How to wear a shirt

Should I return the map??

First Id like to announce that I pray for the day where I found out Im adopted...as my family is too stupid for me to be related to...

And my sister...beyond annoying. I mean damn...act your age, not my shortest friends shoe size (which is 6 I believe)

Anyway...was playing some Earthbound a while ago...great game.

So what brings me to the internet today is a little different. I have actually come here to try to figure out how to wear a shirt.

yep you read that right.

Its mostly because I have an interview with Macys...a clothing store...and dont want to look too stupid there.

So its the perfectionist coming out in me.

well its more like Im looking for what to wear. Do I wear something on the more casual me-ish side or do I completely dress to impress?

I have yet to tell my family cause they are soooo fucking annoying that Id rather be homeless than deal with them squealing like headless pigs about me needing to look perfect.

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this and that

It seems that any pet I get is either black, white, or both. Not sure why, its just the way I role I guess.

Besides that, my day was full of this and that, mostly love and hate.

Typically Id use Google Chrome, but it wouldnt let me play Dr. Mario for some reason...so I used Firefox. I started blogging on my other blog and got about 2000 words on there when I had to leave my internet source.

Unfortunately I was using Windows. Today, it made me hate it more. While I was on the way back here (Adams grandmas house) Windows decided to restart for God knows why (last time I checked it already updated) and, of course, closed every program without asking me.

I logged back on and Firefox restored about 500 of my words on my blogger. Good Firefox. But damn thats a lot missing.

Now this is why I love blogger. It saved my draft all the way up to the 2000th word. WIN!!!

And Its still love/hate between Dr. Mario. BLEH.

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AN ADDITION TO THE AMONIA NOTE

I went through my compiled data for the water readings just after I put that last blog out and realised that Garth had given it a dressing of lime. So there are now two factors that could be responsible for the amonia starting to kick on again. By the way it is still moving the nitrites so the plants are eating again, thats nice to know hey...

Right! Where were we.....

Yes of course Aquaponics. Aquaponics created by Rob Maslin is the embodiment of a sustainable system.  Well thats what the page says(Editor)

A couple of interesting Videos on Aquaponics at Home

Now, Heres a bit of High Tech

Welcome to New Aquaponics! We have just added a social bookmarking feature that

And just for a LAFF  Its called Utopia Aquaponics.

WARNING WARNING From Australia, Oh yes Via Strain Guide

Just last week in the lowlands of Scotland, within the town of Moffat an old fire station has been converted into an aquaponics farm.

 Do you live near AUSTIN?

Torrent downloads for Aquaponics

Heres a School Project for you.

Here is a Very, Very Special Video on Uganda

And on that note I think Ill close the notebook again...
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Well there are still more Great Sites for us to visit

Here we are, the middle of another week and all sorts of things keep turning up. So Ill see if I can make head or tail of some of it.....:But First - I said on Monday I would make it up to you - Well Heres Your Bumper Crop:
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Courses, Workshops & Events


For Upcoming Courses, Workshops, & Events in Permaculture, Ecovillage Design, Sustainable Living Skills, & More
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What if there was way to produce an abundance of organic food using 98% less water, while producing up to ten times more food in the same amount of area and time? What if you could achieve this using 1/4 the amount of energy, in a system that does not require fertile soil, saves you labor, makes you a good living and is incredibly sustainable?

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Experts release qualified information on sustainable food production.
Right and wrong methods – and little pointers that will rapidly increase food productivity and bio-security with functional foods!


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 03, 2011 – I could hear the spruiker calling out to the public as they walked past "Come on a journey with Australian Andrew S. de Dezsery, M.Sc and International Specialised Skills Industry Fellow as you learn Aquaponics 101The who, how to, where and what!” he cried.

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 From Murray Hallam
The First 12 Months and DIY Toteponics.

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Murray

Guest post by Eco Films.

Just a quick update on what’s happening with the upcoming DIY Aquaponics DVD. The DVD is complete and ready to go. We’ve been waiting for Murray Hallam to complete his accompanying pdf file that will be included with the disk and today we got his first draft and boy is it looking good. We were expecting a plan with measurements of the various layouts of the IBC container, but Murray has submitted almost a detailed book, full of photos, graphics and an extensive parts list with a...


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Herring Gut students learn from experience
by Alexandria Brasili
School of Roots students with harvested greens. L-R: Kyle, Tyler, Jack, Savanah Photo: Alexandria Brasili
Its a cold winter day in Port Clyde. While all is quiet and snowy outside, inside Herring Gut Learning Center its a completely different story. Students dart back and forth in rubber boots and aprons with baskets of fish and clipboards, yelling out weights and quantities in order to determine tank stocking densities. The group shrieks as a fish flops out of a basket and onto the floor. One brave student cups the fish under the belly and over the nose, a handy technique for ensuring that the fish doesnt wiggle out onto the floor again. Meanwhile, students in the greenhouse work in t-shirts, planting and harvesting crisp heads of bright green Bibb lettuce while snow gently falls outside.

