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133: 4th of July 2017

What is the meaning of the 4th of July to People Today?
Today, the 4th of July is all about Summer, BBQ, Beer, Parades, and Fireworks
We have let our family gatherings and cookouts get in the way of our Independence Day knowledge.
What Independence Day is all about, as taught by our schools.
A Revolution was declared against the British and On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Then there was a celebration where the Liberty Bell was cracked from getting hit so hard
What is the Declaration of Independence (DOI)?

The Declaration of Independence is a document signed by our local governing body. It was done so to explain to the British King that we were tired of the British government overstepping its bounds and consistently overtaxing the people.
The first rough draft was written in the Green Dragon Tavern over a mug of ale.  This was the same Tavern that people got drunk at before the Boston Tea Party.
Who Were The Men / Signers of the Declaration of Independence Really?
You can get a list of names anywhere, but that doesn’t actually teach you anything.  The men that signed the Declaration of Independence were revolters.  Today, they would not be considered stand up people.  To the British crown, they were felons and traitors.
What else were they? Men of power and courage that had enough of the tyranny and because of this fact, they needed to rally people to their cause, so… they signed the DOI.
The Revolutionary War, The War for Independence
War was declared on Great Britain in April of 1775. At first there was an impressive turnout for the war but once people realized how long it was taking, the people volunteering started to diminish.
 
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The ride of Paul Revere occurred on April 18th 1775.  His purpose was part of a planned early warning system, where they would send one person by land and Two by sea to reach the north church steeple and light a lantern.
Instead, Paul was caught off-guard and decided to Ride to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams and stopped at houses on his way to Lexington
There he was joined by rider William Dawes and they continued on to Concord where there was hidden ammunition for the continental army.
They were joined by Samuel Prescott and intercepted by a British battalion, and all three were arrested.
The Drafting of the Revolutionary War
Late 1776, The colonies began cash incentives since the volunteer rate was so low.  It dropped even more, where in 1778 they had to start drafting.
Many Americans (15-20%) were Crown Loyalists, fought as red coats because they saw the revolters as treasonous.
Native Americans in the War
Native Americans fought on both sides.  In Peace of Paris Treaty, the Crown Natives lost their land.  The others made out better initially, but ultimately lost theirs as well.
The entire reason why they fought with the Brits was because they wanted to save their land.
War has Ended
In 1781, war was unofficially over.

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Changing Earth Podcast Episode 6 Questions Is Aquaponics a Viable system? Aquaponics is an extremely valid system. What is an aquaponics system? Aquaponics is the marriage […]

132: Aquaponics Interview on Changing Earth Podcast

Changing Earth Podcast Episode 6 Questions
Is Aquaponics a Viable system?
Aquaponics is an extremely valid system.

What is an aquaponics system?
Aquaponics is the marriage of hydroponics and Aquaculture.
Hydroponics is cultivating plant life in a bath of nutrient rich water solution, instead of soil, for large scale production in a smaller area.
Aquaculture is a design to grow fish or aquatic life like shellfish, crawfish, snails, or ……….. to help meet the popular fish demand with little impact on the overall aquatic population.
Introducing Aquaponics

Aquaponics is a marriage of aquaculture and hydroponics.
Uses fish to provide the nutrient content for plant life.
It gets rid of agrochemicals from typical farming:

Problems like the delta of the Mississippi where a wetland is turning into an uninhabitable area



 
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What materials are required for building an aquaponics system?
Typical Aquaponic system components:

Rearing tank:

Tanks for raising and feeding fish.
Large barrel or a stock tank, glass fish tank


Settling basin

Catches uneaten food and detached biofilms, settles out particles


Biofilter

Where nitrification bacteria can grow and convert ammonia into nitrates
Bucket of pebbles or other high surface area media
Not absolutely necessary though with a good grow bed


Hydroponics subsystem

Where plants grow
Grow bed

Flood table
Frame it above the fish tank
Half barrels
Bath tubs even!




Sump

Lowest basin where water gravity flows. It is then pumped back up to the rearing tanks


Water Pump

Mag Drive Pump
Submersible fountain pump
Pump from fish tank to grow bed


Air Pump

Get an aquarium air pump to oxygenate the water


Bell Siphon

30 bucks on amazon, or you can make one from pvc components.
Raised pipe in a bigger pipe
Bigger pipe has holes drilled in it
Medium pipe in top with an air lock on top making it float
Drain from grow bed to fish tank



Different applications to grow plant life (this could be considered as the Hydroponics Tank):

Deep-Water Raft Aquaponics

Plants float in Styrofoam rafts in a deep basin


Recirculating Aquaponics or Closed-Loop Aquaponics
Solid media: (Gravel or clay) in a container.  Container is flooded with the aquaculture water.

Best for beginners because:
Easier to learn
Less parts, so it is cheaper
Media bed mechanically filters (solids), performs mineralization (breaks down solids), and biofiltration (attachment of bacteria).


Reciprocating Aquaponics, Flood-and-Drain Aquaponics, Ebb-and-Flow Aquaponics

Flood and Drain is simplest
Easy to build
Small
Best for a 1:1 ratio (grow bed to fish tank)
Easier maintenance
Same media but it is flooded and drained using siphon drains.


Vertical Tower Aquaponics

Uses vertical towers that are trickle fed from the top


Nutrient Film Aquaponics

Sloped bed of 1.1 to 1.4

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