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  • MartHale7

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    September 15, 2022 at 2:15 pm in reply to: Using compost as a radian heat source

    I have played with Jean Pain’s work for years.

    Here is my collection of links on this subject.

    I experimented with wood chips to heat a 55 gal barrel.

    In my collection of links below I found links in mother earth news, and found some commercial production of really improving the heating method.

    https://www.pinterest.com/mart85yahoocom/jean-pain/

  • MartHale7

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    September 14, 2022 at 6:58 pm in reply to: Off-grid in Tennessee

    Wow, sounds interesting. I have built a couple rocket stoves, and love playing with TLUD stoves, sounds like you have an adventure ahead and have been doing your research.

  • MartHale7

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    September 14, 2022 at 1:51 am in reply to: Look out Community Gardens

    I have seen what they did to the Amish farmer. We have leadership that is Marxist so this should come as no surprise now. The USDA is now using AI to do all of their data.

    “We are from the government and are here to help” is some of the most terrifying words to hear.

  • MartHale7

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    September 14, 2022 at 1:20 am in reply to: Walipini

    I don’t have one, but I have collected several links about them.

    They are also called “pit gardens” so if you do searches that will turn up many more links about them.

    Here is a link to the links about them I have collected over time.

    https://www.pinterest.com/mart85yahoocom/walipini/

    You may also be interested in the design that uses earth tubes.

    https://citrusinthesnow.com

  • MartHale7

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    September 13, 2022 at 8:29 pm in reply to: Homesteader Perspective on Preserving & Building Wealth

    I have been asking myself these same questions.. I quit my job and started producing food. A job only gives you money, and soon food will be more valuable than money, I put 5 years of food on the shelf for the first trick, next I went off grid with electricity ( took me 10 years to do that ). Now I am ramping up food production, but not just easy food production, I am making my own fertilizer to feed the plants, and I am growing tree hay to feed chickens I don’t have yet. I have been planning this for years, and I am still learning.

    Years ago I got out of debt, and then I have looked a different businesses. I have decided that I work for food. And I mean that literally, now I am growing high calorie crops that will help me feed chickens when I get them. My goal is to have 2 years of chicken food stored from the food I produce here, then buy chickens then can the chickens and have them on the shelf.

    It is most important that you get right with God before embarking on any task, as the good book says those who do not lay a proper foundation are building on sand, and it will all wash away when the storm comes.

    So many do not see what is coming, and is almost here…

  • MartHale7

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    September 15, 2022 at 2:22 pm in reply to: Goodbye grain.

    https://www.azurestandard.com

    If you are just starting, please use the rewards program, I get a reward for referring you.

    To do this ->

    You don’t have to, but I do always ask for bonus cash 😉

  • MartHale7

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    September 15, 2022 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Goodbye grain.

    I understand, I have finished vacuum sealing my beans I got in, I got wheat months ago, and have vacuum sealed it as well.

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  • MartHale7

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    September 15, 2022 at 12:47 pm in reply to: Off-grid in Tennessee

    My solution was to use a pump and coil for heat exchange in a pot of water I would re circulate the water I needed for my shower from a 55 gal barrel to a coil in a pot. When I was done I removed the pot + coil from the flame and shut off the pump, I then used a camping shower with the water for my shower. I find propane too easy and cheap to do, so I do that, but I have rocket stove for backup.

  • MartHale7

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    September 15, 2022 at 12:26 pm in reply to: Gas on the homestead

    This is my list of pins for wood gas.

    https://www.pinterest.com/search/my_pins/?q=Woodgas&rs=typed

  • MartHale7

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    September 15, 2022 at 12:13 pm in reply to: Gas on the homestead

    Hmm I want to share my Odysee video but having trouble posting here…

    https://odysee.com/@Marthale7:f/how-far-can-you-get-with-a-truck-driven:2

    Have to copy and past it in a browser, the at sign is making it hard to post here.

    https://odysee.com/$/download/how-far-can-you-get-with-a-truck-driven/26bea96ac8553fc5840e39e0aed3c74d5beb775d

    I like Wayne Keith forum on Driveonwood.com, and his videos on youtube.

    I have run my generator with wood gas.

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  • You know it is so good to know that youtube is not filtering this message and we can speak freely here without having our messages blocked.

  • I love my berkey water filter…. I have a sawyer for a backup.

  • Because we as a nation did not build the pipeline, gasoline also should be impacted as it is shipped via rail to refineries. We don’t have enough semi’s to ship all the goods, and if we do the price will sky rocket, if you can find the goods.

  • MartHale7

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    September 14, 2022 at 1:28 am in reply to: Walipini

    I have started to be impressed with the Chinese green houses, I was thinking a combo of a pit garden with a Chinese garden may be just the ticket…. for colder zones.

  • MartHale7

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    September 14, 2022 at 1:27 am in reply to: Walipini

    This is the first site where I posted my collections of pins from pintrest they actually post them so you can see them all. I am impressed as well.

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