“The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home.
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Garden Pool Sustainable Food Production
“Garden Pool was created to document converting an old backyard family swimming pool into a closed-loop ecosystem and has since evolved into an international non-profit organization.
Nicaragua Pueblo Project
“Learn about local women receiving training in natural building in rural Nicaragua with Liz Johndrow of Earthen Endeavors Natural Building.”
Small? – a documentary about dry cabin life and alternative housing in Fairbanks, Alaska
“Fairbanks, Alaska is one of the coldest cities in the country with winter temperatures frequently reaching -30F. Yet, thousands of people choose to live without many modern conveniences such as running water and indoor bathrooms in modest, non-traditional housing arrangements. Why?”
Keyline Cultivation for Rapid Soil Building
Here’s an update about the keyline cultivation system that I covered in a previous blog post titled Restoring Degraded Land. Building soil on degraded land is one of my biggest passions lately, because this is what the world needs now. Scientists say it takes nature between 100 to 1,000 years to form an inch of topsoil, depending on local conditions. The keyline system can form 4″ of good topsoil in 3 years by chiseling grooves in the ground with a simple farm implement.
Transitional Earthbag Shelters in Syria
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a test project for temporary shelters made from bags filled with earth in Syria. The architect, Anas Aljbain, is using ARCHICAD to develop the designs.