BON BAGAY: PERMACULTURE; ABUNDANCE AND AUTONOMY AGROECOLOGICAL TRANSITION'S TINNY, MANUALBon Bacay: PERMACULTURE, ABUNDANCE AND AUTONOMY AGROECOLOGICAL TRANSITION’S TINNY MANUAL Bon Bagay: Permaculture, abundance and autonomy / Joo Paulo Becker Lotufo Junio, [illustration] César Claro Trevelin, Sao Paulo: Edigées Jabuticaba, 2018, ISBN 978-85-93478-06-2 4.Permacultura |. Lotufo Jr., Jodo P.B. II. Titulo, cep - 630 SCRIPT Joao Paulo Becker Lotufo Junior BORAPERMACULTURAR@GMAIL.COM BORAPERMACLILTURAR. WORDPRESS.COM ILLUSTRATION César Claro Trevelin CESARTREVELINGYAHOO.COM.BR CESARTREVELIN.COM.BR REVISION Judith Westveer ©OO FIRST EDITION $40 PAULO 2018OPENING THIS MATERIAL IS A RESULT OF THE PERMACULTURE IMMERSION IN BAYONNAIS, HAITI DURING THE SUMMER OF 2017". cwstan Bora _®& isin Permaculturar RESULT OF 2016 MISSION GROUP’S DREAM TOGETHER WITH ICDM. ALSO, SUPPORTED BY FRIENDS, CHURCHES AND A CROWD FUNDING PROJECT, THIS BOOKLET IS THE SYNTHESIS OF THE TOPICS AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED DURING A 4 WEEK PERMACLULTURAL PROGRAM. DURING THIS PROGRAM, KNOWLEDGE WAS SHARED AND WISDOM WAS GAINED THROUGH LOTS OF PLANNING AND HAVING COLLECTIVE DREAMS TOWARDS AN ABUNDANT AND JOYFUL LIFE. A SPECIAL THANKS TO: YVAN PIERRE CEXTENDED TO ALL ICDM PERSONNEL), DIEGO ROSA, JOAO COSTA LIMA, DANIEL SCHIMENES, NEUMA NOGUEIRA, FAMILIA FLAIRE, FAMILIA LOTUFO, IGREJA BATISTA MEMORIAL DE ALPHAVILLE, ELENE AND JAMES TODD, FILIPE SABARA, RODRIGO LEITE, PETERSON AND STEPHANIE DONIZETE, LEANDRO AND JULIANA SILVEIRA, THIAGO AND GIOVANA SAADEH, DANIELA LEMOS, ALESSANDRA COZZY, STELINHA JACINTO, NATY MARTINEZ, GRUPO DE MEDITACAO AND THELURE. ' THE COMPLETE REPORT OF THIS PROJECT CAN BE ACCESSED AT BORAPERMACULTURARENGLISH. WORDPRESS.COMINTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE _____§._-_+_+_+_ eer repre ieee orrpierenremeenticel o7 TAG ROE COU OG Yi eee ee 08 LEVEL AND SWALE _. 10 CTECOMPOS Ta CZZELAY 6) aa " PEGA, ANRC L Ne unc er errs eed 12 ON ee 12 DRY BUCKET-COMPOST BATHROOM 14 I natant arr toe enn 7 ROCKET: GTOVE | esterase eee re ee eo) aM CE SOLAR OVEN AND SOLAR STOVE ~_______________ 20 SOLAR WATER HEATER AND SOLAR LAMP —___________ ai a erred 22 Bora PermaculturarINTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE HELLO, MY NAME IS PIERRE | AM PART OF A PERMACULTURE STUDY GROUP IN BAYONNAIS, HAITI. THE METHOD Is, BASED ON OBSERVING NATURAL PATTERNS AND SEARCHING FOR THE BEST CONNECTIONS AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE ELEMENTS PRESENT AT THE SITE IN ORDER TO USE THE AVAILABLE ENERGY MOST EFFICIENTLY. ALSO, IT 1S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS RESPECT BOTH OUR NEEDS AND THE