John Nelson

My question is:  Per building code, what are the venting requirement, to the outside, for a rocket mass heater?  Does it need a flue or pipe to extend above the roof line, or can it just be stubbed out the side of the house?  

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John

Thank you,

I conclude that the wisdom of the Permies Collective is to:  1) Invest in one's own growing, harvesting, and storing skills. 2)  Buy in bulk the consumables that are used most often but have the best shelf life.  But to look for special deals when doing this.  

Does anyone here invest in food?  If so, has it been a wise investment and where can I find good data of the price inflation of specific foods?

For anyone not familiar, food investing is the investment strategy to pay a cheaper price now for food that you can consume later but that will inflate in cost over time.  Here is an article to explain all about it. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-26/invest-food

Thanks,
John

Thank you all,

You have helped to ease some of my wife's concerns.

I have a driver with a 9 cubic yard truck willing to transport it for $40 a load.  Which is about $4.40 a yard.  My thought is that if the adding that manure to the orchard will help produce one extra piece of fruit per year, on 9 different fruit trees that the investment will pay for itself quickly.  Sound logic right?

Hi all,

In live in a town with a large agricultural fair and every year they do not have anything to doo with their piles of poo.  Since the only cost is to have someone transport it, I am wondering how much I should get.  I have about 2 acres of pasture (without animals yet) and there is a 50x 50 area that I want to turn into an orchard.  My property is mostly gravel fill with about an inch or two of top soil.  My though is that any organic matter will help; but my wife has some concerns.

The manure is a blend of all animals (pigs, horses, cows, etc).  I have heard that horse poo brings with it a lot of weeds and also some undigested medication and vaccinations that horses are given.  Should either of these be of concern, especially in an orchard where I will be ingesting the produce?  Are their issues with poo from other animals?

The manure pile is apparently, mostly made up of wood shavings and saw dust from the animal stalls.  I assume it is pine shavings, but am not sure.  Will adding massive amounts of decaying pine shavings make the soil less habitable for some plants or more habitable for others?

With manure, is there a risk of it bringing any disease and/or unwanted bugs?

If you have any other concerns that I have not though of please share.  

Thanks,
John

Great stuff!

Thanks.

Hi all,

I recently purchased some land which previously held many junk vehicles.  Aside from random scraps of trash there are also a few spots where oil stains are visible on the soil.  Additionally, the wet lands on my property about 200 feet away appear to have something oily floating on top.  I plan on getting the water tested, but I am also looking for techniques and strategies for dealing with contaminated land.  

I personally am not overly concerned about it but I fear that my wife will not eat anything grown on our land until the issue is remedied.

Thanks,
John