Want to Help in Japan? Better read this first!!!
Posted March 23, 2011
By BRiM
New page with Rare Coins for Sale
Posted March 29, 2010
By BRiM
Here’s my new Rare Coins page. I LOVE coins, I just can’t afford a lot of them =) I can’t offer financial advice, but gold coins have done well recently and the “survivor” in me would love to own some.
BRiM
I love fishing =)
Posted March 26, 2010
By BRiM
I love fishing and now I have a lens up about my favorite fish in the world. The crappie! Fishing is definitely something we do on the homestead. It provides low cost entertainment as well as putting some meat in the frig. Check out the lens:
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Lenography is up
By BRiM
Well, my lensography is up and running over at Squidoo. Check it out. It contains links to all my lenses as well as information about me and my family!
BRiM
Can you help me find a great YouTube camera?
Posted March 24, 2010
By BRiM
If you’ve watched the video’s I’ve put up on my blog, you’ll know I’m in desperate need of a good camera for shooting video for YouTube. Please drop by my Squidoo lens and lend a helping hand! The Perfect YouTube Camera.
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My first lenses at Squidoo
By BRiM
Well, part of Homesteading is bringing in some income. I’m working on that over at Squidoo these days. Check out the articles I’ve written about one of my favorite games of all time:
Talisman – The Magical Quest Game
The Talisman Expansion:
Interesting “Aqua Farm” project
Posted November 16, 2009
By BRiM
Here’s a link to a really cool Aquaponics system and setup. These guys are trying to get the US government involved in creating some Urban Farms. According to the article, one 10,000 sq. ft. system can raise 60,000 veggies and 20,000 pounds a tilapia a year… super duper impressive in 10,000 sq. ft…
Link to entire article:
Revolutionary, Newly Patented Invention is a Solution to Stop the Cycle of Poverty and End World Hunger
Revolutionary, Newly Patented Invention is a Solution to Stop the Cycle of Poverty and End World HungerPortable Farms, Inc. is in discussions with Federal Governments (including the US Federal Government) to bring fresh, healthy organic vegetables and fish (Tilapia) to those who are hungry. A single 10,000 square foot Portable Farms(TM) Aquaponics System (PFAS)(patent pending) using gravel (not soil), and a minimal amount of water (90% – 95% less water than in-ground farming), and minimal energy and labor grows over 60,000 vegetables and 20,000 pounds of fish per year, and only requires one person to operate.
Read the rest of this really cool article at: Revolutionary, Newly Patented Invention is a Solution to Stop the Cycle of Poverty and End World Hunger
The Pizza Farm – Permaculture Project
Posted November 15, 2009
By BRiM
Here’s a really cool permaculture project call “The Pizza Farm”. Check it out:
The Pizza Farm was started by Darren Schmall, The Pizza Farmer
(559) 363-5433
pizzafarmer@cobbranch.com Wellington, Colorado
He helps farmers create a destination farm to teach children and the public about where their food comes from.
(559) 363-5433
pizzafarmer@cobbranch.com Wellington, Colorado
He helps farmers create a destination farm to teach children and the public about where their food comes from.
The Pizza Farm is a fun and educational opportunity that is open throughout the spring and summer for all ages. The Pizza Farm is a circular garden that is divided into eight pie-shaped “slices” (like a giant pizza) and grows or grazes all the ingredients needed to make a farm fresh pizza! Best of all, visitors are educated and interactive with how the farm grows wheat for the crust, tomatoes for the sauce, dairy cows that give milk to make cheese, pigs for pepperoni, and much more.
This is a pretty neat design. Sizable to any space. It looks a lot neater than I would expect from a working farm when you start moving paddocks around. I can see the rotation over years working to build the soil and integrate the resources from animals and plants. I like my pizza in squares. Dan
Madera, California
Tour the only farm in the San Joaquin Valley that actually grows pizza. Our Award Winning farm is located at the beautiful and historic Cobb Ranch on Highway 41, across from Children’s Hospital. Bring your students and enjoy a guided tour of the Pizza Farm, a visit with our farm animals, and a wagon ride around the ranch.
In addition, each class plants their own “mini pizza farm,” which students take back to school as an on-going lesson in farming. Culminate your farm experience with a pizza lunch in the shade of the orchard. Guaranteed to the most fun, educational, and tasty farm field trip in the valley.
Growing On Hay Bales
Posted November 14, 2009
By BRiM
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This is an awesome idea I found in a PDF:
Growing annual vegetables on hay bales is a way to rapidly add lots of compostable organic matter to the soil’s surface in a short period of time. Here’s the recipe (See illustration from Designing & Maintaining Your Edible Landscape – Naturally).
· Place several bales of hay or straw in a cluster.
· Thoroughly soak the cluster of bales..
· Add an three-inch thick layer of fresh manure to the top.
· Add four or more inches of soil to cap off the top of the bales.
· Water all the layers again.
· Plant potatoes with plenty of loose straw on top—six inches or more (it’s really important that the potatoes NOT be exposed to sunlight).
· Keep the potatoes and bales moist.
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Et voilá! The bales will grow potatoes above the ground where no gophers can get to them.
After one season of planting and harvest, the bales will have rotted down quite a bit. (See the photo.) Plant them with bush beans, fava beans, other types of beans or potatoes again.
Let me know what you think.
Aquaponics vs. Tradition Dirt
Posted November 13, 2009
By BRiM
Here’s a link to a blog where a guy planted Cauliflower in both aquaponics and dirt. Check out the results at: http://namhaquachinatoraquaponics.blogspot.com/2009/11/need-proof.html
Here’s the article:
For those who need proof, here is a good comparison. Dirt garden watered 2 times a week (9lts) during warm weather, other than that, rain, heavily mulched with sugar cane mulch. During watering, also dosed with seasol. Aquaponics system, seasol once a month, that’s it. Cauliflower in aquaponics, 1kg, dirt garden cauliflower 265grams for three. Admittedly, the smallest cauliflower could have been left for longer, but the leaves were wilting (even with watering) so time to harvest and recrop with something else.