NEEDS OF THE PLACE (ano ITS ELEMENTS: al 6. [3 ae ALTHOUGH THE STRANGE NAME, PERMACULTURE 1S SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE. IT HAS 3 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND A DESIGN ‘METHOD. care oF BARTH Se aie cane oF ‘snare PeorLeINTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE THAT way, WE IMPROVE OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THAT 1S, WE ORGANIZE OUR HOME DIMINISHING FATRA CTRASH) AND PRODUCING MORE DOLLAR (WEALTH. PERMACULTURE DESIGN WILL RESULT IN MORE PRODUCTION, ECONOMY AND LESS WORK. 'IN OTHER WORDS, WILL IMPROVE LIFE QUALITY! PouiuTion S0ASED ON THE HUMANURE HANDBOOKINTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE UAAGINE FOR INSTANCE A CHICKEN... ALTHOUGH w If WE OBSERVE IT WITH CARE, WE CAN LEARN IT CAN LOOK DIFFICULT, SEVERAL THINGS THAT WILL HELP US TO DESIGN IN PRACTICE IT 16 ALL OUR SITE IN A BETTER WAY. VERY EASY. Card a CEES icine ears trad A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE IS HOW MISS ‘CAROLA’ TRANSFORMED HER CHICKENS IN A TRUE "ANIMAL TRACTOR": BESIDES WORKING THE LAND, CONTROLLING BUGS, EATING WEEDS AND ‘SCRATCHING DRY LEAVES, THE CHICKEN ALSO FERTILIZE THE SOIL, GIVE EGGS AND EVENTUALLY BECOME LUNCH. IIs A SIMPLE IDEA THAT CAN ALSO BE USED WITH OTHER ANIMALS. YOU JUST NEED TO ROTATE THE PASTURE ‘AND GARDENING THROUGH PADDOCKS AND HARVEST THE BENEFITS! CHICKENS FERTILIZING THE SOIL CROP ON THE FERTILIZED SITE CHICKENS ON THE CROP SITE ‘APTER THE HARVESTDESIGN - MAP THIS IS A SIMPLE PERMACULTURE DESIGN THAT WE COLLECTIVELY MADE FOR HENRY CHRISTOF INSTITUTE AT BAYONNAIS, HAITI. SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES WILL BE PRESENTED = IN THE NEXT PAGES. LSAGROECOLOGY IN AGROECOLOGY, WE MIMIC NATURE TO PRODUCE COMPANION PLANTS. WE THINK IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONS, LAYERS AND CYCLES. = FOOD WHILE COMBINING DIFFERENT \L2I WE COVER THE SOIL WITH DRY LEAVES, CHOPPED BRANCHES, WOOD CHIPS AND BARKS. BY DOING THAT SWE PROTECT THE TOPSOIL FROM THE SUN, SX RETAIN WATER FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND BUILD UP FERTILITY NATURALLY. d BANANA Leaves ih WE USE AS "GREEN MANURE” PLANTS SUCH AS MORINGA, CONGO BEANS AND LEUCAENA OR EVEN WEEDS THAT CAN BE CONSTANTLY AND TO GUARANTEE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEM, WE NEVER COLLECT SOMETHING FROM IT WITHOUT GIVING CHOPPED AND DROPPED OVER THE SOIL. BACK SOMETHING ELSE THROUGH FERTILIZERS SUCH AS COMPOST, TEAS OR CHOP AND LEUCAENA DROPPING "GREEN MANURE". WORINGA mt 10 waRvest ALWAYS THINKING THROUGH NICHES COPPORTUNITIES) AND CYCLES: WE PLANT TODAY THE CORN THAT WILL BE HARVESTED IN 3 MONTHS