
on his family compound in Costa Rica Kevin barber is building a
Kevin barber is building a
Kevin barber is building a self-sustaining aquaponic system but
self-sustaining aquaponic system but
self-sustaining aquaponic system but Costa Rica is notoriously rugged road
Costa Rica is notoriously rugged road
Costa Rica is notoriously rugged road conditions might be too much stress but
conditions might be too much stress but
conditions might be too much stress but the fish he is transporting to handle
it took about ten minutes to get them
it took about ten minutes to get them all loaded up in the truck so I think
all loaded up in the truck so I think
all loaded up in the truck so I think that we need to get him back into the
that we need to get him back into the
that we need to get him back into the water here
we want to be able to us over produce
we want to be able to us over produce food in our aquaponic system so that not
food in our aquaponic system so that not
food in our aquaponic system so that not only are we well provided for here on
only are we well provided for here on
only are we well provided for here on the property but we can even share or
the property but we can even share or
the property but we can even share or barter for things that we need alright
barter for things that we need alright
barter for things that we need alright guys here’s your new house
okay Hannes now that the fish are part
okay Hannes now that the fish are part of the system the recirculation process
of the system the recirculation process
of the system the recirculation process can begin the treated waste from the
can begin the treated waste from the
can begin the treated waste from the dump tank will be turned into
dump tank will be turned into
dump tank will be turned into nutrient-rich fertilizer to feed the
nutrient-rich fertilizer to feed the
nutrient-rich fertilizer to feed the plants in the grow beds then the excess
plants in the grow beds then the excess
plants in the grow beds then the excess water is directed back into two ponds
water is directed back into two ponds
water is directed back into two ponds one with the fish and another where
one with the fish and another where
one with the fish and another where duckweed is already growing it doesn’t
duckweed is already growing it doesn’t
duckweed is already growing it doesn’t look like anything too miraculous it
look like anything too miraculous it
look like anything too miraculous it looks like different pieces all piped
looks like different pieces all piped
looks like different pieces all piped and plumbed together that ultimately
and plumbed together that ultimately
and plumbed together that ultimately create a ecosystem of food production
create a ecosystem of food production
create a ecosystem of food production but the final piece of a puzzle is the
but the final piece of a puzzle is the
but the final piece of a puzzle is the most difficult harnessing the sun’s rays
most difficult harnessing the sun’s rays
most difficult harnessing the sun’s rays to power the entire system I’ve got it
to power the entire system I’ve got it
to power the entire system I’ve got it in this remote part of Costa Rica
in this remote part of Costa Rica
in this remote part of Costa Rica blackouts are a common occurrence
blackouts are a common occurrence
blackouts are a common occurrence leading the barbers to rely on a
leading the barbers to rely on a
leading the barbers to rely on a generator that runs on gas like Alexa
generator that runs on gas like Alexa
generator that runs on gas like Alexa ego muy fuerte but in the event of an
ego muy fuerte but in the event of an
ego muy fuerte but in the event of an economic collapse fuel for a generator
economic collapse fuel for a generator
economic collapse fuel for a generator could be scarce so Solar offers the most
could be scarce so Solar offers the most
could be scarce so Solar offers the most dependable source of off-the-grid power
dependable source of off-the-grid power
dependable source of off-the-grid power heavy-heavy these are our off-grid
heavy-heavy these are our off-grid
heavy-heavy these are our off-grid batteries that we’re using to set up the
batteries that we’re using to set up the
batteries that we’re using to set up the aquaponics pump it’ll be able to run
aquaponics pump it’ll be able to run
aquaponics pump it’ll be able to run basically off of a solar charge and then
basically off of a solar charge and then
basically off of a solar charge and then the solar power will go into these
the solar power will go into these
the solar power will go into these batteries so that the pump can run at
batteries so that the pump can run at
batteries so that the pump can run at night or on cloudy days
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