jrh
@jrheling.bsky.social
Nudger of complex systems. Small scale multi-species livestock farmer 🐑🐓🦃🐐. Regenerative+perennial focused. Stubborn DIY-er. Novo Collegian. Husband. Dad.
Also @jrheling on Twitter / @[email protected]
Also @jrheling on Twitter / @[email protected]
Spontaneous oyster on willow
August 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Spontaneous oyster on willow
Reposted by jrh
Important and tragically timely article about Danish resistance to the goals of their Nazi occupiers: www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Via @mskellymhayes.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter
Via @mskellymhayes.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter
The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We
Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible when we work together to fight fascism.
www.thenation.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Important and tragically timely article about Danish resistance to the goals of their Nazi occupiers: www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Via @mskellymhayes.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter
Via @mskellymhayes.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter
Anybody know what this fuzzy ball wrapped around a young white oak branch might be?
June 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Anybody know what this fuzzy ball wrapped around a young white oak branch might be?
Fungal activity in the compost pile confirmed
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Fungal activity in the compost pile confirmed
bonus playground for the lambs as the flock graze through my unfinished firewood work
May 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bonus playground for the lambs as the flock graze through my unfinished firewood work
It is written: whosoever uses the pressure washer to clean out the chicken trailer has dibs on the first shower
May 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It is written: whosoever uses the pressure washer to clean out the chicken trailer has dibs on the first shower
Our very modest little “pond” is mostly minimally realized potential, but it’s at least enough for this turtle family to have decided to call it home
May 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our very modest little “pond” is mostly minimally realized potential, but it’s at least enough for this turtle family to have decided to call it home
I’m easing the flock from hay to grass gradually so their rumens have time to adjust, and feeding hay on bare patches that I seeded first, so the sheep do the work of pressing the seed into the soil and the hay remnants they won’t eat serve as mulch.
Happy early spring in zone 5b
Happy early spring in zone 5b
May 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m easing the flock from hay to grass gradually so their rumens have time to adjust, and feeding hay on bare patches that I seeded first, so the sheep do the work of pressing the seed into the soil and the hay remnants they won’t eat serve as mulch.
Happy early spring in zone 5b
Happy early spring in zone 5b
Reposted by jrh
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
2025 lambing season has begun - we expect 9 ewes to be expecting, so ballpark ~18 lambs en route.
The white & black one here we've dubbed Lexi - a candidate to be kept for future breeding
The white & black one here we've dubbed Lexi - a candidate to be kept for future breeding
March 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
2025 lambing season has begun - we expect 9 ewes to be expecting, so ballpark ~18 lambs en route.
The white & black one here we've dubbed Lexi - a candidate to be kept for future breeding
The white & black one here we've dubbed Lexi - a candidate to be kept for future breeding
c'mon, @theguardian.com - compared to the alternatives you're a less-objectionable major news source but chainsaws don't have "blades" and missing that is a bad look
February 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
c'mon, @theguardian.com - compared to the alternatives you're a less-objectionable major news source but chainsaws don't have "blades" and missing that is a bad look
Reposted by jrh
“a bird in the hand is worth..” — let me stop you there. comparison is the thief of joy. enjoy your bird
February 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“a bird in the hand is worth..” — let me stop you there. comparison is the thief of joy. enjoy your bird
A fantastic & inspiring read
“Leverage points are places within a complex system (a corporation, an economy, a living body, a city, an ecosystem) where a small shift in one thing can produce big changes in everything.” — Donella Meadows
Meadows on systems change and de-growth )before it was popular):
Meadows on systems change and de-growth )before it was popular):
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System - The Donella Meadows Project
By Donella Meadows~ Folks who do systems analysis have a great belief in “leverage points.” These are places within a complex system (a corporation, an economy, a living body, a city, an ecosystem) wh...
donellameadows.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A fantastic & inspiring read
Reposted by jrh
Farmers interested in agroforestry:
The Expanding Agroforestry grant program through the Nature Conservatory and the USDA is now open through March 14th.
If you live in these states and are looking to bring new acreage in agroforestry production, consider applying!
The Expanding Agroforestry grant program through the Nature Conservatory and the USDA is now open through March 14th.
If you live in these states and are looking to bring new acreage in agroforestry production, consider applying!
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Farmers interested in agroforestry:
The Expanding Agroforestry grant program through the Nature Conservatory and the USDA is now open through March 14th.
If you live in these states and are looking to bring new acreage in agroforestry production, consider applying!
The Expanding Agroforestry grant program through the Nature Conservatory and the USDA is now open through March 14th.
If you live in these states and are looking to bring new acreage in agroforestry production, consider applying!
🤌
(it's not both-sidesing to note the scale of a thing in comparison the scale of other things)
(it's not both-sidesing to note the scale of a thing in comparison the scale of other things)
"can you believe this mess president mushbrain got us into?" my friend asks
"which president mushbrain?" i call out to raucous laughter as i place another rat skewer on the fire
at night, the bandits come
"which president mushbrain?" i call out to raucous laughter as i place another rat skewer on the fire
at night, the bandits come
"Welcome home!" President Biden says to Donald Trump as he arrives at the White House
January 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🤌
(it's not both-sidesing to note the scale of a thing in comparison the scale of other things)
(it's not both-sidesing to note the scale of a thing in comparison the scale of other things)
how many kittens does it take to replace the pressure switch on an air compressor?
January 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
how many kittens does it take to replace the pressure switch on an air compressor?
From "Hospicing Modernity". This is a good and ambitious (if challenging) book.
December 18, 2024 at 1:32 PM
From "Hospicing Modernity". This is a good and ambitious (if challenging) book.
Reposted by jrh
I’m now posting on behalf of the Deep Adaptation Forum (so I may quote post thoughts from there occasionally). DAF is a global community of individuals exploring the Four Rs of DA, practicing inner and outer adaptation to the predicaments we face. Times call us to face our fears, not hide from them.
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I’m now posting on behalf of the Deep Adaptation Forum (so I may quote post thoughts from there occasionally). DAF is a global community of individuals exploring the Four Rs of DA, practicing inner and outer adaptation to the predicaments we face. Times call us to face our fears, not hide from them.
Dudes posting their Ws
~2 year old chestnut with ~200 year old hickory for scale.
November 26, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Dudes posting their Ws
Reposted by jrh