TOGETHER WITH THE PAPAYA AND BANANAS THAT WILL GIVE FRUITS APTER A BIT MORE THAN A YEAR AND MANGOS TREES THAT WILL ONLY PRODUCE APTER A FEW YEARS... WHILE WE PLANT THE CORN, SPINACH AND CASSAVA TOGETHER IN EVERY SHORT CYCLE, THE TREES KEEP GROWING IN THE SPECIFIC SPOTS. IT IS NATURE WORKING TOGETHER WITH US IN THIS PROCESS THAT WE NAME AGROFORESTRY. IT 1S NECESSARY TO THINK AHEAD ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PLANTS AND HOW THEY WILL FEATURE IN THE LANDSCAPE AND WHICH LAYER THEY WILL OCCUPY BOTH IN THE PRESENT AND IN THE FUTURE!AGROECOLOGY FOR INSTANCE, THE SAF CAGROFORESTRY SYSTEM) WE IMPLEMENTED AT ICDM WAS PLANNED TO BE LIKE THIS IN A FEW YEARS: 2 METERS Georr Pocne Psrmacn @romare Saaaw 2 09LEVEL AND SWALE AT SLOPE SITES, IT 1S IMPORTANT TO PLANT ON LEVEL CURVES. THIS PROTECT THE SOIL FROM THE RAINWATER THAT CAN CARRY THE SOIL NUTRIENTS THROUGH RUNOFF. WHEN THE AREA IS IN A SLOPE, WITH THE LEVEL A USE THE LEVEL A TO MARK IT 1S VERY EASY TO MARK THE THE LEVEL CURVE. LEVEL CURVE. YOU JUST NEED TO MARK IN THE GROUND THE "FEET" OF THE A EVERY TIME THAT THE LINE IS MARKING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTRAL WOOD. APTER MARKING THE LEVEL, | INTERCROP THE PLANTS TO OPTIMIZE THE AREA AND GIVE MORE STABILITY TO THE SOIL. 1 DIG SMALL SWALES. ‘ND THEN COVER ‘THEM WITH BRANCHES ‘AND Leaves. ‘OUR STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH WATER 1S THE SSS: SLOW DOWN THE VELOCITY, SPREAD THE WATER AND SINK IT INTO THE SOIL, THE STEEPER THE SLOPE IS, CLOSER TO ONE ANOTHER SHOULD BE THE LINES AND SWALES, DIGGED WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 M PERPENDICULARHOT COMPOST (22 DAYS? [= Beewe TAKING ~~ CARE OF THE WATER, IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO CARE THAT 16 TRUE. ABOUT THe SOIL. AFTER LEARNING HERE At Home, HOW 70 ConPOST, | NEVER p7 Tue recuniaue Hao “TO BUY INDUSTRIAL THAT Like THE FERTILIZER AGAIN! Most 18 THE Hor compost. r\ easy, rast AND EFFECT. WE JUST NEED THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL: ANIMAL Ry GREEN N-FIKER et feted ASHES AND manure LEAVES LEAVES (NORMALLY THEY ‘Sjaape RESTS OF HAVE THIS PATTERN) cHaRcoaL ‘MAKE THE PILE AND TURN IT OVER ACCORDING TO THE CALENDAR TO CREATE THE BEGT ORGANIC COMPOST! - MAKE THE PILE LIKE IN THE TINCHES OF ASHES PICTURE CMINIMUM SIZE OF 1 MD AND CHARCOAL 2 INCHES OF - PUT SOME ANIMAL KITCHEN 6CRAPS- a Pree seine ieetl : (OF THE PILE TO MAKUAIZE TINCHE OF GREEN LEAVES: o ‘He Speed or Te Paoctss 2 WCHES oF AMAL MRE =< 100 WATER Ln. ony ‘SOME DROPS OF WATER COME 1 FOOT DRY LEAVES 15 METER Ou YEN THE LEAVES ARE seve THe Pu 16 BUT, IT SHOULD Be TURNED SAUEEEEO cone OF LEes TeteR 9 Days