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ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 1 ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 1 ASC Magazine & Trade Publication Edition 56 October 2017 Cover Photograph: Courtesy Aponix Growing System You may NOT copy or use any of the articles in this magazine without permission from the ASC Magazine. The articles in this magazine are teaching and instructing other people about aquaponics, organic gardening, sustain- ability, farming and other things they feel are beneficial to the world wide effort on healthier living. Other articles in our magazine are written by companies and businesses that have something of value to share and promote their work to our readers. We also share other stories which we feel are valuable resources for people to learn from. Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for pur- poses such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. If you would like the magazine to share a blogpost or website please contact Mike [email protected] All Rights Reserved © 2017 Venus Rizing, Inc Contact: [email protected] ASC Website: http://aquaponicstrademagazine.com/ ASC Podcasts: https://aquaponicscommunities.podbean.com/ Join The Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AquaponicsSurvivalCommunities ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 2 4 The Editors Say 36 Ciguatoxins With Mike & Victoria Kelley Contaminate Fish Worldwide 6 Wild Plants as Medicines and Comfrey 46 Sam Mannering's Fish With Raisins, Pine Nuts And Polenta 12 Vegetable Intercropping In A Small-Scale Aquaponic System 48 Robotic Applications And Management of Plants And Plant Diseases 26 Fish Kebabs With Lemon Leaves & Feta Mash 62 Edible Wild Plants Download 28 Story Of The 63 Raising Sheep Month: Aponix 71 Storey’s Guide To Vertical Barrel Raising Sheep Download System 73 Classifieds ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 3 October 2017 The Fall Arrives ate them. Unfortunately for the people who live here in the Southern Colorado mountains our growing season The fall came early in the mountains this year I no- is quite short. The snow has already come back to the ticed how quickly the trees changed their colorations. mountains in our little valley and so time is up for me. We went from green leaves to orange almost over- night last week. Normally the fall arrives in mid Oc- I do have tomatoes and small greens still growing in tober with Mike and I often hiking in the woods so I the greenhouse, so I should be able to get a few more can take some pictures of the beauty around us. How- weeks out of them. ever this year I only managed to snap a couple of If the hurricanes have shown us nothing else it is that shots before the leaves started to fall and it was gone we ALL need to be growing food anyway we can now. before I was able to really enjoy it. Events on our earth now demand we pay more atten- Our weather patterns are changing with many of us tion to weather changes. Our lives can change in a seeing some of the worse recorded hurricanes in his- heartbeat and why those of us who watch nature, en- tory. Volcanoes are waking up from their dormant courage people to grow their own food like never be- sleep and other disasters like flooding are now occur- fore. I believe it to be one of the most important and ring worldwide . Being that I am a strong observer of intelligent things you can do because we never know nature I take notice of different events and keep a re- when life can throw us a curve ball. cord of such changes in a written diary along with If the trucks can no longer deliver their services to photographs I often snap. your area, the food you grow now will become the On another note, my snow peas have just been har- lifeline for keeping your family alive. Its something vested as I am sure many of you are also gathering our grandparents once did and it’s still a good practice the last of the veggies. For some of you the fall sea- to pass down to the next generation. son allows for the growing of cabbage, broccoli, car- Till next month take care everyone rots and turnips before the frosts come back around. I harvested my cabbages early before the deer Victoria and Mike Kelley ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 4 Go Here: http://aquaponicstrademagazine.com/index.php/power_ad_99/ ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 5 Comfrey Symphytum officinale Common Name and Scientific Name: Comfrey, cucumber scent. Knitbone, Knitback, Consound, Symphytum offici- nale (Common Comfrey), Symphytum uplandicum Historical Information (Russian Comfrey) Comfrey is well known since ancient times as a wound healer. It is a common barnyard plant, used as a nutritive Physical Characteristics herb by most