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West Chatham Events CalendarWest Chatham Events Calendar
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TODAY

"Club 316"

5-7 p.m. Feb. 9, Salvation Army, 3000 Bee Road. There will be cooking, sports, Bible study and more for ages 4-18. Free. For information, call 912-352-8366.

Opening Reception for "New Beginnings"

6:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. The youth art exhibition celebrates the talent of local middle...[MORE]

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Aquaponics Systems Work With Nature Instead Of Against It
By , on February 16th, 2011%

Growing plants in the ground the old fashioned way may seem like the natural way to grow plants, but in reality, you are working against nature that way. It starts out by...
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 From YAHOO ANSWERS
Aquaponics , how to build aquaponics Garden?
I am trying to build my own aquaponics garden, but i am having trouble completing th eproject. Thus far i have been relying on forums and free guides. All the guide I have found are either: Harder to understand, incomplete, or just dont work. I know they are well intentioned but i want a professional guide that will lead me through the process step by step. Any suggestions? Read on for the Answers...

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Aquaponics

by Walter Newsom
(Gilbert, AZ, USA)

Tilapia from our tanks

We have a small acreage in Arizona that we raise our chickens for eggs, calves for beef and fruit trees. As we aged, we found that raising beef was too expensive and we needed protein that was more digestable.

We started raising talapia in tanks in our back yard 2 years ago. We us... Get the Full Story HERE
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Aquaponics For The Beginner - 5 System Considerations And Requirements
By K Bray Platinum Quality Author

You can set up your own aquaponics system rather easily however there are some factors you need to consider and understand before you get started. The first item is selecting your location, if you have limited space then this will determine the size of your grow beds and the fish tank.
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Aquaponics and Apartments… oh yes!

Photo Courstey: AquaBundance Aquaponics System $1295 retail

With more people moving into apartments from single-family residences, property managers have begun to encounter resident hobbies and behaviors that can be challenging. One of these is the practice of aquaponics, or raising fish and plants together in a tank and plant medium system.

How does it work? A very organic process recycles the fish excrement into plant fertilizer and as the plants grow they

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Grow Leds Hydroponic Aquaponic hps mh solar indoor whatever

Im sick of foreign countries controlling our shit. no offense, jus sick of it..German Hydroton, Netherland rockwool, south american or indian coir , saudi oil or chinese everything else..cmon America .put our heads together.
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Maui Sustainability Learning Center open for volunteers
Banana starts are planted in the Canoe Garden.

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LAHAINA — Lahaina’s new sustainability center in Launuipoko invites the public to come and help with its monthly projects.

Established in 2010, the Maui Sustainability Learning Center, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, already has plantings of bananas, breadfruit and sugarcane in its Canoe Garden, with plans for many more plants that the early Polynesians brought to Hawaii in their canoes.

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Farmer-Chef Conference to be held in Buffalo.

Hyatt Regency Buffalo will play host to the Third Annual Farmer-Chef Conference on Monday, February, 21.
             
The theme this year is "Bridging the Farm to Table Gap" meaning all farmers, restaurateurs, and related professionals will gather and build awareness of Western New Yorks agricultural products, their quality, and accessibility to restaurants and the food industry in general.
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Toquaht chief speaks at Seafood Summit
Land-based aquaculture could be future for First Nation community
Julia Prinselaar, Westerly News

Toquaht First Nation chief Anne Mack attended last weeks Seafood Summit in Vancouver and made a presentation about a proposed aquaculture park within her territory.

"At this point were in the early stages," said Mack, who was part of a panel discussing the business of land-based closed containment salmon farming.

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Ryan Lilleys Page
We area a group of students from Santa Barbara City College building an Aquaponic Systems for our class called Projects in Sustainability
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Well, that should satisfy the best of you. I sure hope so....I got RSI of my two typing fingers...
So, have a good week [Whats left of it]
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How To Sex Tilapia

Left is male/right is female

Sexing tilapia is sometimes important. 
So once your aquaponics is set up and all the problems are solved and the vegetables are growing, the fish is happy and then...you think, well I think I am finally at a point that I can sell some of my fish. (note once you do this it might ruin the great hobby of it and turn it into business of it. youll see) So to get the best results and profit you will need to figure out whats what in the tilapia sex world. 
 
Most farmers wish to only cultivate males. Male tilapias grow bigger faster and yield a higher profit for aquacultures. So as soon as possible the males are recognized and the females are separated out. Sexing of tilapia is tricky and requires practice. Even experienced professionals will normally get a small percent wrong.