ano Tien EVERY OTHER Dar REPLACE Tie Marea ON He OUTEIDE OF “ie Pu To Nue sie vice VERSA TRY To Pur YOUR ARM INSIDE THE PILE UNTIL THE = IF POSSIBLE, KEEP THE pat reesiate meee ef ccpownir inte too \ [Seer tee amr em mel rw [ome ND N A SHADED Peace wor to vo vou = BETWEEN THE SIXTH a =| 7] 3] 9] 1] 73] sao Enh Daf THE PLE al ia SHOULD REACH AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 60°C - WHEN READY, THE PILE ‘SHOULD BE DARK, HOMOGENEOUS, ~ bad _ crite ncitactal a| ia AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TEASED ON GEOFF LAWTON'S WORK™ nNBANANA CIRCLE $0, IF | UNDERSTOOD RIGHT, PERMACULTURE 15 ALL ABOUT CREATING RICH ‘SOIL AND HARVESTING WATER 10 PROMOTE ‘ABUNDANCE? BON BAGAY! THAT'S RIGHT. AND THE BANANA CIRCLE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF BANANA arava einer a WE DIG A HOLE WITH A 1 METER RADIUS AND DEPTH TO RECEIVE THE EXCESS WATER FROM A SWALE, CISTERN OR WATER PUMP. WE PLANT BANANAS AND OTHER PLANTS THAT LIKE A LOT OF WATER AROUND THE HOLE AND WE FILL IT UP WITH ORY LEAVES AND BRANCHES. THE PLANTS USE THE WATER AND TRANSFER IT TO THE AIR THROUGH THEIR LEAVES. ANOTHER PART OF THE WATER SINKS INTO THE GROUND AND THE ORGANIC MATERIAL INSIDE THE CIRCLE DECOMPOSES INTO COMPOST INSIDE THE HOLE. AND THE BEST OF ALL, THE PLANTS ALSO PRODUCE FOOD. IT 1S ALGO POSSIBLE TO HAVE A SEQUENCE OF BANANAS CIRCLES INTERCONNECTED ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE WATER. ZBASED ON THE BOOK PERMACULTURE: A DESINERS! MANUALSURINE FERTILIZER THING THAT WE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE WAS A FERTILIZER MADE OF URINE. THAT'S RIGHT! AND IT I6 SUPER EASY, YOu Just NEED TO FOLLOW SOME STEPS: 1. COLLECT THE URINE 2. LEAVE THE COLLECTED URINE CLOSED IN A CONTAINER IN A PLACE THAT RECEIVES A LOT OF DIRECT ‘SUN FOR 3 MONTHS 4. OPEN A HOLE/DITCH IN THE LAYER OF ORY LEAVES THAT COVER THE SOIL IN THE SIDE OF ‘THE LINE OF PLANTS, POUR THE FERTILIZER AND CLOSE BACK THE HOLE/DITCH. REALL! d LITERALLY TRANSFORMING FATRA CTRASH) INTO DOLLAR! 50 DOES IT MEAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY FERTILIZER ‘ANYMORE? 2. AFTER THIS SAFETY TIME, DILUTE 1 PART (OF URINE IN 10 PARTS (OF WATER THE URINE OF ONE PERSON IS ENOUGH TO KEEP SOILS NUTRIENT RICH BETWEEN 300 TO 1000 Me DEPENDING OF THE CROP. NORMALLY THE FIRST ‘FERTI-IRRIGATION’ IS DONE BEFORE SOWING THE SEEDS AND SHOULD BE CONTINUED WEEKLY UNTIL 1 MONTH BEFORE THE HARVEST. THE URINE SHOULD NEVER BE APPLIED DIRECT IN THE PART OF THE PLANT THAT WILL BE USED. HANDS SHOULD ALWAYS BE CLEANED/WASHED APTER THE USE OF THE URINE FERTILIZER. warer + warer inne Ra ee waren + warer ./, URINE v7 TBASED ON WORKS OF UNIVERSITY OF