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theferalone
The Feral One
Developer, Designer, Poet, Permaculturist, Husband, and Father
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October 23, 2017
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
Garden Expansion Part 1: Episode 1 of my new vlog
I'm finally back Steemit! I've been super busy on the homestead and I'm excited to show you all some of what I've been up to. Expanding into the Forest I've been working hard at clearing a 40 x 60 garden
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theferalone
nature
7y
Let the sun set on you
We have so much power to manipulate our environment and setting that we often forgo nature’s blessings of peace, healing, and affirmation unintentionally. As I sat here by my table, lights off in my house,
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
Coming back to Steemit. Sorry for the long absence.
Wow, time flew by way too fast. What started as a few weeks off, rolled into a month. Our plans to travel were canceled, the weather turned bitter cold again and we were buried once more with over a foot
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
Taking a short break from posting to refresh my mind and work on projects on the homestead
Hey folks! It's been much longer than I would have liked to go without posting. But I've been quite busy outside working on some pretty intensive expansions to the homestead grounds. The weather has been
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Arrived & Growbag Experiment Update
The season is upon us! I received my seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds just in time to start my onions. I'll be starting 200 of them tomorrow in large soil blocks. Last year I tried to get away with
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theferalone
politics
7y
~1.5~ Reimagining Civilization: What does a free society look like?
Sometime ago, @sagescrub challenged us to define what freedom means to us. As I thought about this question I couldn't help gravitate to a broader picture of what a free society would look like. As I've
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theferalone
steem
7y
A Path to Success for Content Consumers
Authors make money on steemit by creating content and having others upvote it, a like = $ in the Steem economy. Dead simple formula, no gimmicks, but a lot of conditionals. The worth of a user’s upvote
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theferalone
steem
7y
A path toward proper distributions on Steem
It’s no secret, Steem has a problem with the distributions. From the epic flag wars between @haejin and @berniesanders to self voting accounts who give themselves thousands for simple comments; with Steemit’s
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theferalone
religion
7y
~2~ Read with Me The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung: The necessity for irrationality or the need for spiritual experience
“For, in order to turn the individual into a function of the State, his dependence on anything beside the State must be taken away from him. But religion means dependence on and submission to the irrational
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theferalone
poetry
7y
Nature is Brutal ~ a Poem
It gives no fucks whether you live or die, it will make use of you either way. It never bends to appease, or compromise, it knows its way is proven. It does not retaliate or hold grudges, if you destroy
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theferalone
politics
7y
~1~ Reimagining Civilization: Self governing, decentralized, autonomous, collaborative, micro communities
Some time ago @aggroed presented a challenge to the Steem community to describe their ideal society. Since this is a subject I dwell on quite often, I immediately jumped on the opportunity. However, for
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
Overwintering Spinach
In these days of climate change and Michigan’s unpredictable springs, I’ve had the most success planting spinach in late fall to over winter. With just a bit of minimal protection the spinach seems to
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theferalone
philosophy
7y
~1~ Read with Me The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung: Thoughts on mass-mindedness
One of the chief factors responsible for psychological mass-mindedness is scientific rationalism, which robs the individual of his foundations and his dignity. As a social unit he has lost his individuality
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theferalone
steem
7y
I bought lunch with SBD today!
Yesterday and today I made my first real world peer to peer transactions with Steem. Thanks to my good friend, @thirdwavepete, I was able to trade my SBD for coffee and lunch. Pete and I have been friends
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theferalone
politics
7y
Everything is Fictional
Government is a fictional entity, currencies are fictional, titles are fictional, names are fictional, ownership is fictional, and yes you, or what you like to believe you are, is fictional. Your ego is
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theferalone
steemit
7y
A model for Steemit online education
We all know that Steem is groundbreaking but has yet to even come close to reaching its full potential. Steem has created an experimental economic model that’s so much greater than a simple social media
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theferalone
steemit
7y
200 Followers and Counting!
I want to send a special thank you to all my followers. My first 3 months here on Steemit have been incredible thanks to you all. I came on here not quite knowing what to expect, but I quickly learned
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
First seeds started for 2018: The earliest bird gets the earliest tomato
I couldn't wait to get a head start on the growing season. Now that the sun is staying around a bit longer there's enough light to support growth. Last year I grew peppers very successfully in 5 gallon
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theferalone
my2017top5
7y
My Top 5 2017 Posts Challenge: Spirituality, Health, Steem, Hugelkultur, Raised Beds, and Growing Systems
I stumbled upon Steemit just this last October. I was made aware of this crazy platform from a friend @themyrrhmaid. At first, I was hesitant to jump in. It was an intriguing concept but I couldn't quite
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theferalone
homesteading
7y
2018 Homestead Goals
It's been a crazy journey jumping into permaculture and homesteading from absolute scratch. We've had some serious bumps in the road that derailed our plans and ate up our time. But this year is on track
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