Re: [Biofuel] Pigdozer update.

2009-07-25 Thread Keith Addison
Nice, Peter! Thanks for the report, very interesting. It'd be great to have some pigs. Not here though, but next time for sure, which shouldn't be too long. Meanwhile the Muscovies are once again doing well with their ongoing global conspiracy to cover the world with a carpet of ducklings.

Re: [Biofuel] Pigdozer update.

2009-07-23 Thread Chris Burck
i see. so they'll sleep in the barn, and when they're taken out to their fenced area in the mornings someone slops the barn? i couldn't help wondering if you'd devised some clever means for collecting material from their outdoor area. ___ Biofuel

[Biofuel] Pigdozer update.

2009-07-22 Thread Guag Meister
Hi Keith ; Quick update for you about our pigdozer project. Our previous system for preparing a field for planting was the normal Cambodia way : 1) Plow in dry season to upturn roots and kill them. 2) Wait for some rain, this will germinate the remaining weed seeds. 3) Plow again. 4) Plow one

Re: [Biofuel] Pigdozer update.

2009-07-22 Thread Fritz
Guag Meister wrote: Hi Keith ; Quick update for you about our pigdozer project. Our previous system for preparing a field for planting was the normal Cambodia way : 1) Plow in dry season to upturn roots and kill them. 2) Wait for some rain, this will germinate the remaining weed seeds.

Re: [Biofuel] Pigdozer update.

2009-07-22 Thread Chris Burck
peter, great system! how do you do the biogas? ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search

Re: [Biofuel] Pigdozer update.

2009-07-22 Thread Guag Meister
Hi Chris ; Biogas is a future project. To prepare for it, we have the pigs sleep in the pig barn. They are used to walking around following the guy with the bell. This way we can lead them anywhere. Sleeping in the barn provides some raw material for biogas in a consistent place, when we