When a tilapia fingerling has reached a weight of 1 ounce it can generally be sexed by looking at the genital papilla. The genital papilla is located right behind the anus of the fish. If the genital papilla has one opening you are looking at a male tilapia.

 Males have only one opening and both urine and milt will pass through this hole. If you observe two openings, then you are looking at a female tilapi. This is because tilapia eggs do not pass through the same hole as urine. 

If youre inexperienced and are having a hard time, try placing a drop of dye, such as food coloring  on the genital region. The color should make it easier to distinguish the openings. 

 We usually place the females in another tank and from there we can decide to continue to let them breed (most of the time) or sell or give them away. If you have chickens, these small fish are perfect snacks and add high protein to the poultrys diet. It doesnt give the eggs a bad taste either as long as you are not feeding the chicken only fish for its diet. We suggest giving the females away to young people as a introduction to aquaponics and gardening.

If you are looking for tilapia, that is fairly easy.
You can find it in the search engines by putting in "where to buy tilapia".

I use two different companies and both seem to have good prices and great quality.

The aquaponic store

If you are looking for a specific kind or whole colonies, then use
  
Tilapia Depot

Please ask questions and leave your comments, and dont forget to subscribe!

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dear everyone

This is about people...most of you in fact. You know who you are. I mean Im so serious about people reading this its even going on Myspace...

Its about people and other peoples boyfriends. Lets start with subject one.

So people dont really like her boyfriend...yeah we got it. I know you all think she deserves better...but ok its GREAT to say that she deserves better. I mean no harm there. HOWEVER suggesting that she leaves her boyfriend and even encouraging it is rediculous. She has heard our suggestions...now she can decide for herself. She is a big girl.

Ok and subject two.

People dont like her boyfriend either because...well a number of reasons...like he changed her or all of a sudden she has gone mega religious.

Well ok

Here is what KILLS me about you guys.

You say "how can you trust and love someone so much when you dont even really know them?" Thats basically what you say right? I mean the pics are old and it could totally be some old dude effing around right?

So far everyone who says this believes in God...someone you dont know and there is no real proof of his existence except some other dude told you and wrote a book on him...

sounds a little contradictory to me....

Not saying she is right or that you guys are wrong...I just think its an INCREDIBLY stupid reason to leave people behind. I mean what if this is all just bullshit? The last thing someone needs is to hurt all by themselves. If anything everyone should be giving her MORE support even if you do think it is bullshit.

Now Im not trying to preach to anyone...just saying. I mean Im pretty vocal about not believing in God yet none of you rub it in my face? Why are you smearing their faces in your beliefs?

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND!!!!

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Hi To All My Special Friends

Lots to do again, the note book is bulging with sites, blogs and a couple of emails. So again I need to get focused, click my heels and see if I can get some help from some good fairy at the bottom of the garden. Meanwhile Ill just flounder along on my own......

Most useful lighting for highschool greenhouse

The new greenhouse will soon be completed (15 x 57) not including a 15x57 "prep room" in the second floor of my high school. We are planning on a Murray-esq flood drain system with a raisable double bunkbed system. I thought the T5 HO lights would be best for the widest variet of plants and best for not burning students. Im interested in the communities thoughts on the subject.



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Backyard aquaponics
By Susan Kirk
G Magazine
Growing your own fruit & veg and keeping chooks has been embraced by many seeking a sustainable lifestyle, but have you ever considered harvesting your own fish? We take a look at aquaponics – a potential solution to the overfishing of our oceans...

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Nelson and Pade, Inc. Announces New Staff, Promotions

Nelson and Pade, Inc., a company specializing in aquaponics and controlled environment agriculture, is proud to announce that their team of professionals is growing. Aquaponics is an integrated method of growing fish and plants in a soilless system.

Nelson and Pade, Inc., a company specializing in aquaponics and controlled environment agriculture, is proud to announce that their team of professionals is growing. With a 20+ year history in aquaponics and a steady growth curve,..

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Hydroponic Aquaponic Indoor Grow System
Posted on January 27th, 2011 in Grow Hydroponically
[video]
Here is Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl’s, indoor growing system. Very simple and easy. Feel free to share, post and embed this video. SUBSCRIBE TO MY FREE MAGAZINE: visitor.constantcontact.com FULL TRANSCRIPT: Hydroponic Aquaponic Indoor Grow System [Music Playing] I spent all day today putting together my Aqua Phonic System. What I am going to be able to do is in the winter time I am going to be able to...

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Starting Your Own Aquaponic Business or Hobby

Starting your own business may be a daunting task as most of the activities require special skills and tones of money to invest. While one may acquire the necessary skills, the money is not an easy to solve issue. However, there is one business which requires minimum investment and which pays off in less than a year. It is called aquaponics or aquaponic farming and can change your life for good...

