New MSB Only Video – Episode Two – The Nine Mile Farmstead
I have started a new MSB Video series about our work with Nine Mile Farm which is Dorothy’s new farmstead business and the work we are doing, the results we are having and the way we are marketing and building a customer base.
We want to make these videos really cool for members of the Support Brigade, so after watching it please be sure to leave questions and comments for what you want to see in next weeks updates.
The purpose of these videos is to give MSB members a behind the scenes look at what we do at the the Spirko homestead and with the operations of the TSP business itself. This will generally be things that we are reserving for our private members only.
All the MSB Only Videos videos are posted to Vimeo and are password protected.
The pass code will be the same for all videos and it is prominently displayed on the main page of your MSB Private Area. If you ask for the password or tell me a you can’t see the video in the comments here, you comment will be ignored.
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The video is located at https://vimeo.com/114987070
Remember you can always find all our MSB Only Videos at https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/tag/msbvids
Today’s video notes,
- We had a very busy Two Weeks and we got our third Customer, and our first Repeat Duck Eggs (4 dozen eggs on a repeat order.)
- I completed 60 feet of swale mulching, seed, etc. and completed the third swale main irrigation feed but had a failure of one of the pipe joints and have to now dig it up and redo it.
- Sam got our second 1550 gallon tank installed and plumed to the other for equalization. The ¾ inch line going into the building is going to be plumbed into a filter and pump to pressurize the water for use in the nursery, zone one and several gardens.
- We got signage from vistaprint.com and they are great but too small we have to order lager ones now.
- Our duck eggs were hatched by two different friends both got about a 30% hatch rate. I think the ducks young age and the wet conditions during collection were the reason for the lower numbers.
- I have begun research for a cider apple nursery and planning the layout for it.
- Heard a great podcast at permaculturevoices.com/97 with the owner of kuffelcreek.com
- Found a great book called Old Southern Apples you can find it at bit.ly/southapple
- If you want Antonovka seeds for growing your own apple trees from seed, you can get them from Sheffield’s at bit.ly/antonovka
In “The Backyard Duck Book” by Nyiri Murtagh he has a very good section on incubation problems but the best bit is a section on determining sex by altering the incubation temperature e.g. Rouen eggs held above 33.5 C come out as drakes and Pekin above 33 C come out as drakes. He believes this supports the theory that ducks are related to reptiles.
Interesting, so what is the recommended temp to be high enough for incubation but low enough to get mostly ducks vs. drakes?
Rouen 32.41 C to 33.49 C
Pekin 32.24 C to 32.89 C
Indian Runner 33.82 C to 34.87 C
I was curious why your banner didn’t include the Agritrue logo? Seems like an easy way to promote them and spread the word of beyond organic.
The NFA advice was spot on. The caller would need 2 tax stamps, one for the gun, and one for the suppressor. Since the gun is already an NFA article, being full auto, ATF don’t care what barrel length is on it. Having access to full auto M4s whenever I want, I have to say that after a magazine or 2 you are over it, and I can’t agree more that functionality the caller would be served just as well by getting a semi auto AR of quality construction then going through the process to make it an SBR. Then put a short barrel on it. Then do the same for the suppressor. That will save him about $20,000, with no real loss of functionality.
Just realized I put this in the wrong spot. Its supposed to go with the 12/19/14 show.
Sir
Why does your Honorable Wife not want to be on camera since she has a Passion for creating a home business selling eggs? For a starter.,.. I know… I’m somewhat behind on TSP due to mp3 player issues so maybe I am not up to speed.
Last I heard was your Wife is creating a home business, finding her Passion and of that I wholly approve. But here you are on camera alone and she is not in evidence. Why?
Short answer, because she is a woman.
I am really enjoying the videos. Keep them going! I am also wanting to start up a similar little business to help supplement some income since I quit my full time job to stay home with the kids. I definitely want to get a backyard nursery going and have determined that’s my niche in permaculture. I like hearing the business end of things as well since I know nothing about that stuff. Thanks for all you do.
HA! “Short answer, because she is a woman”
pretty much says it all. I understand.
Thank you for resonating.
Ya, I used that word deliberately. Like tuning forks.
Thanks Jack for teaching us and for being the good man you are.