Waste Systems & Recycling
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Preparing Our Children For a Resilient Future, Part I: Recycling
Our Role as Facilitators Having been a home educator for nearly 18 years, I have become aware of the value…
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Consultancy: Who Needs It? Why Do It? Are You Ready For It?
Photo © Craig Mackintosh It turns out that very few of those that do a PDC end up being consultants.…
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Maya Mountain Research Farm Update: Pigs and Biochar
Maya Mountain Research Farm (MMRF) is a small NGO and working farm located in southern Belize. The farm has about…
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Why Use a Portable Sawmill?
I purchased my portable sawmill four years ago to enable me to value add to my sustainable forestry business and…
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Geoff Lawton’s Zaytuna Farm Video Tour (Apr/May 2012) – Ten Years of (R)Evolutionary Design
Paradise Dam, April 2012, from the now-climaxing food forest Zaytuna Farm Video Tour, duration 41 minutes Having spent the last…
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Tyre Tank Stands
A finished tyre tank stand You may remember reading about the work of FoodWaterShelter to develop a sustainable home for…
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When “Eww” Turns to “Ooh!”
Photos © Craig Mackintosh You’ve heard the Zaytuna Farm composting loo story before, but since this is the first time…
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Domestic Uses for Wood Ash
Wood ash can be obtained by sieving the remains of burnt, non-treated wood. The composition and amount of the ash…
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Constructed Wetlands Treat Waste Water with Weeds
Overview Effluent processing all over the world requires large amounts of energy and/or chemicals to treat the waste water, or…
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Integrating Garbage in the Landscape
Filling tyres with trash bricks We recently spent a month volunteering in Indonesia, on the beautiful and luxurious island of…
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Turning Garbage into Gas
I’m far from being an engineer, but to my untrained eye this looks interesting. "In a matter of months" the…
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Visiting an Urban Permaculture Installation, Five Months On (Video)
by Dan Palmer, Very Edible Gardens Two days ago Dan and Will returned to a large VEG permaculture design and…
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