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Aquaponics in Education, Inspiration and Community Building

Last weekend Sylvia had the privilege of being the Plenary Keynote speaker for the Sweet Water Organics Workshop on Upscaling, Democratizing and Internationalizing Aquaponics.  It was a terrific event which drew aquapons, and aspiring aquapons, from as far away as England for three days in a very cold Milwaukee.  Her address was titled "Aquaponics in Education, Inspiration and Community Building."  Weve put a video of it out as a multi-part series on YouTube.

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Aquaponics advocate touts merits of system
By Susan Hart
Features@StarNewsOnline.com
‘Hydro.” “Aqua.” Both words have their roots in water – literally in the case of hydroponics and aquaponics, two systems of cultivating plants without soil.
But the growing systems are different, as aquaponic specialist and dedicated advocate Jim Tinker explained to me during a recent visit to his establishment on Masonboro Loop Road in Wilmington.
For most of his working life, Tinker was a sign maker based in Sanford.

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Weekly Roundup – Amazing Chicken Coop, Backyard Aquaponics

Weekly Roundup Amazing Chicken Coop, Backyard AquaponicsOnce again I haven’t had much time on the computer this week, but here were a few things I found particularly interesting:

    * Full instructions on how to build a very clever automatic chicken coop door opener, using a cheap automatic car antenna and a timer. There are heaps...

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Hydroponics supplies used to adjust pH Level
Posted on January 27th, 2011 in Grow Hydroponically

In most cases, when choosing hydroponic systems, depending on various factors, such as type of plants, their stage of growing, environmental conditions,
The urban gardener -
About the Author:

My name is guy. I am the founder and owner of the urbangardenershop.com.au . I fell in love with hydroponics gardening. As time went by I gathered a vast knowledge base and 2 years ago I decided to find a way to make hydroponics gardening a hobby that anyone can peruse...

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Easy, Profitable, and Idiot Proof Aquaponics:
Ebb and Flow or Fill and Drain Media Bed Cheap Bell Valve Siphon
By Nolapete

Moving Water
Moving water out of the grow bed in a media-based aquaponics system is at the core of how the system works. The concept is simple: fill the aquaponics media bed with water then drain the water back into the aquaponics tank where the fish live...

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    * raft aquaponics pdf eBooks
iSeepdF.net - eBook PDF Search Engine
History and System Overview
    organic could be worked out, " Schultz said, "and the produce tastes so delicious and thats a fact. "Of course not all plants grow well in the UVI aquaponics system. The raft system ...

aquaponics

Why aquaponics? ? Uses a fraction of the water, about 10% of soil growing ? No need to ... raft Method Pros ? Great for commercial setups ? Very high yield of both fish and plant ...

Plus several other PDFs 

 

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Sweet Water Aquaponics Workshop
By slywoman, on January 24th, 2011
Sweet Water Organics

Sweet Water Organics

I’m sitting in the Milwaukee airport listening to the sounds of the Packers / Bears football game behind me, punctuated by the occasional whoops and cheers from the airport crowd.  I’m heading home from the Aquaponics conference at Sweet Water Organics where I’ve been soaking up all manner of aquaponics over the past three days.

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 So, Again I happened to finish with my friend Slywoman. Not a bad way to end another issue....

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What A Great Day to have a Wednesday on

Suppose we had to have Wednesdays on another day......like Saturday. Then wed have no middle of the week... Or would we.....Hmmmmm....

Well the plants and the fish dont care So I guess I shouldnt either.

So the best I can do is, Blog on regardless.

WELCOME

A practical workshop on how to produce your own organic vegetables and fresh fish in one sustainable, closed-loop system, in your own backyard.
Organic vegetables can be grown highly efficiently while filtering nutrient rich pond water which contains a variety of aquatic life. Fish, yabbies, mussels etc grown in the closed system of aquaponics provide a renewable food source and are a fascinating and educational experience to watch grow.
Sydney Autumn Aquaponics - 2 Apr 2011 - 3 Apr 2011  9:00am - 5:00pm - Alexandria Park Community Centre - Alexandria, N.S.W. - Aquaponics Workshop

The Urban Conversion and Colorado Aquaponics at The GrowHaus - Excellent Video showing The Urban Conversion host Rodman Schley visits Colorado Aquaponics with JD Sawyer at The GrowHaus in Denver Colorado. JD shows Rodman how aquaponics works and demonstrates introducing trout into one of the aquaponics systems.

  Nightly, NBC Promoting a better way of life through sustainable living brought to us by Anne Thompson

A rooftop greenhouse at Manhattan School for Children will serve as a science ... Latorre explained that aquaponics is a combination of hydroponics — when ...

