Hemp trip to the Capital

Ecofriendly hemp trip to Missouri Capital for the House Committee meeting on HB830 Industrial Hemp Production for Missouri

Find additional information on the Industrial Hemp Bill here

First Metro bus #10  at 8:15  Right Next to the Kids School!  Too cold to be nervous.  I'll type more when fingers thaw out.  What luck 1st bus early. 

I'm headed to train station, for next leg of the Hemp trip to the Capital!

Made it too the StLouis Amtrak station with time to spare.  The tickets cost me- $42 round trip, not a bad price.  Sure beats driving and fighting traffic...

                           ... the icing on the cake is its a eco friendly trip!

I also choose to wear my StLouis Rams coat to lend support for keeping a NFL team in town.

After a late start the meeting finally got started and I feel the meeting went extremely well.  The Legislators impressed me in the questions and concerns they had about Industrial Hemp.  And in the end I feel they will gain a better understanding of the multiple uses and the game changing job creator that Industrial Hemp can bring to Missourians.  I also feel that after I explained the Hempcrete has the Energy Saving aspects like Insulation, while being as tough as Concrete, the Missouri Legislative Department HB830 has a better understanding of the Greatness of the Hemp Plant!

 (see the Google Document Here:INDUSTRIAL HEMP BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES NATURALLY  

Here are the notes I took to the meeting.  There was a bunch of people, to make sure everyone had a chance to make a case for the Industrial Hemp plant I skipped a bunch of the more technical / numbers in favor of promoting the variety of uses for the plant.

I made sure to point out that Hempcrete is Carbon Negative which will help reduce the CO2 emissions that are causing Global Warming.

I left 10 copies of the speech with the Show Me Cannabis and they were planning on passing the notes onto the Department Heads.

http://show-mecannabis.com/

I'll post additional information as well as the photos I took of the Great Architecture of the Missouri Capital.  It amazes me every time I see it!   2/2515.

Food Labeling they tricked me

How the Food Industry tricked me with product packaging 

Bottle shaped like Honey Bear on left is 100% pure natural honey.

Bottle on right also shaped like Honey Bear is 100% man-made, not a product of Nature.

The food industry tricked me

into eating engineered man-made foods, that I do not trust.

Bottle shaped like Honey Bear on left is 100% pure natural honey.

Bottle on right also shaped like Honey Bear is 100% man-made and not a product of Nature.

Read the Labels.

High Fructose Corn Syrup is not Honey

Who would try to trick someone into eating what they thought was natural honey? Clarks Honey Farm Inc POBox 270193, Louisville CO 80027

On their website Clarks boasts: "container labels are attractive, enhancing his name recognition."  

Does this company realize that someone who provides Natural Foods to: "Sunflower Farmers Market, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Vitamin Cottage,...." can seriously damage their reputation by putting out a copy cat product that is not 100% Natural?

How the Food Industry tricked me with product packaging and because of this I will never buy or use a product from Clarks Honey Farm in Louisville CO.  They have damaged any chances of me every purchasing a product with their name on the Label.  They will not get a chance to "Fool me Twice".

Because this is the first and last product I will buy from Clarks Honey Farm.  This is an example of how Social Media gives power to me consumer over the Food Industries tricks.  

Join me in boycotting Clarks Honey Farms until they change their misleading and deceptive packaging concepts.

Address:

Clark's Honey Farm
PO Box 270193
Louisville, CO  80027

Phone: (866) 44-HONEY
             (866) 444-6639

3/5/15 Update Recycling

Here's a couple of photos of the best use for the product

The Best use of Clarks Honey Farm Inc manmade honey-pour it down the drain then recycle bottle to hold 100% Natural Honey

and Here is my recycling tip of the week for the Honey Bear Bottle- unpaid advertisement and example of buying locally from my neighbors in Ava IL.

Use bottle to hold 100% Natural Honey from a company such as Miller's and buy Local

Net Zero Container Home Prices

Since learning how affordable shipping containers are in StLouis-2015 Spring Shipping Container Special: 20ft $1,700, 40ft containers $2,100 with additional discounts on purchases of 5 or more. 

I wanted to share the open floor plan I had in mind for the 5 Container Layout with open concept living areas. 

5 Container Layout with open concept living areas

Rear View Shipping Container Layout Design

In a few days I'll publish the remaining Interior Designs Scotty.

Design Note: The Width of the distance between the container homes will be determined by the Client Budgets.  Wood Trusses are available in spans upto 100 feet.  The real question is how big do you want your open floor  plan to be?

If you have a specific Container Home design in mind and would like an opinion or design assistance contact me via the contact form and I'll get back with you.  Usually with 24 hrs.  Scotty

2015 Spring Shipping Container Special: 20ft $1,700, 40ft containers $2,100 with additional discounts on purchases of 5 or more.  Shipping Available.

