Nissa Gadbois

Hello there.  I'm after some dry Bryoria fremontii to be used in a special loaf I'd like to make for Samhain (31 Oct.).  If anyone has a supply, would you Purple Moosage me to make arrangements?

If you're curious, HERE'S A LINK to the recipe.

Thanks heaps!

Brian Cady wrote:
Nissa Gadbois, I'm curious: is there a source that supports that new biologics aren't broken down in our bodies? I don't actually know a whole lot about these.

Brian
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I've taken biologics for an autoimmune disease for a couple of decades.  They used to be injectible only because they were broken down in the body.  They created ways for them not to be destroyed in the immune system so that now they can be taken orally. :)

Okay, go easy on me.  I like pretty.  

I'm looking for a source for a commode that looks like the Bambooloo (NZ), but is available in the US.  

OR... plans to make one like that of my own.  I am after something more rounded than cube-shaped.  And, if it's round, I can maybe think about mosaic tile or tadelakt on the body.

The bathroom I'm building is designed to resemble a hammam (Turkish bath).  I want that the toilet should look like it belongs.

Thanks heaps,

I had the same questions about pharmaceuticals in the resulting compost, so I took out "The Humanure Handbook" by Jenkins. pp. 114-122 cover this.  However, the information feels a little bit all over the place.  And only a very few medications were covered.  And I'm curious about all of the new biologics that are delivered by tablet.  Those aren't broken down inside the body and so will be excreted in waste.

Because I'm interested in teaching permaculture and because I'm interested in village scale projects, I'd love a comprehensive list of medications and how long it takes for them to be broken down, how much remains after the composting process, or if it can't be broken down at all.

I really liked the terra preta video.  I love the ideas regarding mycoremediation.  Maybe it's overkill to consider doing all of those things together, but then perhaps it's worth it not to have as great a risk of toxins building up.  Both my own projects are quite near running water sources, so maybe my caution is heightened.

Timothy Norton wrote:Do you have any snippets of your work by chance to view?

I thought to ask this later last night: what kind of visual information do you feel would be most helpful to see?  I've planned to do a video of myself explaining the project, and why this kind of education is important.  I'm anticipating that the folks I'm going to reach have only very scant information on what Permaculture actually is.  Not so much folks like us who are here on Permies... but who knows?

I'm working on that piece now, actually.  And yes, libraries often license online educational content for their communities.  

Timothy Norton wrote:Do you have any snippets of your work by chance to view?

I'm a visual kind of guy and would like an idea of what your looking to create. Do libraries generally license video content?

Expand Access to Permaculture Education

End goal is to offer this course to practitioners through public libraries.  Libraries would license it and deliver to their patrons.  I'm raising $650 for the SD cards.  $1500 would get a new-to-me camera that can record 4k

Thanks for the look, friends.

Jay Angler wrote:Being in a Province known for extreme wildfire events, I'm personally not keen on wood storage under a deck which might be required for emergency egress.

However, do you think you could dig down to make more of a 5.5 to 6ft height under part of the deck and turn it into a cold cellar?  Even for just medium term storage of things like cabbages and apples? You would have to be able to keep the water from dripping on them, or it from filling up with water, so much depends on the lay of the land.

That's understandable.  While we do get fire in this area sometimes, it's nowhere near the risk as in other regions.  Thank goodness.  Damp is a major issue, though.

I like the cool storage idea.  I thought to make closed built-in storage along the back wall of the house itself for that.  It should also provide a bit of a buffer for the living space during the winter months.  I have a place where I can get metal boxes to keep rodents out.  The storage could be built to suit the dimensions of those boxes.

Cristobal Cristo wrote:Nissa,

Using the space under the deck will make the deck look not so nice any more. It has to "breathe". If this is on the northern side you could try to grow mushrooms there among some nicely laid stones that would create some pattern matching your house.

I like that idea!  Very cool.    Hostas and mushrooms out the back door.  That's a great possibility.  And stones?  We have a lot of those.  So many.

Anne Miller wrote:The problem I see with storing wood under the deck is that the wood attracts insects and critters like snakes.

I see termites invading the new deck.

I would suggest planting hostas because they like shade and are edible.

This thread is all about hostas:

https://permies.com/t/74610/perennial-vegetables/Favorite-Hosta-varieties

Flower pots might be store under the deck.

Excellent point about termites.  Hostas are a great idea.  Flower pot storage also excellent.  

The space nearby will be a small orchard and a chicken yard (either side of the driveway leading to the little house).