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bit pricey but kind of what I was thinking
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Thats more along the lines of what I MEANT. I am on the path to becoming more and more self sustaining....hoping to go "Off the Grid" in a few years and just live off the land. I'm curious about your fermented plant extracts. Please tell us more.living soil
predatory insects as opposed to chemical sprays
self irrigated pots for water conservation
self made and foraged fermented plant extracts for "nutes"
no bottles
I use minimal inputs that have not circled the globe on a freight ship 4 times. everything I use is found or sourced locally...
however I dont believe in being "green" as that is just a marketing gimmick... and for a more expensive set of products...
I am simply self sustainable.
Yeah.....I'm coastal NorCal.....and we get more wind than sun.....so I have been looking into wind turbines. I'm also keeping a close eye on the Tesla batteries. at 3500 fr a 10kw unit.If you live in a breezy rural area this is the way to go,10kw wind generator makes power 24/7 365 as long as theirs a breeze!
Way cheaper then 10kw of solar and warranted for 30 years.
living soil
predatory insects as opposed to chemical sprays
self irrigated pots for water conservation
self made and foraged fermented plant extracts for "nutes"
no bottles
I use minimal inputs that have not circled the globe on a freight ship 4 times. everything I use is found or sourced locally...
however I dont believe in being "green" as that is just a marketing gimmick... and for a more expensive set of products...
I am simply self sustainable.
Dude thats frickin awesomeI start with this...
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I fill the large containment vessel with dynamic accumulator plants... dandelions, comfrey, nettles, yarrow.. whatever I have around me at the time... or alternately, for fish hydrolysate, whole ground up fish... the first small bottle is a waterlock. it keeps the pressure up in the containment vessel and slows the release of decompositional gasses... stage 2 is filled with activated charcoal... the gasses pass through about 5 inches of carbon filter to handle the foul odors...
I do this indoors.
for fish hydrolysate, lactobacillus is added to speed things up
and its best to blend the fish well in a blender, then strain the larger bones and scales out.
for plant fermentations, water is added... lacto is optional.
used at about a teaspoon to tablespoon per gallon depending on final thickness/how much water was added...
My soil mix is designed for water only, so the teas and such are a lil something extra...
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I have a thread on here for my self irrigated planter buckets,
and the last tip I got is to mulch not only to conserve water loss from evaporative effects,
but also to give the predatory insects a happy home...
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Ever get any further with this? Bump for geothermal cooling.The title is a bit misleading. I'm not talking about your plants.....I'm talking about offsetting carbon footprints and being kind to the environment.
I'm about to set up a new spot and have been bouncing a LOT of different idea's around in my head on ways to recycle, reuse, and reduce waste and what not. So I thought I would start a thread and see what you guys have come up with in your rooms.
This is one example of what I am talking about.
Geothermal HVAC.
Ground temps in my area stay pretty stable at 55 degrees. From the research that I have done burying 500' of 1.5" abs would give me 1 ton of cooling capacity. A water/glycol solution would run through the closed loop system via a pump and then into a water cooled air handler and then back to the "Earth Loop". So if I needed 5 tons of cooling I would use 2500' of 1.5" abs.
The start up costs may be a bit more, but I see quite a few advantages. Running a pump 24/7 would use a LOT less electricity than a 5 ton water chiller. I would also loose the noise of said water chiller...which my neighbors would appreciate I'm sure. Not much maintenance involved with the pump or the air handlers.
Not sure if I will be doing this on my upcoming project or not.....but it is something I will definitely be doing in the future.
So, this is just one of the idea's that I have running around in the hamster wheel in my skull. What do you guys and gals do to stay GREEN?
I meant strictly the geothermal HVACEver get any further with this? Bump for geothermal cooling.
I actually met a guy in Arcata who has a business doing consults and designing systems for people. I spoke with in depth about the whole thing and pretty much came to the conclusion that I could do passive intake rooms for a lot less.I meant strictly the geothermal HVAC
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