“If pigs are fed on residues and waste, and cattle on straw, stovers and grass from fallows and rangelands – food for which humans don’t compete – meat becomes a very efficient means of food production”. Read. Via Energy Bulletin.
Archives for September 2010
Parts of 1909 Automobiles
September 9, 2010 by Filed Under: Cars, Obsolete technology, Travel
- Rambler Model “Z” Runabout (1909)
- Ford Models N, R, S and S Roadster (1909)
- Thomas Flyers (1909)
Green Wizards
September 9, 2010 by Filed Under: Books & Reference, DIY, Environmentalism
“One of the things the soon-to-be-deindustrializing world most needs just now is green wizards. By this I mean individuals who are willing to take on the responsibility to learn, practice, and thoroughly master a set of unpopular but valuable skills – the skills of the old appropriate tech movement – and share them with their neighbors when the day comes that their neighbors are willing to learn”. Green Wizard Forums. (+ criticism & response).
Tricycle with Foldable Fairing
September 9, 2010 by Filed Under: Bicycles, Bikes, Human power, Low-tech cars, Pedal power, Recumbent tricycles, Travel, Tricycles, Trikes
The Hase Klimax has won the Eurobike 2010 award. The Klimax is a recumbent trike with a foldable fairing and electric assist. Beats any electric city car in terms of efficiency.
Guerilla Farming
“We’ve long gardened in two raised beds in the parkway in front our house (the parkway being the space between the sidewalk and the street). This is officially city property, though we are responsible for maintaining it. It gets great morning light, so it’s a valuable growing space. It’s also fun to garden out in public, so we can talk to our neighbors and get all the fresh gossip, and show little kids what food looks when its growing. The drawback to a public garden, of course, is that it is defenseless.” Read. Via Dinosaurs & Robots.
Wooden Stave Pipes
“This book is intended to furnish general information regarding the construction, the advantages and the use of our wooden stave pipe”. “Wooden stave pipes“, Redwood Manufacturers Company, 1911. Via Arquitectura y Madera. Wooden pipes were (and occasionally still are) used for domestic water supply, irrigation, sewer systems and hydraulic power stations. Summary below the fold.