Part 1: Net Zero Energy use from 4k Wind Turbine and Solar Panels System.

Part 2: Pricing Net Zero Container Home Interior View

Part 3: Finished Floor Plan Design for Net Zero Container Home published at a later date.




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CAD Platform Bed with Drawers

Custom Design Build Bed
      is an improvement on a similar design build project I first did 15 years ago.   This design is an improvement on my original design that eliminates the trouble I had moving the bed in and out of the Home.

Instead of one huge piece of furniture to maneuver around this design has 4 sections: Headboard, Footboard, and 2 box springs or drawer sections.  When separated each section can then be moved by one person.

Platform Bed CAD design with storage

This is a project I'm looking forward to building for my girl!




Since posting this first design my girl has asked for taller bed posts.  I also had an additional idea on incorporating some metal rails into the footboard for a more modern look rather than a the solid look in the first photo.

The changes my girl asked for in the project were:

1. Taller Posts.  I raised the post to the highest point of the Arch Headboard.
2. I also added the Full Globes on the Bed Posts instead of the Dome type caps in the first design. 
3. I changed the Footboard to black medal rods as an option that we may or may not do.  Since she has asked for:
4. A place to add Gold Leaf Stencil Calligraphy!

Platform Bed with Drawers Final Design!

I've noticed a design flaw on future usability issue of 2 Drawers.

When bedside tables are added to the side of the bed, this will limit the use of the drawer under the pillow section- since it will not be able to be pulled out completely.  I'm a little undecided at the moment on whether I'll make it a dummy drawer for aesthetic purposes, or make it a full drawer that gets limited use.



Stay tuned for the final final design and build pictures!




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Net Zero Container Home Solar and Wind Energy

5 Container Layout for open concept living areas. Net Zero Energy use from 4k Wind Turbine and Solar Panels System. Passive Solar Roof Overhang Design that doubles as support for solar panels and blocks summertime sun rays.

This CAD design was originally made for a client who was interested in a container home design. After the costs to buy, renovate, and build a container home outweighed the cost of a larger and roomier Post Frame Building design they decided that maybe a container home wasn't the best fit for them and their growing family.

The Clients also requested a Rock Climbing Wall incorporated into the Home Design- ie Must Have. This was also the reason behind the design of the Container on its end sticking up above the remain home. With a few windows the container can also be used for a Natural Air Movement Home Ventilation Feature as well as house the Wind Turbine. This meets my design goals of a building feature that has 2 or more benefits is always a worthwhile addition!

There are no interior plans for this design. If you would like an interior design let me know and I'll work one up.  The usable interior floor plan space is 20- 40 feet wide (wooden truss system) x up to 40 feet long with up to 16 feet tall ceilings.   This allows plenty of space that could incorporate a variety of designs.
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5 Container Open Floor Plan Net Zero Green Home Design by Scotty

20 and 40foot Shipping  Storage Containers for Sale in St. Louis

$2,400.00 Wind and water tight containers. Great for storage.

2015 Spring Shipping Container Special: 20ft $1,700, 40ft containers $2,100 each with discount. If you order more than 5 containers we can give more discount.

If you need delivery please let us know your zip code for delivery options.

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4th Grade Science Project

Fruit Battery

-Are those Youtube Videos truthful?

Can electricity be made from Fruit?

According to the results below.

Yes, fruit can make electricity!  We tested and found out.  Here is the information from the experiment.

Measuring Fruit Battery Electrical Current with Multi Meter

Fruit Battery Powers Blue LED Light

Fruit Battery Wiring Diagram

4th Grade Science Fair Fruit Battery Display Board

I try to always combine a couple of different things into a Science project or school homework.  With this project, I combined the actual Science part with Computer use.  Our Future Leaders will need to know how to use a computer.

We used Google Drive and the Sketchup Drafting program for the: Log Book, Annotations, Notes, Wiring Diagram, and Story Board.

For Safety I don't recommend eating the fruit after testing.

Do not eat

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StLouis are you being Fair

The life of MLK was a little before my time on Earth.

But his message of: fairness for all- still resonates deep down inside me.

Fair treatment for everyone- Is not a lofty idea-it is the underlying reason that our Forefathers came to America and then revolted against England's unfair treatment.

The semi famous StLouis blogger Ms Barbara Heiss gets it when she posted:

Martin Luther King Day 2015 poignant for StL

Take pause, St Louisans, take pause!

“…One may well ask, “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?”  The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: there are just laws, and there are unjust laws.

I would agree with St Augustine that “An unjust law is no law at all.”

…A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God.  An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law….” see entire article here> http://www.blog.athomeinstl.com/martin-luther-king-day-2015-poignant-stl/

Its about fairness to me. 

"I want a fair shot in my life- so I give a fair shot." Scotty 2015 MLKDay

Do you give everyone a Fair Shot?  Let me know in the comments or on social media.