Greetings, At 7 AM, on February 22 Garth and I will be sworn in as American Citizens. Texas has been our home for over 18 years, it will be nice to be able to...
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pollinator2001
Feb 1, 2011 1:37 pm
You might check with local beekeepers. If a hive dies, and damp debris collects in the bottom, it often will have a huge mass of soldier fly larvae. They take...
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Helga Loncosky
amrhblmh
Feb 1, 2011 1:57 pm
How wonderful! Congrats! Sadly, you probably know more about the constutuion and American history now than 75% of citizens. Helga Loncosky “The dumbest...
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RUSS BERRY
berrygoodwine
Feb 1, 2011 2:23 pm
CONGRAT!! Welcome, it is folks like you that makes America the great country it is. Â Russ Berry Stillwater Aquaponics West Milton, Ohio ... From: Garth & Kim...
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Robert Sawtelle
rassd71
Feb 1, 2011 3:51 pm
I'm very happy for you and also welcome you! This is a country built on and by immigrants and who knows, maybe the right immigrants can help save it! [Non-text...
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Travis
barrelponics
Feb 1, 2011 10:15 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Way cool!!! Yahoo!!! Awesome!!!....... I bet you guys are thrilled as am I. Trav. ... to...
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Douglas
greenedo
Feb 2, 2011 2:36 pm
The largest bunch of them I have ever seen is when we took some spoiled grain and buried it in the garden. within a few weeks we had millions of them. I wish I...
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noonkesser
Feb 3, 2011 2:04 am
Hi all, since this topic has resurfaced I have a few questions for those of you that have successfully bred these little guys. 1. I understand that they can be...
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Tom
pate9628
Feb 3, 2011 2:57 am
I use an ordinary light weight 35 gal garbage can with several 1" holes cut in the lid and keept shadded from direct sun. For me they start breeding in late...
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waconverse
Feb 4, 2011 4:17 pm
Greetings, I am in a researching mode...Spring is just around the corner and we really need to get things rolling quickly as possible. I understand the...
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Tom
pate9628
Feb 4, 2011 8:25 pm
I sent an e-mail to staff@...  and asked the question on heating . They (Anne) responded very quickly. They do heat their water but not...
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waconverse
Feb 5, 2011 4:10 am
Greetings Tom, Thanks! I sent them an e-mail....I didn't figure an outfit like that would be into answering "the lttle guy's" questions! Hopefully I'll get a...
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firekeeper38
Feb 5, 2011 7:18 pm
Yeah Have to admit that was the question rattling around my head when I went out and found a solid inch of ice over all my little fishies. What happens when I...
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Michael
mamadori6133
Feb 5, 2011 7:48 pm
I attended one of their workshops last summer, they have quite an awesome operation. Aquaponics is only one part if it; they have mushroom producing logs, bee...
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Robert Sawtelle
rassd71
Feb 6, 2011 1:14 am
One option is to use a heat transfer method, pumping the water through a pipe buried in the compost pile. And either circulate the water through it, or use a...
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Rocky Lear
blockbuster401
Feb 6, 2011 6:07 am
http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/ ... From: Tom To: barrelponics@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [barrelponics] Black...
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Steve Spence
sspence65
Feb 6, 2011 1:01 pm
Ah, the Jean Pain method. http://www.green-trust.org/wordpress/2009/10/11/hot-water-and-methane-plus-compost-from-wood-chips/ On Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:14:52...
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John Lang
catachdhu
Feb 6, 2011 1:58 pm
Hi Here is a device that I plan on building. Heat for greenhouse, heat for water, and CO2. It is at: http://mb-soft.com/public3/globalzl.html Hope this helps...
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koffeekommando
Feb 6, 2011 3:28 pm
Jean Pain was on to something. But there is a lack of documentation I believe? Plus, he had a lot of property to harvest small branches from. His method was...
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s1r9a9m9
Feb 7, 2011 4:19 pm
If you use a pile to heat with you should remember that if you take out to much heat the pile will die. The little critters inside need the heat to live and...
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tcl_lynx
Feb 8, 2011 1:42 pm
Trying to heat a greenhouse or water with a compost pile can be done, but as noted if you are able to remove most of the heat, you really hamper the compost. I...
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thorthesailor
Feb 8, 2011 4:02 pm
Nice looking build! I like the bubble wrap idea. Michael...
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Dluc
kimdigiacomo
Feb 8, 2011 6:22 pm
Hi all, if any of you are from the Bay Area in California, I have created a new website called www.foundfruit.com. It's all about local food systems and...
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Jeffrey
ibuildparks
Feb 8, 2011 8:16 pm
Here is a link to an introduction to green walls. There is a basic diagram showing one of the system types and a bunch of info on benefits, etc. You want to...
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Jeffrey
ibuildparks
Feb 8, 2011 9:59 pm
I am looking to develop a single family sized, on-site waste treatment structure using wetland treatment techniques. I am very familiar with the standard means...
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Allen
awbusiek
Feb 9, 2011 11:36 pm
Alcon, An interesting story was just on NPR (KSMU - 91.1) about fuel-efficient cook stoves. Included was a bit about Rocket Stoves. Link:...
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s1r9a9m9
Feb 10, 2011 2:37 am
Here is a link to you tube for rocket mass heaters. These would work well in mounds of earth under tables to help heat the green house or even a home as shown...
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berryfarm@...
berryfarm1992
Feb 10, 2011 3:47 pm
Wondering how one might control one or more rocket stoves to heat a greenhouse or FT or GBs? Multiple stoves in parallel? Controlled fuel feeding? Any...
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thorthesailor
Feb 11, 2011 4:27 am
Pellet stove principles and parts might help. Michael...
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Lauri Stromberg
lasgsd
Feb 12, 2011 3:05 pm
http://www.facebook.com/EatRightRacine/posts/171688852876760 Saturday, Feb 19th at 2:00 pm there will be a tour of Natural Green Farms...
