Saturday Tweets: Solar USB Charger and Hillbilly Sangria

June 6, 2015

DIY Solar USB Charger – Altoids http://t.co/PtyAxZ20dP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 3, 2015 Why to Feed Chickens Pellets | HenCam http://t.co/ACChKVXp06 via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Hillbilly Sangria http://t.co/dMSZgqycZ5 via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Awesome interview today with Erik Knutzen today on our website and podcast…check it out!!! http://t.co/7gA9KyiOGi pic.twitter.com/T...

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Saturday Linkages: The Calm After the Storm

Mr. Homegrown

November 3, 2012

Saturday Linkages

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...rblog.com/2012/10/a-unique-diy-solar-pool-heating.html?spref=tw … Build-It-Solar Blog: Large DIY Solar Space and Water Heating System in … http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/10/large-diy-solar-space-and-water-heating.html?spref=tw … Primitive Skills Roland Trevino of Altadena Makes and Uses the Ancient Atlatl: http://dirttime.com/?p=2741 Gardening What to do with storm damaged trees: http://www.treesaregood.org/pressrelease/press/firstaid.aspx …...

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Saturday Tweets: Apartment Solar, Living in a Greenhouse and Ag in LA

Mr. Homegrown

May 21, 2016

Saturday Linkages

How to get your apartment off the grid https://t.co/F22jRajl1L #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #offgrid pic.twitter.com/r0pxfx6rRo — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) May 18, 2016 Live in a Greenhouse https://t.co/CLR9zyUMnc — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 19, 2016 Google patents an adhesive that sticks pedestrians to cars that hit them https://t.co/ujcCPsN3H1 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 20, 2016 Standing Pallet Desk – Epoxy Finished https:/...

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How to Put Together a Small Scale Solar System

Mr. Homegrown

June 13, 2018

Podcasts, Solar, Water and Power

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How can you use solar panels to power a few lights, run a fountain or charge some tools? It seems like a simple question, and yet I can’t tell you how many books/magazines/websites I’ve combed through in search of a basic tutorial for anything less than wiring up a whole house. Now I know how thanks to a podcast conversation between Eric of Garden Fork and Will of the Weekend Homestead. Will describes how he rigged up a few panels and batteries t...

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Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS)

Mr. Homegrown

February 23, 2009

Preparedness

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...r with just a PET plastic bottle. The diagram, developed by Unicef, pretty much speaks for itself. Too much gunk in the water? Let it settle and filter through some cloth. At least six hours of sunlight will be enough UV to kill bad buggies. Using solar water disinfection, or “SODIS”, replaces the need to boil water, thus reducing deforestation to supply fire wood. Obviously, this is not a long term solution. Drinking water out of heated plastic b...

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