A GROUP of college interns, educators, and faculty from the Cape Eleuthera ... on the kids faces when they learned about aquaponics," said Eric Bethel

Currently a small Colorado-based aquaponics company in Denver has three aquaponic systems up and running in the space, growing lettuce, chard, basil, tomatoes,

Affnans Aquaponics. Amateur Urban Aquaponics, if I can do it, you can do it too ..:). Video Update - 30th Nov 2010. Brief update of my setup. Apologize for the bad video quality, I need a new camera

I have built and been running a homemade hydroponics system in my gagrage growing tomatos and have recently discovered aquaponics(using fish for the nutrient

Aquaponics is extremely productive and uses a fraction of the water used by traditional agriculture. It is a perfect solution for urban living with restricted space

Garden Food Aquaponics hydroponics survival preparation Permaculture independence, do no harm, circle of life, time to change. make the changes for mental health as well as earth health. Free food, will GMO Food plus! Watch the Video

vg Conversion Rate of 6% ~ An evolution in Hydroponics, currently one of the hottest gardening offers available. Learn how to grow ten times the plants in less time. ~ Affiliates GoTo:
Aquaponics Need Help

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Ok so I am going to try my hand at Aquaponics. Im trying to do this as a self renewable system. So I can save the seeds from the grown plants and re-use them. I can also have a seperate tank for breeding more fish. So now I have to figure out a few other things

1. Food for the fish. how do I breed grubs,worms, blood worms, etc without soil?

2. How do I power my pump without electricity? Im thinking solar or wind.

3. Due to evaporation and plants using the water how do I replace it? I was thinking a few rain barrels, but if it doesnt rain for a while......? Guess where I suggested he comes...


How to pay Murray Hallam a visit the hard/long way

The new gardening style with aquaponics

AQUA GARDENER: James Tinker built a greenhouse over the summer to house his breakthrough aquaponic system. Photo by Claire LaSure

It starts with some rocks. Then some water, fish and vegetable plants. They can go in barrels or tubs outside or in a greenhouse. An aquaponics garden is a growing system that may sound like an odd amalgam of natural ingredients, but they all add up to an efficient and tasty cropper’s dream. Take it from James Tinker, who has been gardening off and on for 30 years.

Growing Lettuce, Fish Together Helps Environment

Written by Paul Day

Reporting
Paul Day

DENVER (CBS4) ?

 

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CBS4s Paul Day observes fish at Colorado Aquaponics 

Children faced with challenge have existed since the beginning of time. But fundamental health issues plaguing todays youth are unprecedented: Obesity and diabetes, once rare in children, are epidemic.

While a variety of factors come into play, diets of processed food and sedentary lifestyles are two of.....
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Kaiser Permanente today presented a $20,000 grant to the Institute of Human Services to support vocational skills training in urban agriculture and an edible gardening initiative in conjunction with IHS’ Rooftop Garden project at its Women’s and Family Shelter.MORE

FISHSONG / WORMSONG

Saturday, December 4, 2010
Open house 9am-2pm
Farm tour at 10:30am
@ Massachusetts Avenue Project, 271 Grant Street, Buffalo, NY
A temporary installation in the Massachusetts Avenue Project’s new aquaponics greenhouse — a multi-channel sound piece exploring the hidden sonic ecologies of MAP’s innovative and sustainable aquaponics system

I was recently in Egypt (Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai) where I am trying to develop an aquaponic system.
The advantage caused by low cost of land, electricity (0.07$kWh) and labour are counterbalanced by low price of tilapia at 1.5$ kg and vegetables (whole sale price basil 2$ tomatoes cherry 2.7$ salad 0.1$) water 2-4$ m3, and the 800$ ton cost of fish feed. MORE

Thats all for now, Be back real soon.

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Welcome Back and HI to the Newcomers

Lets open the notes and peruse all of these scratchings...Hmmm Yeah thisll do for starters.....

Meet Monte Hines and have a look at One Great Blog

Now heres what not to do.- and what not to show
Some People........

WARNING - Dont look at this one on the Bosses PC

Heres a lovely couple having a great time in Sustainable Heaven

Lets look at the AP work of the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission

 Back to Dandy in South Australia

If youre into some reading about AP....

OK that should give us all something to think about till next time.
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BACK TO NORMAL Whatever that may be

Sorry about the two short entries, as important as they may have been, I have been very busy with my daughters birthday celebrations. So I had better get back to work........


Anything that shows commitment to sustainability and Aquaponics gets my vote, like Here

Afnan is producing again and this time its about siphoning. A most worthy subject.

WARNING WARNING-Neville Passmore from the garden gurus? about Backyard Aquaponics

My (under construction) RAS & aquaponics system

Interactive mini-course helps to simplify the beautiful complexity of aquaponics

An aquaponics system off Valley View Drive west of downtown Kalispell

San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneur Gene Fredericks sees opportunity: to grow food. Lots of food

Yes even in Nicaragua... What great news. This web-site is still under construction

The pool now produces fruit, vegetables and herbs and is home to eight egg-laying chickens and more than 1,000 tilapia fish. 

