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Episode-2780- The Most Misunderstood Delicious Fish in America

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Today I was gonna do a show about living free in an age of digital tyranny.  I thought about it though as tomorrow is the Thanksgiving Special Show, and then I am out until Monday.  It just seems like a good day for an informative, useful and yet totally light hearted show. Well just so happens I was moving stuff around in the freezer today and found a few packs of bullhead catfish which were recently “shucked” and set aside for eating on a cold winter day.  I thought “hey you know I have talked about these guys in various … Continue reading →

Episode-2736- Back Yard Aquatics as a Permaculture Design Element

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Honestly one of the greatest things I have done on my property is the installation of multiple aquatic systems.  I likely have done more than I should have but such is the life of an educator and in the end over time it led me to the concept of the “Miyagi Pond” which likely would have never occurred if I didn’t simply start playing around with Stock Tanks and IBCs. There is a saying most people know, that saying is, “water is life” and it is beyond a simple truth, rather it is a fundamental reality.  And one can make … Continue reading →

3200 Gallon Timber Frame Pond Update – Shubunkin Goldfish and Plants Added

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We are training our 18 Shubunkin Goldfish in the fish kindergarden to be social little guys that eat from your hands. Shubunkins are great fish and a great alternative to Koi since they produce less waste and don’t get as big. We also discuss the aeration system using something I am calling diffusion towers. Not only do these increase O2, they also prevent floating vegetation from getting destroyed by water discharge. And we go over some of the plants including water iris (Louisiana Black Gamecock, Red Beans and Japanese Variegated), Dwarf Cattails, Dwarf Rush, Water Lilly, Valesneria, Water Wisteria and … Continue reading →

Episode-2428- Cory McElroy on Building a Business Based on Your Passion

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Cory McElroy is the founder of Aquarium Co-op a tropical fish based business specializing in fish, plants and accessories.  Cory has been passionate about business and fish for a long time so he set upon a path to fulfill a dream of owning his own store.  Cory’s brick and mortar store is located just a bit outside of Seattle Washington.  He also markets and sells heavily online and just acquired a warehouse to handle is growing online business. Social media has been a cornerstone in his success, his Youtube Channel has over 300,000 subscribers and contributes heavily to his business … Continue reading →

New Freshwater Shrimp Tank

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I have been looking into other ways to feed my aquaponics fish and shrimp are a great way to do that.  I have also found a variety of shrimp called Mississippi Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes kadiakensis).  Being native to much of the United States, unlike many shrimp they are very cold hardy. The ebay seller I got them from, johns796 says he catches them to order from his own pond.  He is in northern Louisiana just barely south of the Arkansas border and that he has had ice on it 3 of the last 4 years.  Additionally in the Pond Boss … Continue reading →

New 300 Gallon Aquaponics System – Part Nine

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See complete playlist for this project here. http://bit.ly/300gal After nearly dying of heat stroke (not exaggerating) this summer I am finally back at getting shit done on this project. The good news is everything gets easier from here. Next step is to get the two now cycling wicking beds full of media and soil and set the footers for the next 4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  

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Miyagi Pond Updates for 8-21-31

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Some updates to the Myagi Pond (aka Timber Frame Pond).  Also a preview for today’s episode of TSP. Flowering gourd seeds are hard to find but you can find them on eBay on occasion search for “Bau Sao”, none are available right now, I may have some this fall at the workshop. It is also known as “white flowered gourd”. The original sweet potato slips came form Victory Sees they are Japanese Purple/Red Sweet Potato and they are my favorite. You have to order them in early spring here. For the water spinach search ebay for Pak Boong, Kang Kung … Continue reading →

Episode-2088- Lessons and Planning from the first 3/4s of 2017

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Here are Nine Mile Farm we have pretty much settled into our selected systems on a lot of things at this point almost 5 years into the journey.  Our ducks run on a clock work like system, feeding, paddock shifting, egg collection, etc are all quite fine tuned at this point. The trees require very little maintenance and most of our desired infrastructure is now installed.  Still we are constantly trying and testing out new things.  This year we have found some really great gems of knowledge and we have also come up with some quite refined plans for our … Continue reading →

1400 Gallon Timber Frame Tank Aquatic System Build

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This project was a long time coming, I transformed a platform we had built for a water catchment tank into a 1400ish gallon fish tank using a EDPM liner. The system currently has 4 ebb and flow beds but this is not true aquaponics but rather an aquatic system using a aquaponics component as a bio filtration system. The body of this is built with 4×4 pressure treated lumber designed for ground contact.  The first layer is 4 inches below grade and held into the limestone with 12 inch hot dipped galvanized spikes, which were aided in penetration by hammer … Continue reading →