Brookside Farm - Growing Food, Growing Energy

hmm....not sure....there has to be a better solution than a glaser hoe

A lot of work! Why didn't they mow the grass first? They don't have the best of soil to work with, I imagine it was hard packed from being a ball field at one time.

how do I get the recipe for the compost tea?

I asked one of the permaculturists I know, but since YouTube makes it pretty hard to add urls in these comments, I'll reply at our website at peakmoment(.)tv/conversations/?p=87. Thanks for asking!

Compost tea is easy. It's basically water that has drained thru compost. You could use a 5-gallon plastic bucket or a large plastic barrel. Add compost and water to a mushy consistency, let set for an hour or so, then pour out the water thru a screen and you'll have your "tea". The "Tea" can be used to water indoor plants as well as your garden.

Agrofuels are sustainable depending on how you define them. Making alcohol from cattails. Sugarcane etc. HEMP. all agrofuels and sustainable.

I think I read 1 acre of corn = 1 gas tank of fuel and is only something like 5/8 as efficient. Ie THEY SUCK. Get a life.

If people want to look to growing the fuel they need to look to another source other than Corn. It's irresponsible to use our food supply for a fuel. There are other options for example switch grass that is not used for food. But I still hold the idea that all fuels are doing is postponing the inevitable. We need to get back to a close living lifestyle. We need to stop commuting so much and begin to produce our own food and foster communities locally.

It's all about CNG - natural gas, like what comes out of your stove. I drive a honda GX, and I love it. It's clean, efficient, and plus the CNG only costs about $2/gallon equivalent.

Compressed natural gas (CNG) is still a fossil fuel product, and natural gas supplies are also declining worldwide (and in steep decline in North America). So CNG is not a long term solution.