Clay pot cooking is a technique of cooking food in an unglazed clay pot that has been soaked in water so as to release steam during the cooking process. This technique has a long history, stretching back at least to ancient Roman times, and is commonly used in several cuisines in Africa, Europe and Southeast and East Asia. Cooking techniques: Typically, an unglazed clay pot is submerged for 15 to 30 minutes to absorb water before cooking, then filled with the food and placed into an oven. The … Read more
Gameyya Rotating Savings Credit Association
Meetings can be regular or tied to seasonal cash flow cycles in rural communities. Each member contributes the same amount at each meeting, and one member takes the whole sum once. As a result, each member is able to access a larger sum of money As the scheme develops and use it for whatever purpose she or he wishes. This method of saving is a popular alternative to the risks of saving at home, where family and relatives may demand access to savings. Every transaction is seen by every member … Read more
Copper Craft Copper Hand craft products
The copper works handcraft involves the usage of raw copper sheets. These sheets are manufactured at the casting workshop and then distributed to copper craft workshops. There are several tools used in this craft including various engraving steel pens, hammers, compass, scissors , holders, hooks, welding tools and lathe machine. Coppercraft includes the following stages: lathing, assembly, refining, tin lining, glazing, painting, engraving and inlaying. There are a variety of products from … Read more
Ramadan Lantern Festival Illumination
The Ramadan lantern became famous in Egypt during the Fatimid rule. Since this period the manufacture of the Ramadan lantern has become a famous handicraft in Egypt. There are many categories of craftsmen connected to this tradition, which represents to them a source of income. Though the lantern is considered to be a seasonal toy and decoration craft, it takes months for craftsmen to produce the lanterns to be ready for kids and also for decoration before the holy month of Ramadan. The … Read more
La economía social
- Date: 13 November 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Spain
La economía social las condiciones para un futuro exitoso : las ecoaldeas, laboratorios para una nueva economía charla con Jason Levêque, de Los Portales. Domingo 13 de noviembre 2016 a las 12:00 en BioCultura - Madrid Construyendo en Red: Instituto EcoHabitar. Red Ibérica de Ecoaldeas. Selba. … Read more
Twin Oaks Communities Conference
- Date: 2 – 5 September 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Twin Oaks Community , 134 W Old Mountain Road, Louia, VA 23093, United States
You can visit the Communities Conference Website at communitiesconference.org, and register for the conference at communitiesconference2016.eventbrite.com. If you live or want to live according to the values of cooperation, sustainability, and equality this conference is for you! You’ll get something out of this event whether you’re brand new to communities and cooperatives, or have been living and working in them for decades. The conference focuses on Intentional Communities, including … Read more
Gift-economy Social Permaculture
A gift economy, gift culture, or gift exchange is a mode of exchange where valuables are not traded or sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards. This contrasts with a barter economy or a market economy, where goods and services are primarily exchanged for value received. Social norms and custom govern gift exchange. Gifts are not given in an explicit exchange of goods or services for money or some other commodity. Property is not a thing, but a … Read more
Construcción Invernadero con Caña
- Date: 20 – 22 November 2015
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: www.culturadelatierra.net, Spain
En este curso aprenderás cómo construir tu propio invernadero con caña de una forma sencilla. Durante 3 días trabajaremos en equipo, aprenderemos diferentes técnicas de estructuras con caña y los beneficios de la reutilización de materiales. Experimentaremos las distintas fases de construcción y conoceremos los aspectos y detalles del proceso: - Herramientas y materiales - La caña: selección, recolección, preparación y usos. - El terreno: Elección, preparación y marcado. - Preparar … Read more
Economics For Transition
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes, TQ96EA, Undefined
https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/postgraduate-courses/economics-for-transition There is an urgent need for a radical rethink of our economic system. We need new thinking and new models that recognise the challenges we face now, rather than blindly following the path that has led us into the converging crises we now face. These models will enable us to both mitigate the impacts and adapt to these inter-locking crises – including climate change, biodiversity loss, the peaking in … Read more
Strawbale Building Earthquake resistant interior frame for hand constructed energy efficient housing using straw bales as insulation
Straw bale construction began, following the invention of the modern straw baler, in 1896. Construction began in Nebraska, USA and spread across North America through the 1930's. A worldwide resurgence of straw bale construction began in the 1990's. Well designed and built straw bale houses are energy efficient, long lasting and environmentally sound. The EcoCampus Straw Bale Domes at Kibbutz Lotan's Center for Creative Ecology are a site specific solution. The domes' internal structure is a … Read more
