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The footing has been poured and it’s starting to be framed. A couple of workers finish off the tire wall on the east wing wall. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
Our 2006 T@b Clamshell (now up for sale) and the new Oliver Travel Trailer side by side. The Oliver is only technically 1 foot longer - but if offers so much more. Both have been customized with uber solar electrical systems, ideal for boondocking and offgrid camping/lliving.
Michael Reynolds is the creator of the Earthship concept. He’s been perfecting these buildings for the past 20 years with thousands of them built around the world. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca
Dawn Kinney shows off her newly transplanted tomato plants in the greenhouse that encompasses the entire front of the Earthship, a radically sustainable home that harvests rainwater, treats its own wastewater and grows food. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures See our video about how the Earthship works in the winter: www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/earthship-revisited
It cost about £400 then and they sell for around 750€ now.
Here's some more information on our experience with Rutlands.
I made a workbench for the almacen in Riocaliente, its based on a hybrid medieval/roman design with a few tweaks. The legs are made from cut down pick handles, with wedged tenons, the top laminated pine, and holes drilled for stops. Cheap, simple and so far useful for sawing, marking-out and planing.
A short blog post about the process
Wilbur Hot Springs Nature Preserve. Photo by Meg Solaegui
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Entry level shipping container home - interior perspective.
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The Soil Food Web is explained, highlighting it's importance in soil and plant health--and it's destruction by tillage.
Entrance to Wilbur Hot Springs, Volcanic Mineral Springs and Solar-Powered Hotel surrounded by an 1800 acre Nature Preserve. photo by Meg Solaegui
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This avoids the need for an inverter. I've had this one for 19 years and I've a spare. You can find out more about DC and off grid living in our blog lafermedesourrou.blogspot.com/
Overview of permaculture design tools such as Zone & Sector Planning to integrate elements for an efficient and productive system.
Permaculture workshop involves other tools such as Needs & Yields Analysis, Design for Relative Location, incororating factors such as intensity of use, distance, site micro-climates, soils, solar and wind aspects.
passive solar: (south-facing windows & skylights) glazing, thermal mass (dark tile floor, concrete walls & concrete tub)
heat: sunlight, thermal mass, woodstoves, thermal reflection from natural swimming pool
natural light: deftly placed south-facing windows, skylights w/ clerestory windows, & (courtyard) sunwells
insulation: ivy covered exterior North wall
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
September morning. photo by Meg Solaegui
Wilbur Hot Springs, Volcanic Mineral Springs and Solar-Powered Eco-Hotel
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