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Back to Nature: Rocket Stoves & Mass Heaters

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on March 22, 2016 Respond Permalink

Rocket Stoves & Mass Heaters by Dan the Glassman Garduno

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A rocket stove is basically an L shaped fire place or chamber that utilizes smaller sticks or kindling instead of large logs of wood.. The design of the L shaped chamber allows the fire to be contained between the intake chamber and the outlet chamber which creates a vacuum of air through the rocket stove forcing the fire to become oxygenated and hotter. Heat naturally rises, so the heated air above the fire is forced up and out the outlet chamber which naturally forces air to come in through the intake chamber which forces the fire to become hotter. There is no need to use larger logs to create a bigger fire for more heat.

A mass heater is simply a constructed box that is heated up by having heat forced through it. They can be used to create radiant heating to naturally heat homes, patios, green houses, chicken coops, barns, workshops, garages, or anywhere you need to have heated.

You can combine a rocket stove with a mass heater to efficiently burn smaller sticks and kindling and then harness the heat to warm your home by sending it through an expanded outlet tube, inside a mass heater box or chamber, which then expands out of the home similar to a smokestack or chimney. A combustion chamber is place precisely over the rocket stove which becomes so hot it burns all the soot and smoke allowing for clean exhaust. Not only are they heat efficient and fuel efficient, but they are also environmentally friendly and release little to no emissions.Read more Back to Nature articles here.
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“The Glassman” will be posting more blogs and ideas as well as hosting many workshops on Self-sustainability, urban farming/agriculture, windowsill gardening, composting, upcycling, self water planters and grow beds, solar passive heating, collecting and purifying rain water, mass heaters and rocket stoves, papercrete, hemp cement, and so much more throughout 2015!

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Back to Nature: What is Composting and Why is it so Important

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on January 21, 2016 Respond Permalink

What is Composting and Why is it so Important to Us by Dan Garduno

Part 1 of a 2 part series

In this day and age so many of us have become programmed into staying focused on our mundane daily routines of waking up early in a hurry to rush off to a 9-5 job to help pay for the homes we inhabit for only a portion of the day, then rush back home to hurry ourselves into bed so we can rest up for this daily cycle over and over again.

We have become accustomed to having no time for anything else really. And this hustle and bustle way of life has programmed us to become unconscious throughout our daily activities as we rush to get ready by grabbing a quick prepacked bite to eat, or only having time for a single serve cup of coffee as we accumulate tons of cute little plastic cups into our landfills. We have trapped ourselves into not allowing ourselves the time or opportunities to stop and smell the flowers, and especially not have time to stop and tend to the flowers.

Learning how to take the time to create compost consciously is so simple and easy to do, and extremely beneficial for our ourselves and our souls to take the time away from such a mundane and restricted way of life. Slowing ourselves down enough to be able to stop and think about how we are living and how we have become so unconscious and wasteful and uncaring for our planet and it’s natural resources can give us a whole new perspective and better way of life.

So what is compost?

Almost everything on this planet breaks down eventually and decomposes back into the Earth, back to it’s origins of dirt. Trees do this naturally by dropping it’s fruit and leaves to the Earth below. If no one were to rake up those leaves and fruit, they would eventually break down and decompose back to the earth and become dirt once again. This is a natural cycle and therefor, theoretically, should be just as simple for anyone to do as it was so simple for the tree.

Many gardeners and farmers consciously grow their own foods so they know specifically where their food comes from, what is in it, and how it was grown. Part of that is also knowing where their soil comes from and what is in their compost before adding it to their growing soil.

Some will focus on making sure what they put in their compost piles is 100% organic foods and materials. In turn, their compost will become 100% organic! Some do not eat 100% organic foods, so they use foods with pesticides and herbicides, and other non organic materials such as printed paper and cardboard. And then some like to add animal waste and feces into their compost to boost the nutrients in their finished compost or soil. So it’s extremely important to know what those animals are eating and where their food comes from as well. And then others will add just about anything to their compost, such as meat or dairy products which have a harder time of breaking down and a longer process in making compost for soil.

So it’s extremely important to understand the different ways of composting and the variety of ingredients one may use in their compost piles. 100% organic compost is best! Utilizing foods and other materials that don’t contain pesticides, herbicides, or other harmful chemicals will help you to create the best soil for your plants. I personally don’t eat 100% organically yet, so I tend to use other food sources and materials that aren’t 100% organic. But I do my best to make sure I’m not bombarding my entire compost pile with non organic materials or foods. A strive to add more organic materials into my compost than non organic materials.

