Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[herb farmer <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Whoa, John, that's a pretty wild move. I'm afraid I'm past the age of 
starting over. Linux? Good for u. As for Open Source I stick with 
Firefox & Thunderbird.

paul

On 11/25/2014 1:53 PM, John D'hondt wrote:
> On 25/11/14 03:40, herb farmer wrote:
> > To all:  I've been out of touch for weeks due to technical 
> > difficulties. Windows 8 is a monster, but try getting a replacement 
> > laptop with earlier version.
> >
> > Bracing for winter weather here, trying to keep greens going for 
> > winter markets.
> >
> > paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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> Slightly different problems here Paul. After almost 30 years of 
> building a self sufficiency farm, giving it all my energy so that it 
> could not be broken the old couple is moving out and starting afresh 
> on 1 acre. The children want to take over on their own. Not so 
> pleasant for us but we are getting older and eventually we would not 
> be able to keep up with the tempo we have set ourselves all this time.
> Working towards organic self sufficiency on a much smaller,new plot 
> will be like an old native American giving away everything he 
> possessed and walking naked into the wilderness proving that he is a man.
>
> Built a rocket stove- mass heater + oven for cooking and finished a 
> compost toilet today. Soon the place will be liveable.
>
> Serious problems with the new land consist mostly of wild rabbits in 
> their thousands and no running water near by. Working on a rabbit 
> proof fence for the garden right now for they devour everything you 
> plant. We should not be starving for meat anyway.
>
> I also have a new PC but I opted for a Linux system this time. My 
> conscience playing up. It has a lot of advantages over windows once 
> you get used to it.
>
> John
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