Wow, I just took a look at our blog and it’s been 5 years since our last post. There definitely has been a lot happening since that time. We had all the intention of creating and keeping this blog going over the years but then kids happened. Our oldest is 5 years old and we […]
Wicking beds from IBC scrap
In an earlier post I made a suggestion about what to do with the IBC tote scrap after cutting them up for aquaponics. The suggestion was to use it for making wicking beds. Below you can find the picture of my wicking bed with the tote scrap. A wicking bed is essentially 24″ or less […]
Setting up drip irrigation
So far we’ve been following Back To Eden Film for our garden. Of course this is the very first year and we didn’t even get a full 6 months to let it set before using the garden. As such it hasn’t been going as well as we planned. However, it’s just the first year, so […]
What to do with tote scrap
I finished cutting up my IBC totes tonight for the aquaponics setup we are building. And I was sitting there looking at the scraps and thinking that surely I could use some of that. The resulting scrap was 2 metal bottoms the are like a pallet to be used with a fork lift. A scrap […]
Moringa: The Super Tree
Just this year, while studying various methods of self-sufficiency, I found a very interesting tree. It’s called the moringa tree. This thing grows a foot every month, has more nutrients than like 5 vegetables combined, and the powder of the seeds purify water. It’s crazy how powerful this tree is. It even lives through drought […]