[USCC] [B-ISA] Is the Science Barge Sustainable?

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 BSF = Black Soldier Fly (larvae). Good blog site on the subject is http://blacksoldierflyblog.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Cossham <johncossham at tiscali.co.uk>
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I loved the presentation about composting in Vietnam, but forgive my 
ignorance, what are 'BSF larvae'??

John?
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Olivier" <paul.olivier at esrint.com>?

To: <michael.bomford at kysu.edu>?

Cc: <b-isa at googlegroups.com>?

Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:17 PM?

Subject: Re: [USCC] [B-ISA] Is the Science Barge Sustainable??
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> Michael,?

>?

> When I looked a bit further in the direction of your posting, I saw that 
> you?

> are involved in some fantastic work. I recently (re-)posted these three?

> presentations on the internet:?

>?

> This first is the presentation on BSF technology that you know quite well.?

> It has been modified quite a bit.http://www.esrla.com/pdf/Brazil.pdf We 
> will?

> soon be shipping a container of pods to the USA. There are new designs for?

> the drainage of liquids, and we designed pallet racks specifically for?

> supporting pods.?

>?

> The second is a presentation on a composting program I am organizing in 
> the?

> highland areas of Vietnam. http://www.esrla.com/pdf/composting.pdf I am 
> out?

> of my field here, but I have had some help from James Kalin and Mike 
> Richard?

> of Louisiana. Here in the highlands of Dalat BSF are present, but in very?

> small numbers. These compost bins will serve as seeding units for the vast?

> cultivation of wild populations of BSF. Once BSF are present in large?

> numbers, we will begin to install the bioconversion units to harvest the?

> larvae.?

>?

> The third is about the recycling of residential waste in the USA and 
> Europe.?

> It features my separation technology in the processing of residential?

> shredder residue. http://www.esrla.com/pdf/rsr.pdf Municipalities in the 
> USA?

> do not have to wait five or ten years to initiate a total landfill 
> avoidance?

> program. This can begin now. However this concept presupposes the source?

> separation of food waste as well as the source-separation of most 
> recyclable?

> paper and cardboard. Here I introduce the idea of an aerated storage unit?

> for food waste that does away with the need for its daily collection. You?

> will see here a parallel with the Vietnam presentation. James Kalin is?

> introducing this separation technology to the state of California, and 
> there?

> is no better place in California than San Francisco.?

>?

> Many thanks.?

> Paul?

>?

> -- 
> Paul A. Olivier?

> 27c Pham Hong Thai, Ward 10?

> Dalat City?

> Lam Dong Province?

> Vietnam?

>?

> Louisiana telephone: 1-337-447-4124 (rings Vietnam)?

> Mobile: 0906941573 (in Vietnam)?

> Mobile: 84-906941573 (outside Vietnam)?

> Skype address: Xpolivier?

>?

>?

> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Bomford, Michael?

> <michael.bomford at kysu.edu>wrote:?

>?

>>  Hello B-ISA folks,?

>>?

>>?

>>?

>> Yesterday I posted a critique of the Science Barge project to the Energy?

>> Farms blog (http://energyfarms.net). I thought it would be of interest to?

>> the B-ISA group. Comments??

>>?

>>?

>>?

>> Cheers,?

>>?

>>?

>>?

>> Mike?

>>?

>>?

>>?

>> Michael Bomford, PhD?

>>?

>> Principal Investigator, Organic / Sustainable Agriculture?

>>?

>> Community Research Service?

>>?

>> Kentucky State University?

>>?

>> 400 E. Main St., Frankfort KY 40601?

>>?

>>?

>>?

>> Phone: 502-597-5752?

>>?

>> Fax: 502-597-6381?

>>?

>> Email: michael.bomford at kysu.edu?

>>?

>> Web: http://organic.kysu.edu?

>>?

>>?

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