Resiliency . I think about it, read about it, and then write about it. It is the ability of a system, be it an ecosystem or a socioeconomic construct, to bounce back from a shock. For years now “We” have been saying “It” is coming…. get ready! But there is a the starkness, an emotion, that reality [...]
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No, this post is not really about black holes. Though at times we all feel we are in a point from which no light can escape, and I guess there are times this deep into winter when we can get so wrapped up that events outside our dense little homebound microcosms cease to exist. [...]
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2nd Generation Downdraft Stratified Biomass Gasifier
Here is a descriptive video of our latest gasifier (v 2.0). This one adds fancy cooling towers, augers, and produces significantly higher grade syngas. Please check out the Gasifier pages for more info on wood gasification!
-Rob
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I love baking bread – from scratch and by hand. I grew up with an artistic father (30 years in photo journalism in Chicago with half that covering Food and Fashion around the world) who developed a deep love of bread baking when I was young and had the distinct pleasure of watching him create [...]
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Spent a goodly part of today out at the farm playing Energy Hero where we ran our second generation gasifier for about 3 hours. We have the design of the system to a point now that we felt ready to start tracking some temperatures and taking data on the fuel consumed per hour and such.
The [...]
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As posted recently in a comment by commonweeder, January is indeed a time of needed reflection. In many ways it is also a great gathering of the energies, mental and physical, for the upcoming year’s endevours. Tonight I sit, making an attempt at stillness. I am no Yogi – I am far to restless for [...]
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Permaculture is IT!
Just discovered the old Brit sitcom: The Good Life. Permascience put this up on You Tube and it hit so close to home that I just had to share.
Enjoy!
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