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Episode-788- Trevor Van Hemert on Composting

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Modern Survival| 14 Comments
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Trevor Van Hemert of PedalToPetal.com

Trevor Van Hemert of PedalToPetal.com

Trevor Van Hemert runs Pedal to Petal a company that picks up food scraps from all over the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Pedal To Petal is a permaculture-based collective of bicycle loving food security activists who are taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions and landfill waste and to feed the soil and the city’s hungry.

They do all their pick up and transport via the use of bicycles with zero use of any fossil fuels. The finished compost is used to grow food in the same city where the components are collected and the compost is produced making Pedal to Petal a truly local business.

While most people would tend to expect Pedal to Petal to be a non profit business it is actually a very successful for profit enterprise proving that a business can be successful, profitable and still have a soul and a noble purpose.

Join Us Today as we Discuss…

  • What exactly is compost
  • What is compost useful for
  • How does nature make its own compost
  • What can and can not be composted
  • The science of composting
  • How long does composting take
  • Stages of the compost cycle
  • Carbon and nitrogen sources and ratios
  • Rat proofing compost bins
  • Composting with worms
  • Multi bin systems
  • Heating with compost
  • Aerobic vs anaerobic composting
  • Making bio gas
  • Composting humanure
  • Compost pit for water storage

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Episode-468- Call In Friday 7-2-10

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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It is Friday so you know what that means another round of your calls with questions, comments and suggestions.  Remember our call in shows are not live, to get you call on the air dial 866-65-THINK and leave your comment or questions in 2 minutes  or less and you might get onto our next show.

Additionally I give priority to calls that come in the morning of these shows and I always send out reminders to our FaceBook Fan Page, so you may want to connect with us there.

Join me today as we take your calls asking…

  • How religious do you have to be about no dog crap in the compost bin
  • How do you prep if you rent a room in a house from a cohabiting home owner
  • Using Google Docs to make your data accessible
  • How to start investing now for a new baby’s future
  • How remote does a good BOL need to be
  • Some facts about the so called swine flu “pandemic”
  • What exactly is compost and what goes in it
  • How do you modify a generator to run on pure ethanol
  • What if the Federal Reserve refused to lend to the government

Resources for Today’s Show

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-240- Audience Questions for 7-20-09

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Modern Survival| 12 Comments
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It’s Monday and time for another episode were I answer audience questions.  To day I discuss topics such as composting, debt, a credit card follow up, city vs country living, a total SHTF and more.

Tune in Today as I Answer…

  • If debt is bad what about student loan debt?
  • Are credit cards OK if you always pay your full balance?
  • What are the advantages/disadvantages of living in the city, small towns, suburbs, remotely, etc.?
  • Is a total breakdown possible?  Is it probable?  What could cause it?
  • Is cooking an important skill to learn for SHTF and daily survival?
  • What can you and what can’t you compost?  What can you compost but probably should not?
  • Is complete independence possible?  Is it desirable?

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-216- Survival Podcast Audience Questions 6-09-09

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
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We are continuing a series of listener questions today.   Since it was done from the “mobile studio” there are no call ins or anything.  These are all questions sent in by email, asked in comments, asked on the survival forum, etc.

I would like to continue doing this type of show often so if you want to have a question answered send me an email to jack@thesurvivalpodcast.com with the subject line “question for Jack”

Tune in to hear me answer these questions today…

  • What is an Earthship and what advantages do they offer?
  • Is is safe to use a document shredding company?
  • Are the little compost bins at Home Depot and the like useful?
  • Is it safe to put worms in a compost bin that you “spin”?
  • What can you do to ensure full protein requirements in a post SHTF world?
  • What about hunting if the ammo runs out?
  • What do archers have to think about as well post SHTF?  What about snares?
  • What zero energy tools and appliances should we add to our preps?
  • Is morse code valuable for SHTF or other emergencies?
  • What is a “book code”?
  • How do you provide an acid soil requirement for blueberries?
  • How do you keep providing food during the winter in norther climates via a garden?
  • Is there a difference between sustainable and survival gardening?
  • What do you take into account for a Bug Out Location in a Northern Climate?

Resources for Today’s Show

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-142- Composting, Gardening and Global Politics

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Modern Survival| 15 Comments
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Well my Monday morning show was preempted by equipment failure.  I rectified it and show #142 was done on an afternoon drive home.  Today’s show starts with just a few of the many things that have me concerned about the coming year and reinforce why we prep.

Today’s show discusses in its’ first 10 minutes some of the current events on my radar.  Such as more power for Chavez, Clinton is off to the far east to discuss climate change and Obama is sending signals of weakness to Iran and escalating the Afghan war with NO PLAN for exit.  Sound familure?  Where the hell is our “hope and CHANGE”?

I then move on to a more enjoyable subject of gardening and composting.  I cover building raised beds, my special custom mix for a new raised bed.  I continue with the right first crops for a new bed and putting it to sleep at the end of the season in a way that produces amazing second season soil.  I also discuss three types of “worm composting”, give away some special secrets for soil enrichment and tell you about a brand of compost to NEVER waste your money on.

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