ROHENHEIN, BERGER BIOTECHNIK AND VALLEY VIEW UNIVERSITY= a]BUCKET COMPOST TOILET LITERALLY 30N sac = as Peed TuRe! aetna 10 opsbive watuné ANDO MIME ITS aes onfTA IN BOAR! procesces Im Saved 10 cate OF Te (lod se | | BEStves ravine serreR WATER Chente neanhy Sos POR y ae NI Gav BNDANT ICES KOM | AND EFFcENT men iNvetonaNbie j PIERRE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EXAMPLE LET ME SEE... OF HOW TO DO HOW ABOUT ALL THESE THE COMPOST THINGS? BUT, WHEN USING A COMPOST TOILET, BESIDES NOT CONTAMINATING THE ENVIRONMENT, WE ALGO MAKE ONE OF THE BEST COMPOSTS THAT THERE |S... THE HUMANURE! THEREFORE, WE CREATE A CYCLE OF ABUNDANCE:BUCKET COMPOST TOILET TO DO THE BUCKET TOILET YOU WILL NEED: = ws bam jscormmiauns ove | Om, Dae ce i a creat EAE TOE MME ALENT SUE TI aA ier esa ey uenas on Savoler uty i Us, Sa ana os Me seroma sty ae ae s fg 4, WHEN CLEANING Yoursete, ‘TuRot THE PAPER OR LEAVES INTO THE 5. cLose 6. WASH Bucker BND CoveR YOUR VEPOSIT With sé sucker. vou wanes, GONE SAWDUST OR ORY LEAVES. & a8 PN ( a! he wow! THAT IS SUPER Is RIGHT. EASY AND SAFE! YOU CAN EVEN AND ALSO THERE HAVE IT INSIDE 1S NO STRONG YOUR HOME. ‘SMELL. S5ASED ON THE HUMANURE HANDBOOKBUCKET COMPOST TOILET TO BUILD THE COMPOST PILE TO PRODLICE HUMANUIRE: 1. CHOOSE A SHADED 2. 01G A FOOT 2. OPEN A HOLE IN THE ‘AREA CLOSE TO BED AND FILL IT WITH LEAVES LAYER AND EMPTY ‘THE Tower. DRY Leaves. ‘THE BUCKET CONTENT. s 4. COVER BACK THE HOLE 6. BUILD UP A FENCE 6. KEEP ADDING THE BUCKET CTHAT Has THE DEPOSI WITH THE AROUND THE PILE TO DEPOSITS AND ORY LEAVES DRY LEAVES AND, WHEN NECESSARY, PROTECT IT AND FACILITATE UNTIL THE PILE REACHES AOD ANOTHER LAYER OF ORY LEAVES. TS VERTICAL GROWTH. AROUND 1,5 METRES OF HIGH. 7. FROM THIS MOMENT, START A NEW 8. AFTER THE "REST" PERIOD, THE PILE SHOULD PILE AND LEAVE THE BIG ONE TO *REST® SHRINK TO 1/3 OF ITS INITIAL size. IT ALSO SHOULD FOR & MONTHS. IN THE FIRST MONTHS HAVE A SOIL'S TEXTURE, SMELL AND COLOR. BY THIS THE PILE SHOULD BE HOT (60°C). such MOMENT, THE MATERIAL HAS ALREADY CHANGED TO PROCESS WILL KILL ALL PATHOGENS. 9B) COMPOST AND CAN BE USED IN THE AGROFOREST. ie —()— ‘TEMPERATURE: STICK AN IRON BAR INTO THE PILE AND LEAVE IT FOR A MOMENT. THEN TAKE IT FROM THE PILE AND CHECK TO SEE IF THE BAR 1S HOT. IF NOT, RESTART THE PROCESS AGAIN. BON BAGAY! EVERYTHING 1S INDEED CONNECTED! LeT’s 00 WITH HUMANURE WITHOUT HUMANURE compost compost AND DON’T FORGET to wash te euccets wir ES ‘i SOAP BEFORE PREPARING THEM SOIL NGO'S EXPERIMENT SHOWING TO BE RE-USED AGAIN! THE QUALITY OF THE HUMANURE. 