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christopher nesbitt | 9 Feb 23:26

Re: Fwd: Biochar

Jay,

Found your email here. Sorry for the delay. This is the model we came up with, cost, less than USD50. It makes
significant amounts of carbon, which we add to pig manure and then compost. You can see pictures of it here.

I meant to respond to this. Solar water pumps... how much water do you want to pump, what elevation? I have
used a lot of pumps, but the best are Grundfos ad Sun Pumps.

If you want more info on pumps, let me know.

Best wishes,

Christopher

On Nov 15, 2011, at 7:46 AM, Jay Woods wrote:

> On Monday, November 14, 2011 11:48:12 PM christopher nesbitt wrote:
>> Lawrence,
>> 
> ... 
>> We are working on developing a home stove at low cost for families who burn
>> wood for cooking here in southern Belize. This is an alternative for rural
>> people who cannot afford the natural gas/propane/butane/fossil fuel that
>> people in more developed countries use. We have a design that uses a 55
>> gallon drum and a welded old propane tank. Total cost? About USD75, less
>> than the price of two full tanks of propane, and it gives heat for
>> cooking, has fairly complete combustion, and leaves us with carbon to bury
>> in the soil. This is not an industrial byproduct, or a way to make money.
>> It is a way for small farmers to improve their soils while sequestering
>> carbon (generated in natural gas/propane/butane/fossil fuel run stoves,
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christopher nesbitt | 9 Feb 23:22

Biochar photos

I came up with a cheap design for a bio char stove using an old drum, an old propane tank, and some flat metal.
Total cost? Less than USD50/B100. There was a discussion of it, here, and people asked about the design. I
have some photos of it on Maya Mountain Researc Farms Facebook page. Here is one of them http://www.facebook.com/MayaMountainResearchFarm#!/photo.php?fbid=223607237731652&set=a.118610238231353.23514.114893705269673&type=1&theater

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San Pedro Columbia, Toledo
PO 153 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo
BELIZE, 
Central America

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Carl DuPoldt | 8 Feb 21:23
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Camelina Production Fact Sheet Available


-Camelina Production Fact Sheet Available 
http://css.wsu.edu/biofuels/publications/Camelina_Production_PNW_Fact_Sheet.pdf  
Camelina
 Production in the Dryland Pacific Northwest is a new publication by 
researchers at Washington State University and Oregon State University. 
The free online PDF fact sheet describes the biofuel oilseed crop 
camelina and its uses, provides information on expected yields and 
planting methods, and offers guidance on weed control, fertilization, 
pest control, and harvest.
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Lawrence F. London, Jr. | 7 Feb 20:44

Fwd: [compost_tea] Re: The use of EM in brewer / BIM ... Gil A. Carandang


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[compost_tea] Re: The use of EM in brewer / BIM ... Gil A.
Carandang
Date: 	Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:19:17 -0000
From: 	B Blake <bbdallas100@...>
Reply-To: 	compost_tea@...
To: 	compost_tea@...

Lactic acid bacteria can be collected from the air.
Pour rice wash (solution generated when you wash the rice with water) on 
a container like plastic pot with lid.
Allow air gap at least 50-75% of the container.

From: Beneficial Indigenous Organisms (BIM)

By: Gil A. Carandang

gil_carandang@... <mailto:gil_carandang%40hotmail.com>
www.herbanafarms.com

http://tribes.tribe.net/effectivemicro/thread/d6b8fd03-e2c7-4650-a658-51fdf4f013a

That reminds me of various air sample studies done by the
US Government measuring hundreds and hundreds of various bacteria 
floating around in da thin air at various locations.
The possibilities make you wonder.

Indigenous Microorganisms - Part 1 - You Tube
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Lawrence F. London, Jr. | 7 Feb 04:52

Fwd: [SANET-MG] Way Beyond Greenwashing: Have Corporations Captured Big Conservation?


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [SANET-MG] Way Beyond Greenwashing: Have Corporations Captured 
Big Conservation?
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:43:01 -0500
From: jonathan latham <jrlatham@...>
To: SANET-MG@...

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Independent Science News:
Way Beyond Greenwashing: Have Corporations Captured Big Conservation?
http://independentsciencenews.org/environment/way-beyond-greenwashing-
have-multinationals-captured-big-conservation/

Synopsis:
Led by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), many of the biggest
conservation nonprofits including Conservation International and the
Nature Conservancy have agreed a series of formal global bargains
with international agribusiness. In exchange for vague promises of
habitat protection, sustainability and social justice in developing
countries, these conservation groups are offering to greenwash
industrial commodity agriculture. The 'market transformation'
methodology of the conservation nonprofits is a series of
"Responsible" and "Sustainable" certification schemes for commodity
crops that aim to dominate the market for Palm oil, Soybeans, Cocoa,
Sugar, Biofuels, Cotton and farmed Salmon and Shrimp. The schemes,
however, have none of the qualities of meaningful certification. They
have low and ambiguous standards, questionable verification, no
enforcement, and dubious traceability. What they will do is mislead
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David Muhl | 5 Feb 19:26
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Garden Tool Recommendations

Greetings everyone,

It's February now and I feel my spring gardening fever coming on.  I started thinking about all the projects
I'm hoping to accomplish this season, and then it occurred to me that some of my old 'blade' tools are just
not up to the task(s) any more.  I've been reading a few online reviews on certain items, but felt some of the
folks on this listserve would be a great resource for honest opinions.