  

A peek at life in Honduras

 

 Surely this is enough for this visit - Hey if you have a story about Aquaponics By all means let me know

or if there are any questions that you need answers to we will do what we can to help the Email is HERE

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I grew up in a college town, and one Halloween our doorbell rang and we opened the door expecting to see trickortreater—but what was in front of our open door—was another door! Like, a full-on wooden door, that had a sign that said “Please knock.” So we did, and the door swung open to reveal a bunch of college dudes dressed as really old grandmothers, curlers in their hair, etc, who proceeded to coo over our “costumes” and tell us we were “such cute trick or treaters!” One even pinched my cheek. Then THEY gave US candy, closed their door, picked it up and walked to the next house. MLIA

Really that has nothing to do with anything...just an idea of what people should do for Halloween.

Anyway I had Del Taco for the first time today....not bad. Everyone loves Americanized Mexican food. Its not American...its not Mexican...Its Mexamerican.

So It wasnt as bad as people made it seem but wasnt as good either. Its style is like Taco Bell but taste wise...was like a mix between Taco Bell and Chipotle.

<3

Lately some family has really been on me to have kids...for some reason. "Mixed kids are so cute" theyd say. Well my cousins are mixed...arent they enough to look at? Since Im multiracial myself and possess less African decent features (such as small nose, smaller lips, and hair that grows fairly fast) I guess they really want a mixed kid with less black features. Odd to say since my cousins have very little features as well (one of four have kinky hair, one curly, one wavy, and one dead straight) but man thats asking a lot of me I think. For some reason, everyone thinks mixed kids are the CUTEST! Well there are some less attractive as well Im sure. On top of that, people typically mean caramel colored kids with kinky curls or soft waves. Unfortunately, a good portion of kids dont look like that. Me, for example. Yes my hair grows fast and no it isnt really kinky like black hair. Its naturally soft, not rough and holds moisture better. I also inherited a god awful greasy scalp. Most of my family looks fairly multiracial although they claim black (which I think is out of their ignorance...not out of actual pride for something they are....kinda not really.) My sister is much lighter than I am and my mom is extremely pale. Me, Im dark. Who says my kids, although dad is white, will also be light or even caramel?

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Keeping your Records up to Date

I think Im going to have to wait until the new year to turn over a new leaf about keeping records. I think I have set-up and started a record keeping system about seven times now and every time I have a problem the records go out the window until I can finally come to gripes with the cause of the problem. This mostly occurs when I have a fish kill. I hate losing even one of them and I struggle with myself and tend to blame myself until I or someone comes up with an acceptable answer.

The fact that fish kills can be expected at any time and with no apparent reason doesnt change the way I feel.

So if you happen to have one or two floaters, and you get to feel a bit guilty about it.... YOURE NOT ALONE.....

Anyhow back to fishin and planting...

Clarendons Rural Agricultural Development Authoritys (RADA) extension officer, Orlando Rowe, was on hand to demonstrate such a method to patrons inside the Clarendon parish showcase at the 58th annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show....

There is money available..... Programs that work to research the development of aquaponics and...

 Now about those floaters....

Now a Lady and her favorite pastime....

Now some BSF News
I learned that these larvae emit a chemical signal that keeps houseflies away. Sweet. And chickens love to eat them.

And heres more on BSFs

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Why people are poor and how we fix it

I have limited this to America simply because every country is different.  People are poor here for two main reasons.

1. hard times
2. stupidity

Stupidity often leads to ignorance.  Ignorance is the worst thing that could happen to anything.  But before I go on, let me tell everyone what sparked this today.

I dont live in the best neighborhood.  This is mostly because of my own stupidity.  I could move.  I could do this and that...but I havent.  Why?  Because of my own patience.  Sometimes things are good to wait for.  This isnt quite one of them.  Since I have realized this bad move, I have worked for a way to get out.  Anyway, I was walking the dogs today with no problem.  My neighbor and I chatted up a bit.  This guy, awesome.  He lives here because he has a family to take care of and it was a cheap house with an extremely large yard.  He has two large pit bulls that arent walked, but played with for hours a day while some of the family tends to the garden in the back.  As I walked further down the street, I came across a dog nearly hopping the fence.  Two things could have happened

1. the dog wouldnt have made it
2. the dog would have had his face smashed in because Im not the kind of person that stands there screaming "oh no stop please!"

