Anthony Dougherty

Id be down

thomas rubino wrote:Hi Anthony;
No, doors are optional.
The original Batcboxes had no door and sometimes a large slab was propped there to keep sparks inside and hold some heat after the fire goes out.
Efficiency may suffer and over-fueling is likely to happen when adding wood.

A plug door of CFB can be used as a temporary door.

So no bell?
Just an open Batchbox?
With the riser venting outdoors?

yeah i originally was interested in RMHs, but i was hoping a Batchbox set up might feel a little more fireplace(y) and be a nice touch for these Maine winter nights. My though was embedded in a central Cob wall that would capture and radiate the heat through the house.

are those metal doors necessary? if i didn't want a bell and instead wanted the load opening to be open, would this be a problem for the dynamics of the operation?

Any updates on this? I would love to participate!

or another thought... how well would Mycelium do in an CEB press?

Hey! been a while and i somehow missed out on these other myco projects! I was in the first original webinar.

I would think hinged forms would be best as you can pull them away to get a full removal. so the base and for walls hinges at the base and bound together. could probably even be 3d printed if the plastic is really the way to go!

Hey guys, we just lost our baby yesterday, so we won't be making it this year, I hope it is a great one and I'll miss y'all. Have a great year until next

Wuthe Puck wrote:Man, there is so much learned helplesness in these responses. I get it, the system feels unstoppable (and probably is - don’t fight it, make it obsolete.)

However, this fellow is willing to fight it!!! If you have the energy to fight it, sir, I commend you and offer a deep bow of respect.

One option for funding is GoFundMe crowdsourcing. It looks from your last post you may not be using this forum any longer, but I wonder how the fight went?

We worked with the town as my wife is not from here and that house is in her name, the chickens were moved and I brought to the town meetings the issues. They have said they understand but it will be to be litigated, so I will be opening another lawsuit as the town does not have the power to override neither the Constitution nor an unalienable right.

Matt McSpadden wrote:Hi Anthony,
Glad you found us :) I tried sending out some PM's to people from the old thread, but I don't think many people got them.

maybe I did see it once, I just saw it in my messages but like is crazy so I might have got distracted!

I'm excited to see us getting more formal! Next year or the next we may have our final property and we'll be doing an Eastern building workshop! So I hope to find those who would be interested!

Matt McSpadden wrote:Hi All,

You can now register for the Maine Permaculture and Homestead Meetup (formerly Maine Permies Meetup).
https://www.eventcreate.com/e/mainemeetup

The time has come to plan the Maine Permies Meetup 2024! Here are the questions that need deciding.

What? - Two parts. The first part will be education with 3 presenters. Jesse Watson (Permaculture consultant) and Lisa Steele (Author and blogger on backyard chickens and cooking) and Justin Lapp (Assistant Professor at UMaine and Director of the Solar Thermal Energy Laboratory). Second part just down the road will be at the Timber Kitchen and Bar. This is the question I need your help on the most. Last year, we went to a nice restaurant with a lot of local food and had a great time fellowshipping. We could do that again. Many people expressed interest in something more. There are two main paths to look at here. One way would be to have a more free-form time at a park or farm with room for kids to play. The other would be more focused with work/instruction and probably need to be just adults or older children. In both cases I think it should culminate with a meal of some sort (whether potluck, catering, or restaurant is open for discussion). Other things suggested were: a special speaker, a documentary/instructional movie, a project on someone's homestead, building a rocket mass heater, an afternoon at a farm, or the fedco tree sale.

Who? - The first 40 people who want to come and can sit through presentations. The target is adults and older kids in Maine. Kids or no kids is really the only question here. And that will greatly be effected by the "What" question. Since I'm planning this, I get to decide the rest of this question. This is targeted for people living in Maine who have an interest in permaculture, homesteading, farming, gardening, sustainability, and the like. Anyone outside of Maine who wants to travel is also more than welcome.

When? - May 25th, 2024 part one - from 2pm to 5pm, part two - from whenever we get there to whenever (5:30pm until ?) Currently, I'm planning for sometime on the Memorial Day Weekend, which would be May 25th, 26th, or 27th (if I'm looking at my calendar correctly). If there are a majority of people who can't do this weekend, but can a different one, then I'm open to change.

Where? - Rize Center and then the Timber Kitchen and Bar, both in Bangor, Maine Last year, Bangor was the most centrally located geographically. Since it is fairly in the middle of the state, I think that still may be the case this year. If we have a large number of people interested, all from a certain area, this may skew things.

Please share your thoughts.

Thanks for posting in the other thread, I would have missed out otherwise! Excited to see you all again this year!