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Today I hand crafted a macebell, I was in the market for some new gear but unfortunately I am limited in funds. If you find yourself in this position creating your workout gear on a budget is not impossible. First, some background: I had been shopping for a macebell for a little while, problem being … Continue reading DIY Macebell? Sure!!!
https://anchor.fm/harry-w-felker/episodes/Meditation-17-Feeding-Your-Food-e1k1q14 Soil Testing Labs Companies that offer soil testing are all over the place, if you are in the US here is a useful link to a State by State list provided by Gardening Products Review. Soil Testing gives quantified numbers, and local (in state) businesses would probably give you the best results as they … Continue reading Meditation 17: Feeding Your Food
https://anchor.fm/harry-w-felker/episodes/Meditation-14-The-Tides-and-The-Rain-e1j4f6n Getting ahead of the podcast by a few weeks allowed me to converse with a few manufacturers of Hydroponic Units available on the market and this made me reconsider how I will be delivering information about retail options. I will be adding a podcast to my pre planned schedule (should appear as Meditation 16) … Continue reading Meditation 14: The Tide and The Rain
https://anchor.fm/harry-w-felker/episodes/Meditation-13-The-Wicked-and-In-The-Water-e1iulmp This meditation begins our deep dive into the world of hydroponic systems, The Wicking Method, and Deep Water Culture. These are by and large the simplest methods for hydroponic growing. In the coming weeks we will be delving into more complex systems and viewing them in a benefit vs. investment frame of reference. None … Continue reading Meditation 13: The Wicked and In The Water
https://anchor.fm/harry-w-felker/episodes/Meditation-11-Aquaponics-e1ihmap I am really just going to put the resources here rather than go into the whole everything I covered in the podcast. Mainly because I do not recommend aquaponics in a landless scenario, or in a urban environment, there are a lot of points of failure and it can go wrong really fast. This … Continue reading Meditations 11: Aquaponics
In this meditation we are going over, in a superficial manner, the different types of Hydroponic systems. We assemble some definitions and talk about how these systems are similar and different. Definitions Neutral Substrate - A Neutral substrate is a soil replacement that does not add anything to the growth of the plant other than … Continue reading Meditations 10: Hydroponics, An Overview
The Message, the whole point of, The Blasphemous Pope is to help people, but I cannot do it all on my own. If you share the vision that all people really need are the intellectual tools to help themselves, then maybe you can help me in this project. The link here will bring up the … Continue reading The Message Of The Blasphemous Pope
https://anchor.fm/harry-w-felker/episodes/Meditations-9-Getting-Started-Part-1--Seeding-and-Soil-e1i4d23 Starting Seeds Commercial Options Ferry~Morse $99Hydrobuilder $151.95 Hydroponic SpecificBurpee $20.95Options also available at Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, and Amazon For Various Prices DIY Options for Seed Starting For Soil Growing, all you really need is a tray with a lid, and some form of light, let's forgo the lighting conversation for now and just … Continue reading Meditations 9: Getting Started Part 1, Seeding to Soil
https://anchor.fm/harry-w-felker/episodes/Meditations-7-The-Primary-Source--A-Look-into-the-Humble-Potato-e1hn4ro As we are progressing through the material in this Meditation Focus I am really looking for feedback in how we would like this to materialize, in a systematic fashion based on growing system or going across all growing systems at once. Of course system specific topics will be a different matter all together, but … Continue reading Meditations 7: The Primary Source, A Look into the Humble Potato
As we proceed on our journey to food security, I felt that talking about different systems and how we can integrate them is putting the cart before the horse, planning should come first, and so here we are. In this meditation we are talking about growing plans and strategies for meeting your personal nutrition goals. … Continue reading Meditations 6: Your Growing Plan
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