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Growing Fish In Greenhouses

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March 8, 2012

“Milwaukee’s Growing Power, a community-based urban food center, is using plants as natural water filters for raising yellow perch. Fred Binkowski, an aquaculture specialist with the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, provides technical advice on the experimental effort.”
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clay, cob, cooking methods, energy, woodburning

Rocket Stove

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March 8, 2012

“The Rocket Stove is a variety of wood-burning cooking stove. It is easy to construct, with low-cost materials. These are low-mass stoves designed to burn small pieces of wood very efficiently. Cooking is done on top of a short insulated chimney. The stoves are typically constructed out of trash: tin…
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aquaculture, butchering, fish, meat, save money, seafood, wild foods

How to Clean, Dress and Filet Fish

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March 8, 2012

How to Clean, Dress, and Filet Fish…and the tools and utensils needed: This last part is just the credits.
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aquaculture, fish, new york, seafood, seaweed, urban, urban farming

Urban Aquaculture

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March 8, 2012

“Aquaculture (i.e. aquatic plants and animals) is North America’s third largest import, only following automobiles and fuel. However, we have managed to overfish our environment beyond repair. Overfishing poses an enormous threat to our oceanic ecosystems. Enter urban aquaculture, or more simply put: fish farming in the city. Because urban…
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artisan, blacksmithing, craftsmen, metal

So You Want to Be A Blacksmith

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March 8, 2012

“how to get started in blacksmithing.”
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root cellar, storage, vegetables

Root Cellars

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March 8, 2012

Here americangamefowl describes many different kinds of root cellar and the technical aspects of effective root cellars. There is really rich information here.:
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agriculture, farming, gardening, plant propagation, seeds, starting seeds, tomatoes

How to Germinate Tomato Seeds Faster

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March 8, 2012

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agriculture, farming, gardening, plant propagation, starting seeds, trees

How to Germinate Apple and Pear Seeds Quickly and Easily

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March 8, 2012

Note that apples don’t grow true to seed, so if you planted a seed from a Mackintosh apple you won’t get a tree that produces Mackintosh apples.
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artisan, cooking, recipe, wheat

How to Make Seitan

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March 7, 2012

“Step by step video instruction on how to make seitan from wheat flour.” You are washing away the starch in the flour and isolating the gluten (protein) in the wheat flour, so if you have issues with gluten, this is NOT for you. Note that things will go even more…
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artisan, cooking, food production, recipe, soy, tofu

How to Make Tofu

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March 7, 2012

“Complete video directions for making tofu at home.”
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