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SOIL ANALYSES of Salamander Springs Farm show the transformation of the soil over several years of production.
Terms such as CEC (Cation Exchange Capacity), Soil pH, soil organic matter, and the various crop nutrients are discussed.
Exhibition model of the Sabah Schools Project that Optimal Power Solutions Malaysia provided the power conversion and design system integration for.
This tops up the battery for the electric fence for the pig park and provides light (LEDs) at the bottom of the garden.
We're off grid and I remember fitting our lights into the house and feeling so excited. Over the years we've increased our solar panel array and we've two computers !
Whoever thought it would come to this ?
Demonstration of a fully electric aeroplane charged from off-grid solar power.
Photo Credit: Andy McNair
Looking forward to testing these new #gotenna units. These let you text and use GPS on your smartphone even without service! #offgrid #offthegrid #communication bit.ly/1OhBh4j
A panorama of the living room and kitchen of the Kinney Earthship. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
A beautiful little building, inspired by the Earthships of Phoenix, a concept by the architect Mike Reynolds... I heard him speak at the University of Stirling, and subsequently at a Scottish Parliament committee... From those early meetings, this little baby Earthship was born - a demonstration model, shall we say, and one that I'd been meaning to visit for years!
The idea is that the building is completely off-grid, and self-sustaining. The roof catches water which is filtered for drinking. Waste from showers and taps is then used for toilets, and this waste is subsequently used to grow plants... The building is built into a south-ish-facing slope, with walls made of rammed-earth tires which act as an effective heat-sink. As an antithesis to high-insulation buildings with a high embodied-energy and thus carbon footprint, the Earthship minimises the footprint even further - the glazing is virtually the only material that need come in from off-site. The result is actually rather beautiful.
Find out more about Earthships at www.earthship.net/ and about this one in particular at www.sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtml - I'd recommend visiting!
We went once more "Up the Pyrenees mountains and down again" in 3 dauntless Land Rovers..
A video from last year's relaxed Land Rover drive through the Pyrenees: www.youtu.be/ja9FGhrygv0
I designed and made these temporary stairs, they are inspired by the hórreos - the grain stores in the region, for the Almacen, Riocaliente, Asturias
A short blog post about the process
Summary of permaculture practices in soil and fertility Building at Salamander Springs Farm
POND plants and nutrients as a source of ON-FARM FERTILIZERS.
Entry level shipping container 1 story home - passive cooling study.
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