Matt McSpadden

Welcome to Permies!

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As of right now, desktop view in Firefox on Windows 10 seems to be fine.

They say the more colorful a salad is, the healthier it is for you.... so I replaced all my croutons with M&M's!

You did say "if money was not a consideration"... so I would tear it up, bring in some good compost, and plant stuff, because that is what you talk about wanting to do. Then, if I change my mind, I cam always spend money to put it back the way it was or something else.

Another option might be somewhere in the middle. Maybe tear up the edges and plant those, but leave the middle? Or tear up the middle to plant, and leave a walk way around?

Worker - There, that is the deepest well we have ever dug!
Foreman - What is with the light at the bottom?
Worker - I don't know, we just followed these plans.
Foreman - *looks at plans* Idiot! You were supposed to build a lighthouse!

Fantastic :)

Jay Angler wrote:
.. It seems to me that Cob and Adobe are both insulation and thermal mass combined...  

Very true. I had forgotten about the thermal mass portion, and was thinking just along the lines of structure and insulation and breathability.

I think one of the biggest struggles with adobe/cob pre-manufactured panels is (as has been mentioned) the weight.

Do the panels have to be adobe/cob? I would think that solid wood, with a more natural insulation like hemp wool, or sheeps wool, or mycelium could provide much, if not the same, benefits. I would personally even be ok with mineral wool or cellulose in many cases.

Ok, two votes for a food processor. I've got an ancient one that is half broken that I have used to turn garlic cloves into paste for drying... might be time for a new one.

Jackson Bradley wrote:I will say, from a very memorable experience, that if you do use a food processor or similar, you may consider doing so outside. The processor does a great job. You get mostly flakes and a little powder.

I made flakes and powder out of some dried trinidad scorpion peppers. I used a food processor and it worked great. While processing and especially after I opened the lid, everyone in the house was coughing and had watering eyes.

Good to keep in mind. Cayennes are a good step above jalapenos for hotness... but nowhere near the trinidad scorpions :)