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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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Wilbur Hot Springs in Williams, CA
Just north of San Francisco two and half hours.
In all the world... no waters like these.
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!
photo Meg Solaegui
Wilbur Hot Springs, Eco-Hotel surrounded by an 1800 acre Nature Preserve.
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/WilburHotSprings
Pinterest: pinterest.com/wilbursprings
Permaculture practices in soil and fertility Building at Salamander Springs Farm: (5) ON-FARM LIQUID FERTILIZERS (supplemental only)
Inspiration for the Zenloft Sarasota shipping container prototype from the sarasota school of architecture.
All rights reserved Paul Rudolph.
Entry level shipping container home - rooftop gardening.
All rights reserved Rick Penza Architect, Inc.
Naomi and I rented a small tiny home/cabin through Air BNB for a little weekend getaway to hit the restart button. We took her polaroid camera as well but I didn't scan any of those in.
Nikon D810
Prime Lenses for the interior, the Blackwater falls photo I believe I snapped with my new 24-70.
Beautiful anniversary weekend with my girl.
IG @ truthcanbebought
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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
This inverter is fed from 300w of solar panels via a charge controller and batteries.
It's used with a plug extension to charge 'phones, cameras, and other small bits of equipment I switch it off at night.
You can find out more about DC and off grid living in our blog lafermedesourrou.blogspot.com/
Bluewater ready OEM arch by Klacko Marine Inc.
Rutland Windgenerator mounting pole
1.2kW Solar Panel Array
This plaque is laid in concrete at the foot of the staircase to the lookout.
Hirz Mountain Lookout. Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California.
Naomi and I rented a small tiny home/cabin through Air BNB for a little weekend getaway to hit the restart button. We took her polaroid camera as well but I didn't scan any of those in.
Nikon D810
Prime Lenses for the interior, the Blackwater falls photo I believe I snapped with my new 24-70.
Beautiful anniversary weekend with my girl.
IG @ truthcanbebought
Copyright (C) 2019. Ryan S Burkett. All Rights Reserved.
Permaculture practices in soil and fertility Building at Salamander Springs Farm: (2) GREEN MANURES/COVER CROPS
The water is channeled into three long “flumes” with average temperatures of 98, 105 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit. American Onsen Hotel Resort.
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the front of marilyn pedretti's strawbale home in holmen, wisconsin. she's got 8 solar panels for a total of 1Kwh of power, and is completely off-grid. she's got a metal roof, and the house is designed with a passive solar layout (designed by todd osman.)
the deck wraps around to the back of the house and is made from composite recycled wood and plastic decking.
marilyn started building this in may of 2006, and just moved in two weeks ago (september 2007). she's still got a few things to finish up, but it's an amazing house as it is.
you can read an article on marilyn pedretti's strawbale home from her local paper here.
seen on the 2007 MREA wisconsin solar tour.