Red Green taught me how to use duct tape

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

Bryson used duct tape for the first time tonight. It was a beautiful moment.  I hope he understands the importance of Red Green when he meets him tomorrow.

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Betrayed by De®vaes Family

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

I’m not going to spend a lot of time writing on this subject, because all the points have already been made and I’m not a very good writer.  I was sad to hear that Jules Dervaes trademarked common names, namely ‘urban homestead’ and ‘urban homesteading’.  Why am I upset?  Because this family represented themselves as something they are very much, not.  They stood for going against big corporate life and living the wholesome life you want on your own terms, in spite of the big city surrounding you.  They stood against the ideals of companies like Monsanto patenting lifeforms.  Their pathetic behavior after the fact of is more evidence of their true underlying character.  Now I’ll go back through my blog and update every post I’ve ever made praising this family and state they are hypocritical sellouts, embracing the very things they claim to detest.

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Aquaponics Growbed Drain

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Brian Gallimore

This little gizmo serves as two drains in one.  The first drain is an adjustable ‘slow’ drain.  It will need to slowly drain about 75 gallons of water over a 30 minute period.  The second drain is an overflow, and has to be big enough to take away all the water my pump can throw at it.  I didn’t bother to try to calculate the flows and hole sizes and pipe sizes, all trial and error for me!  I wound up making a huge mess of my work area after I used the saw, drill, and grinder on these little parts.  I started with a 1-1/2″ PVC to 1″ female NPT adapter, attached to a 1″ close nipple.  I ground down the OD of the fitting so the 1-1/2″ coupler fits on it loosely, and can be easily turned.  The turning action is how I’ll adjust the size of the ‘slow’ drain.  If the holes are all lined up, I’ll have (2) 1/4″ holes.  I can twist the coupler to make the holes smaller.  The large 4″ pipe fits over the whole drain to provide air space to prevent roots from growing into the drain and clogging it up.

1-1/2" PVC to 1" NPT adapter w/ 1" close nipple

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