Design
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Eco-Friendly Luxuriant Wood Heat
When many people think of eco-friendly power, they think of solar or wind. I think of wood heat. You’re probably…
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Off-Grid Living: 5 Benefits Of Solar Generators
Renewable solar energy is a well-known energy source due to its sustainability cost-effectiveness. With the rising cost of electricity, many…
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Solar Panels – Which way do I face them? (And why?)
Which way should solar panels face? Ahh! That’s easy! Straight at the equator, right? (Due North in the southern hemisphere,…
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The Miller Rotor Windmill
The Miller Rotor was invented by a retired Ballarat farmer, Mr. Miller, in, I think, the early nineteen sixties. He…
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Home Biogas: Renewable Energy from Food Waste
This presentation is about making renewable energy in your backyard from food scraps. Samuel Alexander of the Simplicity Institute provides…
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7 Ways To Make Your Home Sustainable And Eco-Friendly
Introduction As a homeowner, you might think that there is not enough that you can do to contribute to environmental…
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Anatomy of a photovoltaic battery system – Part 2
In our first article, we examined the components in a battery based photovoltaic system with some pictures of systems we…
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Making a Small Wildlife Pond on a Slope
We have been thinking about how to best design the small space at the volunteer house that used to be…
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Anatomy of a photovoltaic battery system – Part 1
Maya Mountain Research Farm was founded in 1988 in a remote area that had no electricity. In 1994 we built…
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Multipurpose Pathways
Like all good permaculture features, paths have stacking functions, multiple uses that can be combined. Paths provide access, boundary definition…
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Make a Frame for a Veggie Net Using Mulberry Branches
Long, flexible mulberry branches + pieces of old veggie net = caterpillar-proofed veggies. Recently we’ve begun experimenting with bandicoot-proofing our…
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Modular Veggie Growing with Cut Off Barrels
This article, and the one to follow, describe our latest ideas for growing the kinds of veggies that caterpillars love…
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