Willow Feeder movie

Catherine adds a flag to willowonka



https://permies.com/t/70/280481/Catherine-Grateful-permaculture-farm-lessons#3021222

Andres and I were talking about getting this kickstarter up and running asap.  Like maybe in ten days or so.  But there is a big problem.  If we jumped on it right now, then andres has a ten day appointment right in the middle of when the kickstarter would be running.  He will be GONE!  And I am thinking I don't wanna do that.  

Normally, a 30 day kickstarter is the norm.  

Maybe the thing to do is a 40 day kickstarter, complete with a ten day break in the middle.  

Anybody have any feedback on this idea?

How would this "break" work when it comes to Kickstarter? What exactly would happen during these days?

Liv Smith wrote:How would this "break" work when it comes to Kickstarter? What exactly would happen during these days?

I am thinking that we would sorta let the kickstarter coast.  Just ignore it for ten days.

Another thought:  do it for the regular 30 days, and we just do our best without andres while he is away.  It will be a slow 10 days in the middle.  

I'd love to plans and enough detail in the plans and or movie to be able to go ahead and build one and understand how to manage it once up and running.

Yes, I am looking forward to get the plans  myself!

paul wheaton wrote:

Liv Smith wrote:How would this "break" work when it comes to Kickstarter? What exactly would happen during these days?

I am thinking that we would sorta let the kickstarter coast.  Just ignore it for ten days.

Another thought:  do it for the regular 30 days, and we just do our best without andres while he is away.  It will be a slow 10 days in the middle.  

With my last Kickstarter, I figured it would be slow in the middle and pretty much just left it alone at that time. I didn’t notice much of a difference between that and the cookbook one, where I did some stretch goals and other stuff to try and boost it in the middle.

I think I read somewhere that ~30 days was the optimum for timing. 40 days probably means there's a longer slow time in the middle unless you have some good ideas to try and boost it.

At the moment, I am leaning toward starting it before andres's trip and also keeping it to 30 days.  

Here is the latest iteration of the kickstarter video!



What do you think?

Paul and Liv have been cranking out the willow feeder ebook non-stop and it’s reading very nicely in my opinion :)



Here are two chapters out of 32:

sewage treatment plants and septic tanks

the can needs a tube and 4 inches of sawdust

You can comment and suggest as much as you want! All feedback is welcomed and appreciated.

Great job with the graphics, Andres!!

I want to get the ebook done before we start the kickstarter.  32 chapters total.  All but 6 are done.

The goal is gonna be $20,000.  This is a requirement for a kickstarter program we are thinking of signing up for.

We have created an earlybird that has

- Joel Salatin's 76 minute long presentation on "Stacking Fiefdoms"
  Part of the giant permaculture voices stuff https://permies.com/t/voices123

- Kate Downham's Ebook: Making Chevre
  https://permies.com/wiki/234718

- Living Woods magazine - Issue 8
  Get all 55 issues of Living Woods https://permies.com/wiki/141289

Here is a construction picture of a willow feeder at Wheaton Labs.
You can see how the compartment for the poop can has been created.  

Kickstarter is still reviewing our project ...

I guess we just wait!

I am done with the book!  Liv has a few bits she is gonna do, and andres has a few bits he is gonna do.  But my parts are all done!  32 chapters!

pre-launch page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/willow-feeders

Here is a draft of the Table of Contents of the Willow Feeder Book Paul wrote:


Chapter:  Intro

Chapter: The Goals

Part 1:  Modern solutions before the willow feeder


Chapter:  Urine is sterile, poop has pathogens
                 - concerns about flies
                 - concerns about poop koolaid


Chapter:  Sewage treatment plants and septic tanks
                - the solution to pollution is dilution
                - until that doesn’t work anymore


Chapter:  The pros and cons of composting

Chapter: Composting toilets and contained pit toilets
               -including poop cookers
               -solar version

Chapter: Using worms or black soldier fly larvae

Chapter: Humanure  

Chapter: Tree bogs

Chapter: The blue goo
               - porta potties
                - RV toilets

Chapter: Biodigester


Part 2:  The willow feeder


Chapter: The box and (air pressure in the box needs to be lower than ambient air)

Chapter: Vent to a couple of feet above the roof

Chapter: Fly prevention

Chapter: The can needs a tube and 4 inches of sawdust

Chapter:  Sawdust vs. wood ash

Chapter: Willow candy is brought to the trees in the spring

Chapter: When the can is full and willow candy warehouse

Chapter: Stalagmites!

