Mari Korhonen inspired me to call it a portable rocket cooker, and that's what it is of course, but this name distinguishes it from the rocket stove mass heater which has a different purpose. I noticed that there's sometimes confusion about the name rocket stove because they think of the mass hea...
The Reedswood Community Oasis is a project that has united neighbors, is upgrading a school yard and will create a meditative labyrinth that could be unique in all the United States.
A couple of strong young men removed the sand mould - we all breathed a sigh of relief when the whole thing didn't collapse. Another couple of weeks' wait to allow the inside layer of the oven to dry some more, and then the first firing. Daryl had set up the paper and wood for a fire, which was l...
It is now available for 2 euros/hour.
http://centrodeconvergencia.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/novo-bio-triturador-para-a-aldeia-das-amoreiras-sustentavel/
A Aldeia das Amoreiras está agora mais rica e mais sustentável pois
tem mais uma máquina para utilização colectiva que permite tritur...
Turning more waste to wealth
At Eco Centro we also receive at least 4m3 of bio mass per day and with construction and renovations of Villas and Host accommodation plus furniture making we gather more timber “Waste”
We are able to chip some of the bio mass for the Composting process we use ...
Facilitators:
Rhamis Kent, Tichafa Makovere, Alex McCausland
Dates: December
5th to 18th, 2011
Location:
Konso, South Ethiopia
Venue:
Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge
Cost:
US$1000
Includes:
Course fees, food and accommodation for the period of the course
Excludes:
Transport, accommodatio...
22 acres of rural residential property on the Hastings River. Emphasis on restoring fertility and constant experiments with plant and animal systems. An on-swale food forest is the largest system we've installed.
Development of a sustainable agriculture and agritourism project involving pristine water and land resources where outdoor activities including trophy fishing, dog training, trap and skeet shooting, hiking, climbing and others are available on-site.
We've finished harvesting the half hectar rice plantation and began threshing it by hand with a century old treadle thresher. All the hard work and mistakes for our first harvest will be carefully noted for next year's improvement. Quoting Bill : "Work", is a failure in "design" ...
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This course has enabled me to identify many of the incredible native plants we have in Sydney and many of the environmental weeds that threaten the bush. Walking in the bush is now such a richer experience.
I've learnt a lot about our natural environment and the history of Wolli Creek, a rare n...
I'm quite excited that Annie Leonnard is coming to Sydney to give a three talks. I'll be a two of them. She is an excellent comunicator of the problems we are facing and always inspires me to continue on my Permaculture journey.
http://www.transitionsydney.org.au/tsevent/talk-annie-leonard-stor...
I'm beginning a multli-year research project on the permaculture movement. These are my central questions:
1. Extent. How big is the network? How many have been trained, how many centers, how many are active?
2. Social Impacts. What happens to people after they take a course, or participate in ...
