How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Grub

...rnational markets a black soldier fly growing system called the BioPod™ at www.thebiopod.com. A spiral ramp in the BioPod™ allows the grubs to scamper out of the feeding materials and launch themselves into a bucket. Each morning you empty a bucket full of grubs for your grateful chickens or fish, making sure to reserve a few to ensure future black soldier fly generations. Adult black soldier flies don’t bite and are only interested in flying arou...

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Self-Irrigating Gutter Update

...if there is a leak, I won’t lose all the water at once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEeCgGAbvwk If I were to do this project again, I’d also use a refinement that Larry Hall just posted in the video above. This improvement on the design replaces the lower gutter with a 4-inch drain pipe. The drain pipe is easier to keep water-tight. And instead of using a gutter filled with soil I might use a series of pots (an idea that’s also in the video)–gu...

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Lloyd Kahn Combines Office and Gym

...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHTb1GAR534&feature=channel&list=UL There’s some great ideas in this video from very fit 70+ year old publisher and author Lloyd Kahn. Most of us have to spend a lot of time in front of computers so we might as well squeeze in some exercises. Another great post from Lloyd’s Blog....

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