Here’s how to never buy mulch again. Did you know that the crews who trim trees for power lines will often dump the mulched branches at your house for free? We drove by a crew on Friday and within a couple hours they were at our farm dumping an entire truckload of fresh mulch that we can use for our garden! Unintended benefits: free forage for the goats and a free playground for the human kids. Try it out next time you see these crews. Just pull over if it’s safe and ask them if they offer the service. Grab the foreman’s phone number to stay in touch for future jobs.

Lily got a beehive for Christmas from her grandparents and we spent the day after assembling it. We are fortunate to have had offers from several local bee experts to help begin our colony and teach us proper beekeeping. One potential challenge is that a couple years ago I was stung by a yellow jacket on the thumb and my hand blew up like a baseball bat. Two months later I was stung by another yellow jacket in the exact same spot. This time I got welts all over my body. I’ve been stung a bunch throughout my life with no issues but now I have to carry an epi pen with me everywhere. I guess we will see what happens with the new hive-venture. Honey here we come!

New year, new you. Why wear dead animal hide when you can wear a live animal? I’m coming for you 2026! Thanks to @growingbacktoeden for the regenerative organic ear wear.

https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/homesteading-lessons-from-ancient?

I highly recommend reading this. It's way deeper than the headline implies. And already being used.

A police drone might be behind your next ticket
https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/aviation/a-police-drone-might-be-behind-your-next-ticket/ar-AA1Tar7R

More AI Warp Speed.

This will not end well for people, it's made to benefit billionaires.

States See a Federal Power Grab in Clash Over AI Data Centers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/states-see-a-federal-power-grab-in-clash-over-ai-data-centers/ar-AA1T6jaZ