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Permaculture Design Course at the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano

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Events
...terview, site analysis, group brainstorm, mapping with graphics APRIL 12 / WATER – Water in context, water systems, homescale vs. large scale, appropriate scale technologies. Presentation on rainwater and greywater basics, fundamental earthworks basics, observation and mapping water excersize, greywater workshop, rain barrel building demo APRIL 13 / WATER OFF-SITE – including larger scale home systems design, hands-on rain barrel/greywater systems...

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024 Water, Wilding our Gardens and Sewing

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Domesticus, Gardening, Podcasts, Water and Power
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...week to discuss a recent talk I gave to a bunch of Master Gardeners about water harvesting and encouraging wildness in our gardens. On the second part of the podcast Kelly discusses the process of learning how to sew. During the first part of the podcast Erik mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoJ0OHWl3b8 Jacques de Vaucanson’s 1739 mechanical pooping duck A University of California study, Hedgerows enhance beneficial insects on farms in C...

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Saturday Tweets: Wild Azaleas, DIY Neutra Chairs and Hot Dog Water

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Saturday Linkages
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...ootsimple) June 26, 2018 Would you buy a $28 bottle of “unfiltered Hot Dog Water”? Some people in Canada did https://t.co/8V3U9Obl3b — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 23, 2018 It was later than I thought when I first believed you. Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools. https://t.co/VaWRtik3Vw — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) June 26, 2018 Next time, let’s do this demonstration in two cars. Stop the cars in the middle of the street and just...

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Water Harvesting Rock Star Brad Lancaster

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Appropriate Technology, Water and Power, Water Conservation
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...end an hour with Brad at his Tucson compound circa 2016: He calls the 1/8th of an acre site he shares with his brother’s family, his “living laboratory”. Here he plants around the greywater from his outdoor shower, bathtub and washing machine. He captures 100,000 gallons of rainwater per year on their property and surrounding public right-of-way. He cooks with a solar oven and heats his water using a 2 salvaged, conventional gas heaters stripped o...

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