I would like to pick up some high-quality hand pruners, pruning saw, grafting knife, machete, and perhaps
even a good tool belt tailored for gardeners and landscapers (something that could hold the other
aforementioned items).

Thanks to anyone who would like to share their opinions on any or all of these items.

~Dave  
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Lawrence F. London, Jr. | 5 Feb 18:59

Re: [compost_tea] Old Posts Categorized

On 2/4/2012 9:12 PM, B Blake wrote:
> Starting: Mon Oct 28 2002 - 15:59:13 EST.
> Ending: Wed Apr 23 2003 - 12:28:46 EDT.
>
> Someone put some work into this wonderful collection.
> Hoping to find more of this.
>
> CompostTea
> By Author
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/agriculture/composting/compost_tea-list/archive1/author.html
>
> CompostTea
> By Thread
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/agriculture/composting/compost_tea-list/archive1/

That was me. Want more? Read these:

SOIL
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Soils In Biological Agriculture
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/permaculture/mailarchives/discussion-threads/soil-quality/
Remineralize the Earth
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/orgfarm/remineralization/remineralization.selected-writings
Soil Foodweb
http://www.soilfoodweb.com
Soil and Health Library
http://www.soilandhealth.org/index.html
Weed control with tractor and implements
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Lawrence F. London, Jr. | 5 Feb 15:37

Fwd: Re: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees

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Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:26:49 -0800
From: Alia Tsang <alia@...>
To: SANET-MG@...

Looks like another paper implicating neonicotinoids came out at the same
time.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/30-9

A new study published in *Naturwissenschaften - The Science of Nature* by a
leading bee expert provides damning evidence that a widely used pesticide,
even at low levels, is responsible for the recent catastrophic decline in
honey bees. Dr. Jeff Pettis of the USDA's Bee Research
Laboratory<http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-75-05-00>in
Beltsville, MD led the study.

Colony collapse disorder, as this phenomenon is known, has been getting
worse since 2006.

The news has brought renewed calls for these pesticides, which only became
widely used in the 1990s, to be banned as honey bees are key to human’s
survival – pollinating 70 per cent of the crops which produce most of the
world’s food.
The pesticide that the
study<http://resources.metapress.com/pdf-preview.axd?code=p1027164r403288u&size=largest>(pdf)
looked at was imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides
worldwide. It is neonicotinoid insecticide produced by Bayer
CropScience<http://www.bayercropscience.com/bcsweb/cropprotection.nsf/id/imidacloprid_se.htm>
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Alan Enzo | 4 Feb 17:57
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Amazonian Mushroom Eats Indestructible Plastics

Found this minutes after I was ranting with one of our PDC students about
Polyurethane foam off-gassing and toxic plastic stuff from China!
Amazonian Mushroom Eats Indestructible Plastics
http://gizmodo.com/5880768/amazonian-mushroom-eats-indestructible-plastics?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

-- 
*Alan Enzo, Ph.D., M.B.A.*
Ecological Economics
Permaculture Design
Sustainable Business
www.EcologicalEducation.org <http://www.HappilyDistracted.com>
www.PermacultureEducation.com

*"Permaculture Designers are doing the most important work of any group on
the planet.” **-- David Suzuki *
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Amy Little | 4 Feb 17:38
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Yucatan Permaculture?

Hi Folks,
I am looking for permaculture projects in the Yucatan  that I can 
visit.   Any ideas?
Thanks,
Amy Little

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Lawrence F. London, Jr. | 3 Feb 21:23

Bee Alert | Fwd: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees


Unconscionable acts, unbridled greed, ignorance, incompetence and 
irresponsibility on the part of those responsible for CCD from these causes.

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Subject: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:44:14 -0500
From: jcummins <jcummins@...>
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The paper below shows that neonicotinoid insecticides seed coatings are
capable of creating  colony collapse disorder. Astonishingly regulatory
agencies seem  totally out of contact with reality  . We appear to be
living in a fool's regulatory paradise.
Tapparo A, Marton D, Giorio C, Zanella A, Soldà L, Marzaro M, Vivan L,
Girolami V. Assessment of the environmental exposure of honeybees to
particulate matter containing neonicotinoid insecticides coming from
corn coated seeds.Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of 
print] Since seed coating with neonicotinoid insecticides was introduced 
in the late 1990s, European beekeepers have reported severe colony 
losses in the period of corn sowing (spring). As a consequence, 
seed-coating neonicotinoid insecticides that are used worldwide on corn 
crops have been blamed for honey bee decline. In view of the currently 
increasing crop production, and also of corn as a renewable energy 
source, the correct use of these insecticides within sustainable 
agriculture is a cause of concern. In this paper, a probable - but so 
far underestimated - route of environmental exposure of honey bees to 
and intoxication with neonicotinoid insecticides, namely the atmospheric 
emission of particulate matter containing the insecticide by drilling 
machines, has been quantitatively studied. Using optimized analytical
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