Just wanted to make people aware of this local resource in the form of Mark Shepard's New Forest Farm, 106 acres in Viola, WI. It's an 18-year-old permaculture designed property which involves numerous species of plants (including chestnuts, hazelnuts, grapes, annuals, and mushrooms) as well as animals grazed in a rotating, managed paddock system (including steer, pigs, and poultry). Tours are offered and he has a book called 'Restoration Agriculture' which is very informative. I want to … Read more
What is Dragon Dreaming? Dragon Dreaming definitions
THE SHORTEST DEFINITION Dragon Dreaming – is love in action THE ONE LINE DEFINITION Dragon Dreaming – a way of making 100% of your dreams come true. USED IN WORKSHOPS Dragon Dreaming – a living systems approach to building successful organisations and projects for the Great Turning. CREATED AT A WORKSHOP Dragon Dreaming – an integral design philosophy that takes sustainability into account in every aspect of our lives. AN ENHANCED VERSION FROM WORKSHOPS Dragon Dreaming – a living systems … Read more
Pinakari Deep Listening
Pinakarri is the Martu Mandjilidjara Aboriginal word for Deeper Listening. In our western culture we seem to have lost the skill of empathically listening to each other. We have developed a way of mainly listening to a little voice in the head which keeps making win-lose judgments and interprets everything we hear through itself. This little voice is also very distracting and makes us forget faster: When concentrating on conceptual theory, for instance, we are able to concentrate for … Read more
El suelo vivo Datos y métodos sobre el trabajo agrícola
En este vídeo se habla de la importancia del suelo en agricultura desde distintas perspectivas, en 30 minutos. … Read more
Ceramic Pot Water Filter With Silver Nanoparticles
The Ceramic Pot Water Filter is a simple, bucket-shaped (11” wide by 10” deep) clay vessel that is made from a mix of local terra-cotta clay and sawdust or other combustibles, such as rice husks. The filters are formed by using a press. The simplest press utilizes a hand-operated hydraulic truck jack and two-piece aluminum mold. Filters are fired to about 860 deg. C. and the milled, screened combustible material burns out, leaving porous clay walls. The filters are tested to make sure they meet … Read more
The Credito The currency used in and around the ecovillage of Damanhur, Italy
The Credito is an alternative monetary system that is used in Damanhur, Italy. It is used by around 100 businesses and about 2000 people. Damanhurians see it as a way to give nobility to the concept of money, by not considering it an end in itself, but only as a functional tool for exchange between people who share ideal values. … Read more
Wind Turbine How to build a wind turbine
This instruction describes the process of building your own wind turbine without having to spend a lot of money. The wind turbine would then allow you to produce your own energy. … Read more
Solar Oven Build your own cardboard solar oven
This is a very easy and cheap to make solar oven made out of cardboard and duct tape which only requires sun to be present and then small meals can be cooked inside of it. (or bigger meals depending on how big the cardboard box and reflectors are) … Read more
Bicycle Power A bicycle powered generator
This is an easy experimental solution to get some workout and charge some batteries at the same time. … Read more
Grow your own Garlic How to grow your own garlic ?
These instructions show how one can grow his or her own garlic with ease, even when confined to small space. … Read more
