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Mr. Smith breaks into urban agribusiness (and he may have to go to Washington).
November 12, 2012 at 11:58 am
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November 13, 2012 at 4:30 pm
I saw a video on this site that showed a way to use fish waste to grow plants in pea gravel. It looked like an interesting way to use space that would otherwise be unplantable. The guy was geeky and used arduino tech and his phone to control the factors of production in at least one of his systems. A great way to put his creativity to use.
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RE: Mr. Smith
November 13, 2012 at 4:47 pm
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Yep, alot of that sort of thing was pioneered most visibly University of the Virgin Islands (they have a little issue with regards to fresh water). A domestic (US based) operation called S&S Aqua Farm took it bigtime..making a killing off basil (of all things) until the market was flooded by foreign basil following the passage of NAFTA (crashed the market to 4$ a pound)..making their model unprofitable. They switched gears to agri-tourism and consulting at that point. More recently integrated agriculture got another spot in the limelight with The Freshwater Institute that funded and operated a test site based around shut in gas well heated greenhouse production. It's my dream system (and the reason I moved to Kentucky). I've got the whole report if you're interested in that sort of thing........even includes the design specs and product codes for manufacture, operational costs...issues they ran into, projected (and actual) margins of profit...it's exhaustive...public domain ftw bitches!
(still working on gettig the next big post up..lots of math...lol)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Mr. Smith breaks into urban agribusiness (and he may have to go to Washington).
November 13, 2012 at 4:53 pm
I don't understand what is going on in this thread. I'll just assume it's something to do with gardening. *nods and smiles whilst backing into the corner*
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RE: Mr. Smith breaks into urban agribusiness (and he may have to go to Washington).
November 13, 2012 at 4:55 pm
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Summer and I thought it would be fun to write a "how-to" thread about establishing an urban farm...comparing it to conventional operations along the way. I figured we'd better bring weed into the mix or else we wouldn;t get any views (let alone replies).....you know that's why you clicky de link Tibs....
(but she's curiously absent now....sigh)
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RE: Mr. Smith
November 13, 2012 at 5:18 pm
(November 13, 2012 at 4:47 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Yep, alot of that sort of thing was pioneered most visibly University of the Virgin Islands (they have a little issue with regards to fresh water). A domestic (US based) operation called S&S Aqua Farm took it bigtime..making a killing off basil (of all things) until the market was flooded by foreign basil following the passage of NAFTA (crashed the market to 4$ a pound)..making their model unprofitable. They switched gears to agri-tourism and consulting at that point. More recently integrated agriculture got another spot in the limelight with The Freshwater Institute that funded and operated a test site based around shut in gas well heated greenhouse production. It's my dream system (and the reason I moved to Kentucky). I've got the whole report if you're interested in that sort of thing........even includes the design specs and product codes for manufacture, operational costs...issues they ran into, projected (and actual) margins of profit...it's exhaustive...public domain ftw bitches!
(still working on gettig the next big post up..lots of math...lol)
Yeah man, I would be interested in trying to understand that report.  "shut in gas well heated" <--wat?
I am more interested in mushrooms but maybe there would be something in the report that might line up with mushie production.
I work at Intel right now and it would be hard to replace my income with some other venture; but in my mind I am a time factory, as an employee, and I only turn out one unit per hour and can't sell all the units that I produce per day. In short I am looking for some method of production that would allow me to multiplex that method to increase my income and decrease the amount of work I would have to put in. I don't know if agriculture would be technical enough to hold my interest but I suppose that would depend on the method used...
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What do I need to know?
November 13, 2012 at 5:37 pm
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No, I don't think anything in that system lends itself well to fungus....but I got a ton of resources about that as well. Agriculture can be as technical as you want it to be (provided that translates into profits, and not toys...unless it's toys you're after). I've got some codemonkey buddies churning out a mobile app that I hope to peddle to the emerging small farmer demo and I'd say that's both technical and ag.
(I'd love to do some oyster mushroom production as a hobby...stuffs awesome, and not all that expensive to get into)
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RE: Mr. Smith breaks into urban agribusiness (and he may have to go to Washington).
November 13, 2012 at 6:15 pm
I've been trying to talk my husband into letting me set up a chicken coop in our backyard... does that count?
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RE: Mr. Smith breaks into urban agribusiness (and he may have to go to Washington).
November 13, 2012 at 6:24 pm
What about growing Acai plants? They don't travel well at all and apparently they are yummy and good for you.
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RE: Mr. Smith breaks into urban agribusiness (and he may have to go to Washington).
November 13, 2012 at 6:45 pm
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(November 13, 2012 at 6:15 pm)festive1 Wrote: I've been trying to talk my husband into letting me set up a chicken coop in our backyard... does that count? Sure does. Why do you want chickens in your backyard? What kind of coop..there are some really sweet fetish-coops out there.
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(November 13, 2012 at 6:24 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: What about growing Acai plants? They don't travel well at all and apparently they are yummy and good for you.
I can snoop around. Anything that doesn't travel well has a built in advantage for a small producer - given the right marketing strategy.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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