[AG-EQ] Garden book

Fri May 22 14:38:13 UTC 2020

Tracy,

The hydroponic systems Matt has been looking into are rather simple
and something that does not appear to be too difficult.  I will let
you know when we start fiddeling with them.  If we ever got so far as
to do the aquaponics we were thinking about using catfish instead.

I will also let you know about the goats arrival.  We have been
waiting about 4 weeks.  Everything is all set, now we just need the
goats.  We are not going to think about breeding them until next year.

Susan
dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com

On 5/22/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Susan.
> Cool!
> Now I hear there's a newish thing called aquaponics, where you have fish
> underneath a hydroponics setup.  I think the fish are often tilapia.  So
> the
> fish poop fertilizes the plants, and then you can eat the fish. Fred who
> used to be on this list was practicing it, as I recall.
>
> I'm interested in hydroponics, too, but it always seemed like there was
> lots
> of testing and adding stuff to keep it in balance, and it sounded
> complicated for a blind person.  I'd be real interested to hear how it
> actually works, if your husband decides to try it.  Maybe it's not as
> complicated as it sounds.
>
> Exciting that your goats are coming next week.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AG-EQ [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm via
> AG-EQ
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 9:51 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>
> Tracy,
>
> Since my household is also a sighted household, we have loads of
> printed materials for Lord knows how many topics related to gardening,
> farming, livestock and everything falling under the heading
> "homesteading".
>
> We like the "Country Side" and the "Hobby Farms" magazines.  There are
> several that Matt just picks up at the magazine racks.  He is starting
> to get interested in hydroponics and hopefully, we will be getting our
> two Nigerian dwarf dairy goats early next week.  He has already been
> obtaining books and on-line sites reference the small dairy goats.
>
> We are frameing things around here as homesteading and taking things
> step by step.  I am really not planning on living off the "grid",
> however, when you lose power in all kinds of weather for up to two
> weeks, you learn just how important it is to do things without
> electricity for a period of time.  There is nothing wrong with
> homestead skills, but I don't think I would like living in such remote
> locations that you couldn't get supplies more often than every 3 to 6
> months if you are lucky.  LOL
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>
> On 5/21/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Susan.
>> I know the NJ state NLS folks are working from home, so probably your
>> guys
>> are, too.
>> While I'm recommending garden books from NLS, I enjoy the Horticulture
>> magazine, which seems to come out every 2 months or so.  They have
> articles
>> on different plants, insects, soil, public gardens, all sorts of garden
>> things.  I rev up the speed a little when I'm listening.  I always find
>> it
>> interesting.  I'll have to find out if I can get a notification or
>> something
>> when it comes out, so I don't have to remember to go look for it.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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> via
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>> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 7:00 AM
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>> Cc: dogwood farm
>> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> I don't know about the staffing at our local NLS for the Blind is
>> these days, but I will check into signing up for bard.  We are such
>> avid readers and are constantly ordering books to read, some we keep,
>> others we turn into our favorite used book store for book credit.  My
>> husband and I always have an audio book going in the kitchen and he
>> also has an audio book going in his truck.  I set aside my NLS books
>> that I know he is interested in so we can read them together.  We have
>> found many new authors to read via the NLS books.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>
>> On 5/20/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi Susan.
>>> I forgot about the flash drive option on the player.  You probably could
>>> put
>>> NLS books on that, too; just unzip them to the flash drive.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>> via
>>> AG-EQ
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:20 AM
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>>> Cc: dogwood farm
>>> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>>>
>>> Tracy,
>>>
>>> My husband has taken mp3 cd books and put them on a thumb drive and
>>> then I listen to them on the NLS player.  He can also play the thumb
>>> drive in his truck.  He listens to books to and from work.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>>
>>> On 5/20/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I hardly ever use BARD on my iPhone.  I go on my PC, download my book,
>>>> and
>>>> copy it to my Victor Stream.  I've also copied books to a blank
>>>> NLS-type
>>>> cartridge for my sister-in-law to play on her library player.  I'm much
>>>> more
>>>> comfortable with real buttons than the touch-screen kinds.  "Now
>>>> where's
>>>> that darn pause button again?"
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> via
>>>> AG-EQ
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:07 AM
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>>>> Cc: dogwood farm
>>>> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Garden book
>>>>
>>>> Hi Tracy,
>>>>
>>>> I will take note of that book.  I am not hooked up with bard yet.  I
>>>> have only had my iPhone since January and I am still learning my way
>>>> around, lol.
>>>>
>>>> Susan
>>>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>>>
>>>> On 5/19/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> I'm listening to a fun book that's available on BARD.  Niki Jabbour's
>>>>> Veggie
>>>>> Garden Remix, DB91304.  The format is, if you like X, try these .  So,
>>>>> if
>>>>> you like summer squash, she suggests lots of kinds you might never
>>>>> have
>>>>> heard of, or known were edible, like snake gourds or young luffa.  How
>>>>> about
>>>>> that?  Eat it when it's little, and, if you forget about one, grow a
>>>>> sponge.
>>>>>
>>>>> It doesn't sound exciting, but I'm enjoying it.  As always, I want one
>>>>> of
>>>>> those and one of those and oh yeah that other one too.  I'm hoping she
>>>>> has
>>>>> a
>>>>> seed source section at the end.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>
>>>>>
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