Chicken Food for Thought
Posted on 27. Dec, 2010 by admin in On the farm
Here is a cool example on more ways to reuse food scraps that can’t be put into a worm bin. Worms will really only do well with anything that is not meat or dairy, simply raw veggies is what they dig on.
Below is a cool video of some permies that are using dead animals and meat scraps to attract maggots and flies for chickens to eat. How cool!
Bucket Gardening Video .. Or is It?
Posted on 27. Oct, 2010 by admin in On the farm, Opinion
I got an email out a bucket gardening class and I had no clue what it was. I threw the term into Google and watched some videos and came across this one video that had around 4300+ views so I checked it out.
I don’t know much on what makes something viral but 4300+ seems like a lot of people had reason to watch this. I truly can not figure this video out.
Enjoy – Or try to!
Grey Water – The Cheap Way
Posted on 22. Oct, 2010 by admin in On the farm
One of the main projects I want at the Sonoran Farm is the use of grey water. I would like to capture and reuse as much of the current water that I am already using. Capture water from the shower, the washing machine, the sinks or what ever it may be so long as it doesn’t contain anything harmful like human waste. In order to work towards a sustainable permaculture lifestyle.
I have been getting quotes on different types of different grey water install types. The bottom line is having 100% grey water capture added to an existing house is quite expensive and the payback period versus that of other green projects doesn’t stack up.
I wish I could do it all but I can’t so when I can’t afford it I improvise. You’ll find a five gallon bucket in my shower. Each day I capture around three gallons of water that would otherwise go down the drain. This water is then used to hydrate my plants around the house. I know this is small and too much effort for most which is just lame, but this is a start and its free!
Have a leak, grab a bucket and resuse, resuse, resuse.
