Lizabeth Davis

Thank you! That worked. I used PayPal which uses a different email. I didn't realize that created two account.

I appreciate the help.

Yes, but the links now take me to purchase pages and not to the videos or file.

Hello, this morning I made a $15 purchase to watch your video on the rocket oven. The transaction number is:

3C3155127S575011S

I watched the first part on tools but was getting ready to watch the second part after I upgraded in order to have access the plans. That transaction number is:

3LR641991V0399732

Now I lost access to the videos and the link sent to me for the upgrade takes me to the public page advertising the videos and upgrades, assuming I haven't purchased yet.

Can I please have access to what I paid for? Thank you.

I would prefer to contact you privately but that doesn't seem to be an option.

I am planting comfrey as well as fodder trees for my sheep, goats and other livestock. The comfrey grows the fastest obviously and will be available for feed next year. From what I have read, common comfrey has the least toxins. And sheep are the most resistant to those toxins. Bocking 4 is the next least toxic after the common variety.

My question is, I would really like to use comfrey next year in place of the grain/alfalfa ration for my sheep. I have planted primarily common comfrey so far, but will likely need to plant the bocking 4 to fill in the rest of my comfrey patches because of difficulty of finding more common plants. Does anyone here feed their sheep or goats comfrey in place of grain? Does anyone know of a safe amount of comfrey that can be safely fed to the sheep? And when people talk about safe proportions of diet,, are they referring to calories or bulk?

I am planning to build three new systems raising tilapia. I am planning on using solar powered pumps. But I am also thinking of building windmill water pumps that will work simultaneously and as back-up. The big problem is when there is no wind. But I could have water tanks above and below the fish tanks and have a windmill pump lift water to the upper tank from the very bottom tank that could then be released through the grow bed, then the fish tank and on to the lower tank when there is a lack of wind. It is rarely still at our location for very long. At this point, this would be an experiment. But if it works, then it could be an alternative.

Did you ever finish your project? I got the cob in around the woodstove and it is working great. There was minimal cracking. I have learned that it is better to fire the woodstove while the cob is still damp so my fears were undfounded. I still need to cob above the stove around the chimney (want to wrap it with copper tubing for water heating first). But that will wait until the weather begins to warm. Anyway, I am very pleased with my project and the difference it made for our comfort levels (definitely moderated the temperature swing). Hope it worked out for you too.

I am presently surrounding our wood stove with cob and have found a few lovely examples of it online. I am also following the technique of building cob bread ovens. The layer closest to the heat shouldn't contain organic matter. But then an insulative layer comes after that with plenty of straw. It seems like if done correctly, major cracking shouldn't be a problem. I was worried about doing this so close to the heating season. I would have preferred it to have had a chance to thoroughly dry before lighting a fire. That likely won't be the case. But they seem to start fires in the cob pizza ovens right away and don't have a lot of problems. I hope that will the case for me. If not, I plan to fill the cracks over time.

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2009/04/10/the-most-beautiful-green-home-building-construction-project-ever/

Right now, alfalfa makes the base of our goats' feed and I really want to move away from it and grow our own feed. It is way too expensive and is a strong weak link in our effort to become more self-sufficient. What high protein feeds do you all, who grow your own feed, recommend? We live in Texas and alfalfa does not grow well here. I plan to plant honey locust, black locust and honey mesquite for high protein feed. But I need some good roughage plants that are perennial and require minimal maintenance that can also hopefully be harvested and stored for the winter months. Or if there is something that remains green during the winter that they can feed on, that would be good too.



Thank you.

I used a persimmon and orange recipe (includes orange juice and finely grated orange peel). The basic flavor, particularly in the good batch, was very good. I cut out the seeds by hand, then used a "Roma" food mill to separate the skins from the flesh.

http://www.lehmans.com/store/Kitchen___Canning_and_Preserving___Food_Mills___Roma__Food_Mill___070801?Args=