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Somebodys got the right idea.

This wind turbine in a rural community is doing more to mitigate climate change than our current government has since they have been in office.

Today I needed to defrost 250g of mincemeat. Rather than use the convection oven, I decided to make up a quick solar cooker to do the job. Looking around, I found a couple of aluminium trays and an oven bag. To assemble this project, I positioned the foil trays so one was flat and one…

2 months in the straw.

My straw bale garden. It’s 2 months old today and rocking along. in it are 2 kinds of Chinese cabbage, silver beet, kale and a sweet potato for luck. Growth is OK and pests are minimal. The white plastic bag on a stick moves with the wind, creating movement and noise. It has successfully frightened…

Water kefir

Water kefir happily growing and multiplying. 3 tablespoons of grains have multiplied to 8 and a bit in about 2 weeks! I think I commented before that the milk kefir grains were doing better, but they have only bred up 3 tablespoons of grains from the original 2. All I’m doing is changing the water…

Some good news

theplaidzebra: Solar-powered 3D Printers are giving near-instant disaster relief to underdeveloped communities By organizing a wide selection of printable items—including solar cookers, arm-braces, breast pumps, stethoscopes, waterwheels and irrigation sprinklers—nonprofits and other organizations are able to put his technology towards good use. Continue reading This is good tech!