This episode we covered regenerative agriculture practices regarding cover cropping and distribution of food systems. Tied in to that discussion we talked a little bit about water quality as it relates to foliars feeds and their efficacy as well as irrigation and even how water quality can GREATLY reduce the amount of pesticides and herbicides required to achieve the same goal even in conventional chemical agriculture systems. We also talked about bees and their life cycle a bit as it pertains to fall nest building and sustaining through the winter. In the scope of the bee discussion we talked about how YOU can help the bees in your own way without having to have a bee colony or understand them on a more intimate level. Finally, we talked about my greenhouse here in Tivoli, NY and it’s evolution from when I first built it as a thermal mass in-ground furnace heated system to it’s current rendition today where I used a wood stove and water tanks as well as a Raspberry Pi (small single-board inexpensive computer) to monitor and control all the functions required to manage the greenhouse environment.
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Tonight Kylie and I talk about our experience here on the southern tip of Vancouver Island regarding community. We talk about how the daily human interaction is nothing like what natural human interaction used to be. Seeing thousands of people in a day you don’t know and don’t interact with other than passing them or...
Tonight I read some excerpts from an article written by Jim McDonald about a plant called Solomon’s Seal. He relates several stories about people using this plant’s medicine (specifically the root in a tincture form) to heal various ailments from arthritis to knee injuries and more. Later in the show Kylie and I talk about...
We discuss Cannabis from many different perspectives and our experiences watching it being legalized. Our friends Justin Goodearth and Geeky Gardens weigh in on the topic as well. Sprinkled through this episode we discuss some politics, mushrooms and more. ...
In this episode Kylie and I talk about life on Vancouver island, growth of cities, ecology, and many other interesting things. ...