My aquaponics setup is sustaining an invasion from Green Peach APHIDS. I considered importing some ladybugs to stand guard, but that doesn't feel like the most natural solution. Open call for ideas! And I'll be hunting around. For now, I've hung up some sticky traps and we'll see how they work. * IPM Aphids: https://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/ipm/manual/aphids.cfm * Murray Hallam on Aphids in Aquaponics: http://practicalaquaponics.com/blog/aphids-in-aquaponics-control-methods/ YOU CAN DO THIS AT HOME! --And you should, to produce clean food for your family. Or watch as the food prices continue to increase, and ultimately, the shelves empty completely. Start taking daily steps NOW towards radical self-sufficiency so that you can thrive in the current Grand Solar Minimum / Little Ice Age. Blog: http://IceAgeFarmer.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/IceAgeFarmer Facebook: https://facebook.com/IceAgeFarmer ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz9N89AQ1zY

Events are heating up as our planet cools down. Keep your eye on the ball. Updates on the Grand Solar Minimum. Full show notes on IAF wiki: http://wiki.iceagefarmer.com/wiki/IAF_Podcast_Episode_24 Thank you to Patreon supporters, who get 10% off at TheAquaponicSource.com ! http://patreon.com/iceagefarmer http://wiki.iceagefarmer.com/wiki/Mustard_Plaster http://wiki.iceagefarmer.com/wiki/Wind_Generator Crop losses continue, exponentially increasing extreme weather events, and volcanic/seismic activity: many indications that the effects of the Grand Solar Minimum continue to accelerate. START MOVING TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY TODAY. AND SPREAD THE WORD. http://iceagefarmer.com/ http://wiki.iceagefarmer.com/ * Pink Auroras: these are usually Earth magnetoaphere is ~30% weaker than normal and weakenning exponentially. Itcs been weakenning at a steady exponential rate for the last 200 years https://www.sott.net/article/368883-Rare-pink-auroras-sparked-by-spotless-Suns-solar-wind * Record low temperatures in Hawaii, tropical http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36900440/its-not-your-imagination-hawaii-is-seeing-record-low-temps * Unseasonal extremes: record heat in both Salt Lake City and San Diego: ** SaltLakeCity ties a 117 year heat record for Thanksgiving with temperatures reaching a balmy 68F ClimateChange http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/11/salt-lake-city-ties-117-year-heat.html ** Thanksgiving warm records tumble as San Diego see's temperature soaring 93 deg F, (34 deg C) http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/11/thanksgiving-warm-records-tumble-as-san.html * Australia – Summer Freeze destroys $180m worth of crops https://www.iceagenow.info/australia-freeze-destroys-180m-worth-crops/ https://watchers.news/2017/11/24/worst-frost-since-1977-caused-extensive-damage-to-victorian-crops-australia/ ** a 'rare' form of the La Nina will bring a wet and cool summer in Australia http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/11/as-heatwave-hits-hobart-and-adelaide.html * Wettest year in Reno, and California http://mynews4.com/news/local/2017-becomes-wettest-calendar-year-on-record-at-reno * Flooding in Jamaica, as storms continue today; total insanity https://yamkin.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/major-flood-event-wreaks-havoc-in-montego-bay-jamaica-dramatic-footage-and-images/ * and in Ireland, devastation https://yamkin.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/floods-in-ireland-heavy-rainfall-mountmellick-co-laois/ "Lancaster and Llangefni Floods..storms rain floods Lancaster Llangefni" https://yamkin.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/lancaster-and-llangefni-floods-storms-rain-floods-lancaster-llangefni/ seeds, algae, aquaponics/hydroponics stuff, water filters, much more * Ag stats -- US Wheat production at century low, declining, despite demand for higher protein wheat [r ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MibhvGD9-PY