Some will add almost anything into their composts including foods that take a very long time to break down such as meats and cheese. They may also use paper materials that contain a high content of dangerous chemicals, preservatives, and ink.

And then there are some that will add animal waste or feces, also known as manure, into their compost to add higher nutrient content to their compost. It’s extremely important to know what those animals eat and where their food sources come from. Bat guano, cow and horse manure, bird droppings, and even fish emulsion are some of the main choices for manure added to our compost and soil. Even human feces can be broken down into compost but takes several years and proper management. And the human diet is extremely important if choosing this option. Everything eventually will decompose!

It’s important to know and understand that foods and other materials decompose at different rates of time. For instance, a tomato will breakdown and turn into compost a lot faster than a pineapple would. Cardboard takes longer than paper. Twigs and branches take longer than leaves or grass clippings. It’s almost common sense but does take some knowledge and basic information. Join me next week where I will discuss the various compost methods and techniques!

**Dan Garduno will be giving a live demo/workshop at Tammy’s Edge, find the invite here.

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Filed under: Sustainability and Tagged: Compost, Gardener, Gardening, Recycling, sustainability, Sustainable Living, Upcycling

From the Left-field Bleachers: The Top 5 Moments in Sports 2015

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on December 29, 2015 Respond Permalink

The Top 5 Moments in Sports 2015 by Alex Paramo

Another wildly wonderful year in the world of sports has come and gone (almost) and I felt compelled to jot down my top 5 moments in sports for 2015. Yeah I know these silly top 5 lists are written these days for SEO ego boosts and top lists are personal by nature but hey what the hey and as they say if you can’t beat them then start your own publishing company and try to beat them again!

With a nod to my NYC roots, my current home, Albuquerque NM, and an acknowledgement that there were many moments to choose from I present my most sincere offerings:

5. NY Mets v. KC Royals World Series:
Ok and admittedly I am no longer a huge baseball fan BUT I love my Mets, and used to walk to watch them play. (I grew up 2 miles away from Shea Stadium) I suffered many terrible seasons while also celebrating in 1986 and their playoff years. 2015 was especially sweet because no one gave them any chance entering the season. We all love a good rags to riches story!

4. FIFA Fraud:
The most popular sport in the world has suffered through many scandals but this one brought down the biggest fish, the previously untouchable and super powerful Sepp Blatter. While this current scandal does not any wrongdoing on the pitch, the extraordinary amount, level and reach of corruption one makes it an earth-shaking event. If the reports are true, FIFA was using its crown jewel, the World Cup to make billions of dollars.

3. Seahawks decide to throw ball in the end zone and lose Superbowl to Patriots:
In the true tradition of the Left Field Bleachers series, this moment in sports can be used as a spring-board for commentary on the world outside of sports. Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, a brilliant dude, was over analyzing the situation. Oftentimes in life you just got to pick up a head of steam, and run it right up the middle!

2. Patriots decide to Kick ball to Jets in OT and Lose
The Patriots and the Jets have a long history of animosity and mistrust toward each other. So whether or not Patriot Head Coach Bill Belicheck was actually trying to “diss” the Jets, is a mute point to us hardcore NYJ fans! Well it backfired and journeyman QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and the boys made him pay!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UJ9eHn-aks

ONE: 1. Holly Holm defeats Rhonda Rousey
Out to Albuquerque, New Mexico (U.S.A.) via Australia for this one. In the biggest upset since Evander Holyfield defeated Mike Tyson, Holly Holm kicked heavy favorite and UFC Champion Rhonda Rousey’s butt! And just like I knew Tyson was going to get his butt kicked by Holyfield (ask my best buddies Jorge Romero. Ivan Reyes and Ed Thomas) I also knew of this outcome beforehand. Why? Because styles make fights and courage makes fighters great.

Why is this my important moment, because Albuquerque, which has been plagued by bad publicity and negative depictions of it (Breaking Bad), tough times and some violent events (police brutality, road rage etc) is a beautiful place of wonderment and power. The arts scene is leading a revival of this proud city. Despite the overwhelming odds, Holly Holm never lost focus, and determination. Great job Holly!
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Filed under: Sports and Tagged: Albuquerque, Boxing, Breaking Bad, Evander Holyfield, Holly Holm, Mike Tyson, MMA, New Mexico, NY Jets, NY Mets, Sports

Back to Nature: Dutch Buckets for Rosemary

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on November 5, 2015 Respond Permalink

Dutch Buckets for Rosemary by Dan Garduno

Another Dutch Bucket made for our Rosemary! Dutch Buckets are simple self watering containers that use a wicking system on the bottom to pull water up into the soil efficiently utilizing the water from the water reservoir.

