90% of nutrients in human waste are found in urine and diverting urine to the compost heap will really help make better compost adding valuable nitrogen that reacts with decaying carbon plant matter. Pee directly onto your compost heap or dilute with 10 parts water and apply directly to the garden. Urine from healthy people is sterile and safe to use although undiluted it will burn plants. … Read more
5 Steps to Fast Composting Garden Ready Compost in About 30 Days
Making compost is probably the single most important thing you can do for your organic garden. The success of your garden depends on the soil, and the health of your soil depends on the compost you give it. And making compost isn’t difficult. With very little effort on your part, you can turn throw-away materials into this sweet-smelling, nutrient-rich, no-cost soil conditioner. So how do you start this easy composting? Follow the link to discover the five key steps in making great compost in … Read more
Benefits of a Vegetarian / Vegan diet A life style choice with big benefits
Many animals are raised in cruel and inhumane conditions and live brutally short lives to meet the human demand for meat. However, people can live healthier and with a significantly lower environmental impact by reducing meat consumption. It has been estimated by the UN that 18% of Climate Change can be attributed to animals raised for meat and some research has even suggested figures as high as 51%. Excessive numbers of farm animals also require too much land and contribute to deforestation, … Read more
How to Choose the Bicycle for You Reducing dependency on fossil fuels
Road bikes, tourers, mountain bikes, hybrids - how do you choose? Selecting the right bike for you and buying the best you can afford will reduce your dependence of fossil fuelled transport, help you keep fit and give you hours of enjoyment. The following links describe the qualities of various types of bike and how they perform. … Read more
Comfrey The Permaculture Plant
Comfrey has long been recognized by both organic gardeners and herbalists for its great usefulness and versatility; of particular interest is the 'Bocking 14' cultivar of Russian Comfrey, a strain developed in the 1950s by Lawrence D Hills, the founder of the Henry Doubleday Research Association (the organic gardening organisation) Comfrey is a particularly valuable source of fertility to the organic gardener. It is very deep rooted and acts as a dynamic accumulator,[7] mining a host of … Read more
Como Construir un Biodigestor de Bajo Costo Video Producido por Común Tierra en Oaxaca, México
(Video with english subtitles) En este video explicamos paso a paso el proceso de construcción de un biodigestor de bajo costo que puede generar 3 horas de gás para una familia con el estiercol de una vaca. Filmado por el Proyecto Común Tierra en el Proyecto Tierra del Sol, Mexico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gR1V2qn1cM … Read more
Permacultura en Escala Familia Video sobre técnicas de Permacultura en Tierramor, México
En este video el Proyecto Común Tierra documenta Tierramor, una granja familiar en México que vive aplicando principio de permacultura hace 10 anos, fundada por Holger Heronimi y Marina Ortiz. En el video Holger enseña algunas de las soluciones en captación de agua, cuidado de animales y aprovechamento de residuos utilizando tecnicas de permacultura. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LERBwMXkZI0 … Read more
Como construir um forno solar! Video que ensina técnicas para construir un modelo econômico de forno solar
(English subtitles click on the bottom of the video, legêndas português clique na barra debaixo do video) Aqui mostramos o processo de construção do forno solar do Projeto Común Tierra (www.comuntierra.org) Video que mostra passo a passo fazer um forno solar em sua casa, colhendo o sol e cozinhando alimentos saudáveis ricos e energizadas pelo sol! O vídeo explica o processo de construção do forno solar do Projeto Común Tierra, liderados por Nora El Tilo Tonchi e Permacultura Oficina em … Read more
Global Renaissance Project Spiral Unified Field Architecture
We have known for a long time the structural order of the triangle, square and circle, and so we have designed and built structures based on these three archetypal forms. We now know the structural order of the fourth archetypal form, the spiral form, and so can now begin to design and build in structural harmony with Nature. To begin we need only learn how to fabricate a single architectural element. It’s called the Spiral Architecture Element 45. Multiples of this unique building … Read more
Bicycle roads catching solar energy Solar bike path pilot
A Dutch project that integrates solar panels into a bike commuter path has opened in November 2014 on a special roadway outside Amsterdam. Power generated by the SolaRoad's panels will be funneled into the national energy grid. The project is being called the world's first public road that includes embedded solar cells. In the U.S., an Indiegogo campaign for the Idaho-based Solar Roadways project raised $2.2 million earlier in 2014 to pursue a more elaborate vision. It would integrate features … Read more