The dog didnt make it.  The dog wasnt the problem.  The owner standing in the yard that let her dogs jump all over her and became nervous at the sight of me walking by was the problem.  A weak owner should either man up or not have two large, aggressive breeds.  She probably got them as cute puppies.  Stupidity.  However she didnt fix this stupid move one bit.  Nope, they grew up to own her.  What made me even more mad was the neighbor that commented "almost ol boy!"  I question if she would have said the same thing if the dog did jump the fence and I did, to protect my pack, injured him.  Ignorance.

So why are people poor in America?

Well lets rephrase this.  Why do people stay poor in America?

First, lets look at the definitions of poor (used in our context of course.)

Merriam-Websters definition of poor (of course Oxford you have to pay for and the free dictionary isnt working for me at this time.)

1. lacking material possessions
2. small in worth
3. less than adequate 

No wonder why everyone is money hungry and materialistic.  People dont want to be "less than adequate" but instead happy and...adequate.

Anyone taking Economics may come across this interesting thing called standard of living and another thing called quality of life.  These things, interestingly enough, do not like each other.  When standard of living is high, quality of life is low and vice versa.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN PEOPLE IN THE SLUMS ARE HAPPIER THAN PEOPLE IN MANSIONS???!?!

It isnt just worldwide.  Often "poor" people in the country are happier than people financially happy and with more possessions in urban/suburban areas.  There is much less crime in the country and it has nothing to do with nature or living far apart.

These poor people (living in those purple mountains of the US or those hills of China) have one thing many city folk have forgotten about.  They have communities and family that are willing to be there for them.  Im not dissing city folk (after all, I was raised suburban and have lived suburban my entire life) but we seem to be so into what we dont have.  Many minimalists (the lifestyle, not the fashion/music/anything of those sorts) are catching on as well.  Less is more.  Besides, our real friends and good family dont care what we have or how messy our living room is.

In short, how do I think we should fix poor?  Stop being so damn materialistic.  I can spew on about being eco friendly which, with knowledge on how to not be scammed, comes out being much cheaper but that isnt what this post is about.  In fact, I will probably blog that next.

In this wonderful country we call home, we do need some income.  We dont own anything for fuck sake and when we do own it 100%, there is usually some law keeping an eye on it.

HOW TO STOP BEING POOR pt 1

Do yourself a favor and be eco friendly (more on that in the next blog.)  What you need and what you want are two different things.

HOW TO STOP BEING POOR pt 2

This requires more than just yourself.  Go to a farmers market or a local farm to shop.  Buy from local stores.  Yes this costs more but think of it this way.

Wal Mart opens a new store and it creates 200 local jobs plus temporary jobs for construction workers.

A family shop opens a very large store of the same size and it only buys products from other family owned shops.  It creates 200 local jobs plus more jobs for those shops that it is getting product from.  It encourages more local practices.  This also means less people need to be on welfare or need financial assistance because we opened up more than 200 jobs.  Tada!  Less taxes we have to spew out.

HOW TO STOP BEING POOR pt 3

Knowledge.  Yeah simple.  Dont be stupid or impulsive.  Since dogs and cats are a big pet peeve of mine, I will use them as an example.

We buy a puppy from a pet store which likely came from a puppy mill.  This has helped our local economy but not in a good way.  The greedy owner just wants your money and doesnt care about you.  Same with a free



kitten.  We encourage these people to allow animals to breed thus more die in shelters.  Putting animals down isnt cheap but county and city shelters usually get some sort of government help.  Tada...minus more tax money!  A little research goes a long way.

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Princess sodalite mine ▨Ontario▨ ▣Canada▣ ♦ ♢ ☼ ☀Dign For treasure ☼ ☀ ♦ ♢

Princess Sodalite mine

The princess sodalite mine has been a destination high on my rockhound priorities list. When I was young, my uncle gave me a piece of sodalite, fascinated by its colour, and little did he know, that mineral would snowball my curiosity for the field.

( If theres one thing Ive learned from this, its, Give your child, or any child for that matter, a few of your specimens, 

you never know who you will inspire )

Today couldnt have been better, it was 23C, early spring ( no bugs...yet), bright blue sky, and for the most part, it was me, by myself, digging all day. I had brought some carrots, a peach, few apples, and a mason jar of water 

( cant forget the toilet paper!! ? all they have there is ? ONE ? outhouse ? )

This dig does not require any fancy tools, A simple rock hammer and maybe crack hammer would be good but even those are not necessary.

( One thing that would be a good idea to bring is a good pair of safety goggles tho ).

Other then that I brought a UV flashlight and my camera to test and capture what was around,
Of coarse, I get lost in picking and forgot to take pictures of what I was doing/found. lol.

Mine cart in front of Sodalite mine Ontario, Canada.