One bucket inside another creates a 4″ area on the bottom to hold water.All you need is a cup with slits down the side packed with soil for the wick. Some holes in the inside bucket for the cup and some drain holes and a hole for the watering tube. This tube was made out of 3 water bottles stacked into one another out of convenience since I did not have a PVC pipe available.

Insert fill tube and drill one hole on the outside of the outer bucket for an over fill drain.
Add soil loosely into inner bucket over the wick cup and holes and add plant. It’s that easy!
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The Lost and Found: Road Map

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on October 7, 2015 Respond Permalink

Road Map to Mental Wellness by Chessa Peak

Part 3 of a 3 part series. Read parts 1 (What Do I Do?) and 2 (Decompression).

Life doesn’t come with a road map. We’re not taught in school how to be emotionally accountable to ourselves. When we are locked in the mental loop back of toxic bullshit it’s seems impossible to know where to start but I assure you, it’s possible. You have to be willing to break yourself of your emotional bad habits. There is no time limit to your recovery. It is yours but in order to become serious about your recovery you have to find a sufficient motivator. This is up to you to define. For me it was my sincere love for life. I didn’t want to feel the way I felt anymore and decided I didn’t want to die.

You can start making the right decisions for you minute by minute. In every decision you make ask yourself, “Is this right for me? and listen to your instinct. It WILL tell you what is right for YOU. It may not be what you want, but your instincts will always tell you what is right or wrong for you. In every decision you make, dedicate yourself to making good decisions for YOU. If you need something to remind you, use reminders.

Maybe a string on your finger, a necklace, a stone in your pocket, or a picture of where you see yourself, use something to help bring you back to your commitment to yourself. Over time this will get easier but you must be willing to hold yourself accountable to yourself and reteach yourself to be responsible for your well-being.

Again, take your time. In the mechanic world there’s a term called the “rush job”. If you want the guy turning the wrench to rush through your repair, expect that things could be overlooked. Personally, I have found that if I don’t slow down in my decision making I end up eyeballs deep in bullshit before I know I’ve stepped in it. This is your life and every one of us experiences the same range of emotions and thoughts to greater or lesser degrees.

If you make bad decisions and don’t know what to do then don’t decide until you’re ready or you have to. Step back and look at all the angles from an emotional self, then a logical self. Weigh all the consequences of your decision and then act. Don’t rush your decisions and don’t allow anyone to rush them for you. If someone loves you they will be patient with you. You will get better at this with time. You may find after making a decision that you were wrong, well guess what, big deal. How can you learn from your mistakes if you don’t make them? NO ONE is without fault on this planet. Forgive yourself of your faults, you’re human.

There is almost ALWAYS an external contributing factor to a personal downfall. It’s easy to be the victim and blame everyone and everything for the bad things in our past but speak from it as though it were already gone. Let it be in your past and allow your suffering to die graciously. That pain serves you no good purpose. I’ll end this on another quote a friend sent me. “FEAR has two meanings. Fear Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise”(Se7en). The choice is yours.

I hope this helps you become a better you. Brightest Blessings from the other side. – Peak
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Chessa Peak has been in New Mexico since the age of 4 and is an honorary New Mexican. A bartender of over 10 years in the Duke City, musician, entrepreneur, and current student at CNM, Chessa is now currently working towards her own non-profit group that will support literacy, art and music programs for Albuquerque residents and her immediate community. Having come through a negative past, her writings deeply reflect the nature of her personal struggles in an attempt to help others overcome their personal battles.

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Filed under: Mental Health and Tagged: Forget, Forgive, Forgive Yourself, Love Yourself, Mental Health, Road Map to Success

Back to Nature: 7 Easy Steps to a Self-Watering Garden

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on September 15, 2015 Respond Permalink

Create a Self-Watering Garden in 7 Easy Steps by the Gassman Dan Garduno

Here’s a simple self watering system for your individual garden plants while helping the environment and lessen the burden on our overcrowded landfills. Here’s how:

Upcycle a used water bottle.
Cut the bottom off.
Puncture a small hole into the bottle cap.
Dig a hole next to your plant and near the roots.
Submerge bottle into hole with cap side down.
Fill dirt back around outside perimeter of bottle.
Fill bottle with water and let it drip into the soil and roots!