livestock. Comfrey is a hardy, invasive plant with hairy leaves and stems. It can reach as much as 3 feet in height Growing Range and one clump can expand to fill a 12 feet space, It grows throughout North America and can be found through root runners. Comfrey’s hairy leaves are spreading in abandoned farm yards. It flourishes on moist oval to lance shaped. ground and along the edges of creeks and streams. The leaves form thick rosettes that lay upon the Parts Used: Leaf and root, fresh and dried. The leaves ground in a thick mat. The flowers stand well above should be gathered anytime during the growing season. the leaves, on juicy stems. They are bell-shaped, and These can be oil-infused, tinctured, or dried quickly in the form in clusters of violet to pink or white. The root shade. is thick and spreading — sending up a new plant from just a piece of stem. It is from the same family The roots should be dug up in the spring or autumn, when as borage and has the characteristic green-cooling the allantoin levels are high. Split the root down the centre and dry at low temperatures. ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 6 ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 7 Cultivation and Wildcrafting Tips from the dried herb.) Comfrey is one of the easiest herbs to grow. A small Phenolic acids including rosmarinic chlorogenic, caf- piece of root left in the ground will form a new plant. feic, and lithospermic acids; Muscilage, composed of a It is readily self sowing and can be multiplied by root polysaccharide containing glucose and fructose; and division. Consider carefully where you plant it. small amounts of asparagine, volatile oil, tannins, ster- oidal saponins, and tritpenes. Once it is established it is very difficult to eradicate from a garden. It is well liked by livestock and as the Action time comes to divide it, consider planting somewhere Mucilaginous, vulnerary, demulcent, anti-inflammatory, chickens and goats can free range on it. Protect it antipsoriatic, astringent, expectorant, anti-tumour, anti- while it becomes established and then allow them ac- mutagenic, cell proliferant, nutritive, hemostatic. cess. They will only eat what they need. Body Systems Affected Primary Constituents Bones and muscle, respiratory system, mucus mem- Allantoin; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids, including branes, stomach and digestive system, skin, blood puri- echimidine, symphytine, lycopsamine, symlandine. fier, gall bladder, inflamed kidneys, irritable bowel, coli- (note: according to Fritchey, the alkoloids are found in tis, calcium deficiency, osteoporosis. the fresh young leaves and in the root, but were absent ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 8 Preparation and Dosage which releases the active saccharides while minimizing the extraction of the suspect alkaloids. Dried leaf and Tincture: 1/2 to 1 tsp. 3 to 5 times daily (see note roots can also be made into very effective infusion and below.) decoction on an as needed basis. The dried product no Decoction (root): Simmer 15 to 30 min. Take 4 oz. longer contains the suspect alkaloids. Frequently The wound healing reputation of comfrey is due to the Infusion (leaf): Steep 20 to 30 min. 4 to 6 oz. 3 times presence of allantoin. Used externally comfrey leaf daily speeds wound healing and encourages proper scar forma- tion. Care must be taken to avoid the use of comfrey with Oxymel 1 tsp; up to 6 times daily deep wounds, where the external application of comfrey Powder: 5 to 10 #0 capsules; 3 times daily. can speed tissue formation over the wound before the it is healed deeper down, which can lead to abscesses. Notes Internal use of comfrey is done with caution. Some of the Comfrey is a good choice for a first aid kit or home- alkaloids in comfrey have been found in laboratory ex- stead apothecary. Comfrey tincture is best prepared periments to cause liver toxicity in rats and may be a po- using low alcohol (20%) or glycerin based medium, tential carcinogen. These alkaloids are present in the fresh leaf but absent from the dried leaf. ASC Magazine Edition 56–October 2017 Page: 9 Potentially, using the dried leaf in the manufacture Written by Christine Dalziel, Joybilee Farm, 2014 of tinctures and tisanes may avoid the suspect alka- Source: https://joybileefarm.com/wp -content/ loids. For this reason many professional herbalists uploads/2014/06/Comfrey.pdf have stopped recommending comfrey to their pa- tients, while continuing to use comfrey for their own health. (Rosemary Gladstar) Other Downloads Comfrey is banned in marketed natural health prod- ucts in Canada, and restricted in Australia, New Zea- Source: http://www.transitionblackisle.org/userfiles/file/ land, and UK.
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