Permaculture Design Course at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano

March 14, 2014

Events

...ng methods workshop / build a worm bin MAY 11 / ENERGY + SHELTER – Passive solar design, walk through an energy audit, how to read a utility bill, ‘going solar,’ tour of energy-efficient home, design an alternative energy plan for your own energy-efficient home / home-scale energy audit MAY 31 / DESIGN OFF-SITE – Perform client interview/determine clients needs/wants; budget considerations; site walk; sector analysis; mapping of space; create a de...

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Saturday Linkages: Basil Downy Mildew, Bees and Grow Lights

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...of-basil-downy-mildew.html … Navajo teen wins prize for improving homemade solar ovens: http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/06/navajo-teen-harnesses-solar-energy-wins.html … Abandoned Railways Exploration Probe: http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibition/seft-1-abandoned-railways-exploration-probe-modern-ruins-1220 … When Plants Get Metal: Part 2 | Popular Science http://po.st/RXw4JD In SF, empty lots now can be designated agricultural zones:...

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Saturday Tweets: Cheap Heaters, Paper Airplanes and Lost Ornaments

Mr. Homegrown

November 7, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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Solar-OSE: Solar concentrator for steam generation https://t.co/bj8QmXxG6t — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 6, 2015 Cheapest Heater In The World Version 2. Bigger, Better, Hotter . https://t.co/bTmzTutTWX — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 6, 2015 Citizen Maths: free/open adult math education for practical real-world numeracy https://t.co/n4IvJEytGn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 3, 2015 Gorgeous book of paper airplanes collected by a...

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Of Love and Compressed Air

Mr. Homegrown

May 21, 2018

Appropriate Technology, Water and Power

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...s an alternative to chemical batteries and ways to compress air with wind, solar and hydro power. Some Amish communities use compressed air as a way of separating themselves from the “English” world and its power grid. In fact, compressed air is sometimes referred to as “Amish Electricity.” While the Amish compress air mostly with diesel generators, some use windmills. The Amish convert kitchen appliances to run on compressed air as well as power...

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Getting Out

Mr. Homegrown

October 24, 2006

Thoughtstylings

...n prepare called Getting Out, Your Guide to Leaving America. We completely understand the sentiment of wanting to get the hell out of this proto-fascist banana republic we live in and we endorse this book for those who don’t want to hunker down and do the homestead thing. SurviveLA even has a former colleague in Chanai India who got out of the US several years ago and now has an interesting job and his own ultra low-cost homestead. Despite the all...

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