1. Up-cycle a used water bottle.
2. Cut the bottom off.
3. Puncture a small hole into the bottle cap.
4. Dig a hole next to your plant and near the roots.
5. Submerge bottle into hole with cap side down.
6. Fill dirt back around outside perimeter of bottle.
7. Fill bottle with water and let it drip into the soil and roots!

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Filed under: Sustainability and Tagged: Agriculture, Ecological Sustainability, Ecology, environment, Garden, Landfill, Plants, Pollution, Recycle, Self-Watering, sustainability, UpCycle, Urban Gardening

The Lost and Found: Dear Ambivalent Man

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on August 25, 2015 2 Permalink

Dear Ambivalent Man by Chessa Peak

Had you met me a few years ago I would have rode the emotional drag-strip till I burned the wheels off for you.

My heart would have found every excuse to make you mine, that you were the one and that all the pain would be worth it.

I would have pretended that all the excuse you would make were ok and that it didn’t hurt me.

I would have justified your disgraceful and disrespectful behavior to keep our fire burning.

I would have believed that my love would have been enough to inspire the change necessary to keep our relationship healthy.

Every grin and wink I would believe and they would have been enough and would have keep feeding me hope.

Our sex life would have been all the assurance I needed to rationalize the reasons my heart would hang on to love only real behind closed doors.

I would have never seen that your inconsistent behavior would break down my integrity and destroy my sanity and would never have seen how you make me feel unwelcome and blame it on me being crazy.

I would have found our story in the lyrics of every song and cried myself to sleep countless nights.

I would have destroyed my health and beauty for you.

But I’ve been there before, many times in fact. I’ve grown and I see your nature a mile away. I lived front row tickets to the shit show and I see clearly the danger you pose to my growth.

I see that your lack of empathy is not a result of me not trying, it’s about you not being accountable for your poor behavior and actions.

I see that your darkness is your responsibility to integrate into your person because you helped me see that in myself.

I see now that it is a choice we are all capable of making whether to live like we say we want to and I critically scrutinize your actions.

Your excuse making and blaming leave a putrid, acrid sting in the back of my jaw and I can’t help but cringe at your attempt to impress me.

The man who earns my affection will show me he worships my fire without making it a burden.

The man who I give my deepest intimacy to will not destroy my kitchen while making me a bad cup of tea which was given half-heartedly and demand the entitlements of his hard work because he believes he is the best chef on the planet.

The man who I find will not be intimidated by the fierce and beautiful power of my divine feminine. On the contrary, he will flourish in it and nurture it. He will not be afraid to find his strength in mine.

We both have a story and a road traveled that has brought us here but the fact is, the guy sitting at the bar next to you is being an asshole. You don’t care if his dog died, all you know is he’s an asshole.

I’m truly sorry that the pain of your journey still controls you and has left you who you are today.

If I didn’t accept my equal part in the equation I would have never recognized you off the bat. I’ve been forcing your kind to dance with me for far to long. I’ve graciously opened the door to my heart and allowed you to track your muddy boots prints all over it before.

I didn’t know what I was doing then. I didn’t know when I offered you the chance that I would pay with the depths of my being. The emotional longing to be with you still haunts me though I know I would never take that risk again.

I don’t regret who I was. I don’t regret taking the chance. I don’t regret letting you into my world. I’m glad I did and I wouldn’t change my past or who it caused me to be.

The pain you inflicted upon me taught me. The need to defend my sanity to your insanity forced me to see my own dysfunctions. You gave me the greatest gift of all. The strength of 10,000 armies to conquer the emotional torments of hell. Your unseen manipulation shattered me to pieces and caused me to rise. My heart and mind burn hotter and brighter than they ever have. You challenged me to learn from my mistakes. I am now the conduit to the heart of the universe. Thank you for hurting me.

Who you were in my life still aches in my bones but you helped me to remember who I am and what I need, what I want, and what I truly deserve.

So in parting I give you these words.

I pray you learn from what you do to women and that you don’t do that to the next heart that gives blindly and unguarded to you. I pray you find the same sight I have. I pray you learn the meaning of the words integrity, honor, empathy, compassion, and respect. I pray that you fully understand and emulate what they mean into the core of your being. I pray you learn to give the way that I did. I pray you receive everything you deserve in this life.

