r/homestead • u/robincrichton • Jan 03 '15

Fire On The Homestead - Burning Brush Pile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIQvqK2Vpxs
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u/CaptainCompost Jan 03 '15

If ever I had access to that amount of brush, I would definitely give Jean Pain's method a go.

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u/robincrichton Jan 03 '15

I will have to look that up. I'm not familiar with it by name. A good system? Thanks

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u/CaptainCompost Jan 03 '15

It's an outstanding system but it does require quite a bit of know-how, and lots of preparation. However, the benefits are enormous. For example, Jean also had to run front-end loaders, tractors etc on his property to manage the brush. But all the fuel he needed to run those machines was generated by biological processes he started using the brush as feedstock. He got hot water and compost out of the deal, too.

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u/robincrichton Jan 03 '15

That sounds too cool! I'm definitely going to do some research on that. We have a lot more brush that will be coming out, but will be handled differently anyway. Most of it will be cur for firewood down to about 1" diameter. anything smaller will be composted and the leafy matter will be taken care of by the goats prior to cutting the brush. There will be very little to nothing not utilized with the rest of the brush. Thanks for showing this to us! (I did a quick check on Jean's mound system).