Soil Food Web Course. What to look for when you're buying land for permaculture. Some of the most popular posts I write feature people who have purchased land and transformed it into small-scale farms and permaculture small holdings.
From chicken tractors to food forests, these stories tend to focus on what people have done once they have purchased the land. But what about while you're still looking? Permaculture legend Geoff Lawton has just put out another video, this time looking at the question of what to look for when you're on the hunt for suitable land. Soil & Calculations. Recent Research on Rocket Mass Heaters (and Bell Design) There appears to be a huge amount of traffic and discussion through different internet forums about rocket mass heaters and reports from the authors on sales of the book on the subject confirm this incredible surge in interest.
I am quite certain that this excitement stems from the tangible possibility that the rocket mass heater concept offers to individuals and families to build their own affordable efficient wood-fired heating system. I thought it would be interesting and useful to offer the following synthesis of recent research I have been directly involved in and links to information that others have provided to feed more fuel to the fire of this interesting global conversation. Article Table of Contents: The Difference between Rocket Stoves and Rocket Mass Heaters. Permaculturists. Home Page: ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Permies: a big crowd of permaculture goofballs. Como construir biodecompositores orgânicos. Home Page: ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.