Grateful & Sincerely,
The One Who Got Away

Inspiration

This was inspired by a reading I don’t know where that said to write a letter to those who have hurt you. I believe it was a textbook from a Central New Mexico Community College class. The title of my letter was Dear Ambivalent Man. I recently found another blog at www.elepahantjournal.com which reminded me of the letter I wrote. With the inspiration from Lisa Vallejos, PhD, I was able to complete my letter. I invite you to write your own letters and post them here on my blog. Please share if you need to. I pray for your healing and sight as well.

– Chessa Peak

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Filed under: Mental Health and Tagged: Ambivalent, Couples, health, Life, Lost Love, Lova and Life, Man, Mental, Mental Health, Relationships, Romance, The One Who Got Away. Love

Janie & the Hummingbird

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Bilingual Children's Book

Community Publishing proudly presents Janie & the Hummingbird, a bilingual (English and Spanish) multimedia book by Educator, Artist, Musician and Poet, Seth Hoffman. In this story, Janie is a little girl with wonderful powers that allow her to communicate with animals. Seth weaves music, mystery and whimsical illustrations into a story of wonder that your children will enjoy every time they experience it.

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Back to Nature: Explorers at Explora

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By Dan Garduno

Explorers at Explora Did you know you can find “The Glassman’s” self watering containers on display at the Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

They have been on display since Sept 2014. On a trip to Explora my daughter one day, I found himself inside the Arts and Crafts rooms and found all the items needed to make some wicking containers.

All you do is add soil and seeds to so they can be self watered. After creating them I asked the crew there if they had some soil and seeds (which they did) and water was added to the lower part of the bottle. Seeds were actually sown right there in Explora by the Glassman! Go check it out, 2 of the 3 original bottles remain. We are planning a day when “The Glassman” will host a workshop there for kids and their families!

Funding for our Earth

At this time I am currently working on acquiring some land in the South valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico to start growing on and doing more larger scale experimental garden methods as you see in Back To Nature on Community Publishing. Please help us grow Luna Star Farm by sharing our GoFundMe campaign page and contributing as much or as little as you can! Even $1 helps! WWW.GoFundMe.com/LunaStarFarm. Check out the latest episode of the Community Spotlight Vlog (Video Blog) below featuring yours truly!

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Filed under: Community Spotlight, Sustainability and Tagged: Albuquerque, Children's Museum, Explora, Museum, Nature, New Mexico, Recycle, Science, Self-Watering, sustainability, UpCycle

Back to Nature: How to make a Survival Candle in 5 Steps

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By Dan the “Glassman” Garduno

Here’s a simple survival candle you can make at home from a few free recycled materials to help you get Back To Nature!

All you need is a tuna can, some cardboard, and some wax. These survival candles are perfect for heat in emergency situations, and can be used as a flame to cook over as well! A portable camp fire in a can! Simply snuff it out by stepping on it and covering it with your boot.
Here’s how you make it!

5 Simple Steps

Gather your materials: tuna can, cardboard, wax, scissors, another can to melt wax in, and a heat source. I used a candle.
Cut cardboard into strips as wide as the height of the tuna can, or about an inch wide. And about 7″ long. You will need 5-7 strips depending on if using a smaller or bigger tuna can.
Roll them all up and try to hold them all rolled at then same time between your fingers. You want to be able to keep them rolled tight until you place them into the can. One rolled strip in the center with the remaining strips surrounding that center strip.
The strips will loosen and open up forcing them out and holding each other in place.
Place wax in another can with label removed. I used a tall soup can. I also made a hole towards the bottom of one side of the can to use as a pouring spout. You can heat can over a stove directly or place in a pan with water and allow water to boil. Or you can hold over a candle. I rigged up a few things to place the can on over the candle with the spout directly over the tuna can with cardboard strips that way it started to pour automatically as the wax melted. I used wax from the small cheese wheels. You can also use old broken crayons.
The idea is to pour the wax over the cardboard and to fill up the can almost to the top with wax. Only fill to the tops of the cardboard strips. These act as your wick. The entire can becomes a flame, not just one small wick. Its a portable camp fire. Use outdoor only and in a safe and controlled area. Use common sense at all times!

These are perfect for survival, camping, or at home. It can also be made in a large Xmas cookie tin for a larger portable campfire. And the lid is perfect for snuffing the flame and for travel.

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Filed under: Sustainability and Tagged: Apocalypse, Asteroid, Candle, Doomsday, Nature, Survival, sustainability, Zombie

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