Chris McLeod
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Aug- 2012 -11 August
Food Forests, Part 4: Humanure (black water)
Poo. We all do it. Even the smallest microbes do it. However, when you are connected to a centralised sewerage…
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May- 2012 -4 May
Food Forests, Part 3: Closing the Loop
Local legend around here has it that at some point in the past a guy by the colourful name of…
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Jan- 2012 -24 January
Food Forests, Part 2: Looking for Clues
Click for larger view As people become urbanised, they start looking at the world in urban ways. What does that…
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Nov- 2011 -24 November
Food Forests, Part 1: Ronald Reagan’s Day Off
Save Ferris! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a 1986 movie about a teenager, his girlfriend and best mate — all…
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Oct- 2011 -12 October
A Solar Powered Life, Part IX: The Conclusion
This is the concluding article in the series A Solar Powered Life which looks at the various issues, compromises and…
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Jun- 2011 -17 June
A Solar Powered Life, Part XIII – Wire and Myth Busters
So far in the series, A Solar Powered Life, we’ve covered most of the components of a solar power system.…
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May- 2011 -25 May
A Solar Powered Life, Part VII: To Invert or Not to Invert
When I selected the various components for my home solar power system, I always had to keep in the back…
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Apr- 2011 -21 April
A Solar Powered Life, Part VI – The Ideological Debate
The series, A Solar Powered Life, is intended for those that have an interest in the generation and storage of…
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16 April
A Solar Powered Life, Part V – Living Within Your Means
Editor’s Note: This is Part V of a series. To see all parts, click here. Mick Jagger sang “I can’t…
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Mar- 2011 -28 March
A Solar Powered Life, Part IV – The Dirty Little Secret
Editor’s Note: This is Part IV of a series. To see all parts, click here. Have you ever wondered why…
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10 March
A Solar Powered Life – Part III
When the band Bananarama penned the ditty, “A cruel summer” back in 1983, I’m sure they must have been singing…
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2 March
A Solar Powered Life – Part II
In case you hadn’t realised it, I’m a big fan of renewable energy systems. In the article A Solar Powered…
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