benjitsu Posted June 25, 2009 Report Posted June 25, 2009 I figured I would get right to the point, nothing makes me crazier than forum posts with useless titles! (no offense intended!) I don't have any type of official eduation in these types of things, but I love learning about them. I love technology, but always feel drawn to nature, agriculture, and stewardship of land/resources. Here are my current projects(in planning, of course), roughly in order of likely starting order; 1. Biochar/Terra Prata - I have a 13 acre property to look after - Mostly rented out as farmland, a quarter acre/half acre veggie garden, maybe, and lots ofland that is covered with dense greenery (mostly weeds!), and lots of available firewood. Can I dig a pit, start a fire, fill it weeds, and away I go? 2. Wind driven water pumping - I have a n old, dug well, that I would love to connect a fountain to, as well as a "leeker" hose to waterflowerbeds, veggie garden. 3. Alternative Energy generation and storage - I have read up on windmills, solar panels connected to old tow motor batteries (there was a step/devicein between to vibrate in order to shake loose battery "gunk" buildup 4. Low intensity , organic type farming - Bison, growing a forest from scratch, fruit trees, bees, veggie growing 5.Booze! I would love ot make beer, or even get a still and make liquor, but I dont want to make nasty tasting swill that makes me go blind...I don't mind the temporary blindness, but it should taste ok! There! A little bit more about me...I live in SW, rural Ontario. I study Okinowan JiuJitsu, and GojuRyu karate (a little bit). I love fitness and anatomy, but I have been out of practice in all of these things lately. I love Russian authers like Doesteovsky and Tolstoy (my favourite), and rarely read "newer" books. I am 27...i think that is enough! If anyone has some quick and dirty advice on any of these subjects, that would be great, I am gonna sift through the forums, of course...but especially the biochar, I am in a limited time frame to get going, and it is going to be a banner year for weeds! Benjamin Quote
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