Princess Sodalite mine

( It took a lot of work to get rid of the poles and wires, Im still tweaking it tho, needs a little more work on the right side, I will come back and post the update later )

The View driving in looks like something the group of seven would paint, a scene so perfect that even the overhead wires seemed to drift away as I became swept up in the beauty, fresh air and relief of knowing this past winter was finally behind us. There is an old mine cart that sits out front stacked with a  rockhounds treasure. Across the road lyes a large body of water, infusing the air with an aroma impossible to capture in a glade plug-in 

( can you tell I dont like those things?).

Ill be honest,  this was one of the easiest drives to go rockhounding, I think it was nearly one or two turns off 62. There is ample parking, its a no worries type of place, if you want to head out to your car to eat lunch then go back to picking, you can. Its a very easy going vibe, thanks in large part to its  owner.

Walking up, the gargantuan sodalite pieces greet you at the door.
drool........

Princess sodalite mine greetings rock.

It was so bright that day I didnt even notice I was in the shot, lol. Ah well, it will have to do.

Princess Sodalite mine Ontario

Sodalite

Sodalite Ontario, Canada.

spaghetti coral

I managed to find a small specimen in the pile out back.

Conglomerate lava

I also found some of the that brownish/red rock to the top-right. Its a lava conglomerate and from what Im told, its from around the Greece area.

Princess Sodalite mine shop

The inside is a great little shop, they have all kinds of specimens from ontario and around the world. They have everything from home accessories, jewelery, sample specimens, healing stones, fossils, rock/mineral books, and info on other mines in the area. The owner is extremely friendly and the only reason I didnt get a picture of him was, I find it strange asking people I dont know for theyre picture. Other then that, He is willing to listen and help identify what you have, cant say enough good things about the man. 

Amethyst tree

I think the tree was a really neat piece. It caught my eye when I walked in.

Sodalite jewelry

This is some jewelery made from the sodalite mine here in Ontario.

Sodalite jewelry

Sodalite jewelery

Princess sodalite mine specimens for sale

Sample specimens.

Princess sodalite mine specimens for sale

Very reasonably priced specimens.

Princess sodalite mine fossils for sale.

Fossil

Princess sodalite mine fossils for sale

Princess sodalite mine fossils for sale

Im gonna get one of these the next time I go, I was so tired at the end of the day I kinda forgot they were there.

Princess sodalite mine jade inuksuks playing hockey

I really like the inukshuks playing hockey.

Princess sodalite mine specimens

BISMUTH - Prices sodalite mine

I actually picked up a piece of bismuth as a mothers day gift.

Azurite?

Is this azurite?

Rock/mineral books sodalite mine

Display case of healing stones, rock/mineral books and other accessories.

Native art.

1.

1.Calcite quartz 2. geode -amethyst 3.?

Geode.

It looked like they were making eggs out of pyrite.

Princess Sodalite mine Ontario - Black tourmaline

Princess Sodalite mine mountain- Ontario

This is the path to the rock pile, its not far from the actual building. VERY convenient when hauling a large bucket.

Princess Sodalite mine Ontario, Canada

Mountainous area blocked off with roap so the little ones know where not to go 

( good for a family outing,)

Please, dont let your kids yell and scream and throw rocks all over the place, this just ruins it for everyone else. NO EXCUSES PARENTS.

Princess sodalite mine rock pile

This is the tailings pile, from what I understand, it gets filled up a few times a year with more rocks/minerals and the fun continues. While I thought it would be bigger, and at first I wasnt finding much, but this was all my fault and all to change in due time. I thought I would check the sides of the pile but that turned out to be a bust, so I thought, If they were dumping it in here it must be piled up in the middle, so the digging began and the beauties started popping out of everywhere.

Princess sodalite mine specimens from around the world

These small specimens were just some stuff I didnt have, they are ( from right to left )
1-Green opal, 2-calcopyrite 3-green quartz 4-fuchsite

Rocks/minerals from princess sodalite mine

It was late, I had only the kitchen light to assist me, I will have to take some more pictures as these ones did not do my diggings any justice.

Gems from princess sodalite mine

These are some of the gem/minerals I found. There was a lot of apatite, some rose quartz and Im not sure what that black looking mineral in the top right is, well, its actually redish/purple but the camera cant pick it up. Also, there is a black mineral on the far left, to the right of the rose quartz, I think it might be black tourmaline?.

Fossils from Princess sodalite mine

Some of the fossils I found range from clam shells to corals. They must have shipped these in from Ottawa/Montreal/Quebec because, I was just reading a book on fossils (road rocks of Ontario- Nick Eyles- http://www.amazon.ca/Road-Rocks-Ontario-Geological-Discover/dp/1550418599 )  and these look exactly like what was shown from Quebec/Montreal area.
( FANTASTIC book by the way, I will be picking up the entire collection )

Sodalite from princess sodalite mine Ontario, Canada

Some of the pieces of sodalite I found.

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