When Marcin Jakubowski wanted to start his own little garden he felt the need to get some tools, however he didn't have the money to buy good equipment and hence he built them himself. He made blueprints for the simple fabrication of everything needed to start a self-sustaining village. … Read more
Urban Gardening Using the unused spaces for public gardening
Ron Finley lives in Los Angeles and started gardening just on the little green patch next to the sidewalk in front of his house. Now this builds community and gets people to jointly get their hands into the earth and even get high quality food out of it. … Read more
Growing Food in Cities One way to grow food in Urban Areas
Stephen Ritz is a teacher in the USA Bronx who, after seeing many children of his classes eating unhealthy foods, started setting up growing walls with his classes. They now grow food for the community and sell it to make money for the school. The food produced is also used to cook with in the school canteen. … Read more
Evaluate your electricity consumption Check your electrical devices
The first step is to be aware of the consumption of all the electrical devices you have in your house. A very simple an not really expensive tool exist to easily do that: The WATT METRE. STEP1: check all your devices. Really easy to use, you just plug it in and then you plug any device on it. Thanks to the a little digital screen, you have the live consumption of your device. Even if it's not really expensive, you can join other people to buy it and then lend it to each other. STEP2: if you … Read more
Build your own house with £150 Build your own house with 150 £
This Oxfordshire farmer has built an eco-house in his garden, using only natural materials for £150. The 'cob house' was built using only earth, clay and straw. The inside was mainly built using materials from a rubbish skip. … Read more
Biogas everywhere Manual to buildt an amasing Biogas-System
“Biogas” is a naturally occuring mixture of 60 to 70% methane and 30 to 40% CO2 with some H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide), that burns similar to so-called “natural gas”, which is actually a fossil fuel. Once generated and stored, biogas is primarily used around the world for cooking and heating at the home scale, but it also has many other important applications both domestically and industrially. Its use as a fuel to power electric generators at all scales is well established and it also has a long … Read more
Ndanifor Permaculture Eco Village Permaculture African Way
Since its registration in 1996,Better world Cameroon has been promoting and implementing ethically & culturally sustainable development through cooperation in its youthcamps and Permaculture training. We apply innovative Eco Village Education and Permaculture Design Techniques to empower youth entrepreneurship. We are building an eco-lodge as a social incubator to improve sharing, learning and global citizenship Goals of the Design: •Using Permaculture Principles to step up agricultural … Read more
Solar Cooker Wiki A lot of different models and plans
The link below will lead you to a wide range of different solar oven design. You'll probably find the one you need. … Read more
Organic Permaculture Farm Land Design Technology Best Solution for Sustainable Land Use for African Farming
This technology is Developed by Dr Noah Owusu-Takyi, a renowned permaculturist in Ghana who have from 30 years experience training young farmers in sustainable farming technologies, and developing solutions for improve African farming. The technology uses various permaculture design principles to design farmlands to ensure the use of ecologically sustainable farming practices into the farm design to ensure profitability whiles protecting the environment. Farm lands are resurveyed, the size … Read more
Earth Orbs Earth Orbs
OTEPIC (Organic Technology Extension and Promotion of Initiative Centre), has devised an earth-shaped orb that transforms useless waste into useful energy. Like compost, the 'Earth Orb' is another way in which we apply technology to reap benefits from waste. OTEPIC-trained men and women collect the remains from charcoal cooking fires, carrying the still-combustible stuff on their backs. They then mold the fragments into balls of 250 grams (about 1/2 pound) each with corn cobs mixed with … Read more
