as you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrive Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 500ml spray bottle of Wood Vinegar (Nature's own pesticide and fungicide) for first person to guess the village..... Edited July 22, 2021 by Thrive edit comment 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twix Aphen Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Bathurst? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stonedwell Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I would take a guess it is a farm close to Hogsback? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrive Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Small holding in Hogsback. Will message you John to find out where to send the wood vinegar. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stonedwell Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 50 minutes ago, Thrive said: Small holding in Hogsback. Will message you John to find out where to send the wood vinegar. Thank you very much for the kind gesture. Excited to try the wood vinegar and some more of your products in the near future 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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