Chapter: Privacy

Chapter: A mulch pit

Chapter: Poop beasts

Chapter: Encourage pee to be far away

Chapter: The urine diverter

Chapter: The Chateau de Poo

Chapter: Willow bank

Chapter: Willowonka

Chapter: The cooper pooper


Chapter: What to do about shark week


Chapter: Real life experiences of folks that used the willow feeders at Wheaton Labs

Chapter: Scientific data about things like: pathogens, etc


Part 3:  Beyond the current willow feeders

Chapter: Scalability

Chapter: Dry outhouse

Chapter: Grand summary of all poop management

Chapter: The paintbrush

We now have six things in the earlybird (so, six things you can get a for a buck):

- Joel Salatin's 76 minute long presentation on "Stacking Fiefdoms"
 Part of the giant permaculture voices stuff https://permies.com/t/voices123

- Kate Downham's Ebook: Making Chevre
 https://permies.com/wiki/234718

- Living Woods magazine - Issue 8
 Get all 55 issues of Living Woods https://permies.com/wiki/141289

- How to grow Grains on the Homestead eBook by Leigh Tate
 https://permies.com/t/282571

- Hukelkultur - 3D plans by Andres Bernal
 https://permies.com/w/222487/Hugelkultur-Plans
 https://lowtechmovie.com

- Canning Cheat Sheet by Nicole Sauce
 https://permies.com/t/282535/Canning-cheat-sheet-Nicole-Sauce

Hey Paul, you could offer my little video course on getting the Natural Medicine Badge, if you'd like to use that as a freebie.

Rebekah Harmon wrote:Hey Paul, you could offer my little video course on getting the Natural Medicine Badge, if you'd like to use that as a freebie.

link?

paul wheaton wrote:

Rebekah Harmon wrote:Hey Paul, you could offer my little video course on getting the Natural Medicine Badge, if you'd like to use that as a freebie.

link?

I think this might be it: Natural Medicine Badge Class

Maybe you should have a chapter in there about what NOT to put in the feeder toilet.
Some medications contain heavy metals, some are antibiotics. Some medications or supplements come out undigested. Some people dump bottles of Mr. Yuck in the toilet as a disposal method.
The persistant nasties shouldn't be scattered around your trees or your yard.

Nicole Alderman wrote:

paul wheaton wrote:

Rebekah Harmon wrote:Hey Paul, you could offer my little video course on getting the Natural Medicine Badge, if you'd like to use that as a freebie.

link?

I think this might be it: Natural Medicine Badge Class

yeah, Nicole, that's it.

Thanks Rebekah!

I made a note for the next kickstarter!

It’s official! Our Kickstarter launches tomorrow, Friday, July 11th, at 2 PM Mountain Time!

I’m super excited (and a little nervous). I truly believe this is valuable for all permies and a step forward toward permaculture world domination! We’ve put in a ton of work, and I think the book, the movie, and the plans are looking really good.

We will have some of these images as banners on top, left and on mobile on permies. Thoughts?

Today at 2 (mountain time).

Yes! I will support the project. I want to see videos on building the several models and improvements made over time, plans, and support documentation for approval of health districts. If composting toilets are allowed, how is this system the same and different. Any research data to support getting permitting.

Feeling massive anxiety about this.

Because of this streaming opportunity, we are required to set the goal to a minimum of $20,000.

Can we get enough people to support the kickstarter to hit that?  I feel like we have aced the topic, and the quality of the bits is excellent ... but are people gonna be cool with this topic?

As we are taking care of last minute chores before a kickstarter, I just have a feeling that I am forgetting a dozen things.  But mostly I am worried if we will even get to our goal.

When the kickstarter goes live, this will be the link

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/willow-feeders?ref=c7kfwc

the official thread for the kickstarter is now live

https://permies.com/w/kickstarter