BrainStormAcres
BrainStorm Acres helps you find old and new approaches to solve modern homesteading problems. Have an idea? Send it on. Have a problem? Let’s try to find solutions together.
We may not be experts, but we know a thing or two through the University of Hard Knocks!
Irene and Henry have been living off grid full time since 2005 on a 43 acre off grid homestead in the high desert of Northern Arizona. Situated at 5280′ elevation, we enjoy four seasons of beautiful scenery and weather about 60 miles south of the Grand Canyon.
We grow most of our green beans, peppers, yellow beans, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, squash, garlic, and herbs. Specialty crops like asparagus, sun chokes, and lavender are supplemented by foraged foods including wild ground cherries, prickly pear, and other native plants.
Electricity is made using solar panels and one 400W wind generator. We power our buildings in two groups: Irene's studio by itself, and house infrastructure: house, greenhouse, and workshops.
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Sorry folks, had a channel failure. Hope to back Wednesday 7/17 at 3am Eastern time. We apologize for the delay caused by a computer failure.
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Friends, our generator stopped working in the middle of editing today's show. I'm evaluating the fal;se carbon monoxide shut down now (Sunday evening). We'll be back ASAP. Hope that you are having a Happy New Year!
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Hi friends! We're taking Thanksgiving day off with our daughter and her fiance, cooking, and eating! We'll be back tomrrow with our next show. We hope that ALL of you have a wonderful day
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Friends, internet service at our event site is very bad. Tonight is the first almost useable connection in a week. We hope to resume uploading new content Monday. Thanks for understanding. Henry and Irene.
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Irene’s service dogs ( first Bruno when he was with us and now Jack) and our cats have been cared for by Dr. MacKenzie. If you are in Flagstaff, this vet clinic is worth checking out.
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Hey friends - it's time in the northern hemisphere to get ready to start your transplants. Irene reviews the Hoss Tools seed starting kit. An awesome way to get started. Don't forget that we have an affiliate link for Hoss Tools In The show notes (description). Using the link doesn't cost you a penny, and if your order is over $25 you'll get a free packet of chard seeds.
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Sorry friends, we're having a satellite link problem. The company is aware but we don't have a time for correction. We'll try again in the morning.
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