16CISTERN ‘AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ABUNDANCE, BESIDES FOOD PRODUCTION, IT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO GUARANTEE WATER QUALITY. THAT 16 ‘TRUE PIERRE. AND THAT WE ALREADY DO AT HOME. | COLLECT RAINWATER. LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW WE 09 IT: ‘AT HOME, WE MANUFACTURE WITH ALUMINUM TILE PARTS, BUT IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH TUBES OR OTHER ‘MATERIALS. 2. We PUT A NeT BEFORE THE ENTRANCE OF THE CISTERN TO KEEP THE LEAVES AND INSECTS OUT OF THE RESERVOIR 3. WE CONNECTED THE GUTTER TO THE TANK, IN OUR CASE \ 4 PLASTIC BARREL PS: DON'T LET LIGHT REACH THE INTERIOR OF THE CISTERN TO AVOID ALGAE PROLIFERATION. FIRST RAIN with o1RT WATER G A SMALL ROOF 1S CAPABLE To HARVEST ALOT OF WATER. EACH IMM OF RAIN IN IME SPILLWAY cn mS poet es {BASED ON THE WORK OF EDSON URBANO: THE RESERVOIR CAN BE CONSTRUCTED OR MADE BY REUSING OLD BARRELS OR TANKS, AND CAN HARVEST FROM SOME HUNDRED GALLONS TO THOUSANDS.ROCKET STOVE WELL, TO Save ENERGY | USE THE MOTTO "PRODUCE MORE WITH Less". FOR THAT, | TRY TO USE Less FUEL, DIMINISH THE LOSS OF HEAT AND DIRECT ALL THE PRODUCED HEAT TO THE COOKING PAN. IN THE OPEN FIRE, THE HEAT SPREAD EVERYWHERE THROUGH THE AIR, THUS LOSING ENERGY, WHAT MAKES Us USE MORE WOOD OR CHARCOAL TO HEAT THE PANS. VERY Good! COOKING IS SOMETHING THAT WE 00 EVERY DAY. NORMALLY WE USE AN OPEN FIRE PIT OR ‘A CHARCOAL STOVE. ‘D0 YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION FOR THAT PIERRE? THE STRATEGY WOULD THEN BE TO ISOLATE THE HEAT FROM THE ‘STOVE AND CONCENTRATE IT INTO THE PAN. ALSO, AN OPENING FOR THE AIR SHOULD BE MADE TO ENABLE OXYGEN FOR A BETTER BURN PROCESS. ALWAYS STORE DRY WOOD. PAN WITH ALMOST THE SAME SIZE OF THE STOVE "BURNER GETAWAY" — SKIRT CEXTENSION ABOVE THE STOVE) THAT IMPROVES A TRANSMISSION OF HEAT TO THE PAN PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED AND DRIED WOOD (STICKS) TO BURN. THE THINNER THE WOOD, THE HIGHER THE TEMPERATURE. ps oe AIR OPENING TO IMPROVE THE BURNING PROCESS INSIDE THE STOVE. oe —~S MATERIAL MADE OF ‘MUD WITH ASHES, SAWDUST OR RICE SKIN TO ISOLATE THE HEAT. oe THE INTERN COMPARTMENT CAN BE DONE WITH METAL CANS TO HELP HOLD THE STRUCTURE. THE AIR 1S PREHEATED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CHAMBER BEFORE REACHING THE FIRE IN THE EDGE (OF THE STICKS.FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DEHYORATOR ‘MISS. CAROLA, THE EXAMPLE THAT | LIKE THE MOST IS THE WHILE WE ARE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TALKING ABOUT ENERGY, DEHYORATOR. IT IS WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT SIMPLE, CHEAP (OUR MOST POWERFUL AND EFFICIENT. ENERGY SOURCE: THE SUN. THAT IS TRUE. THE PLANTS, FOR INSTANCE, USE THE ENERGY FROM THE SUN TO GROW. IN WHICH OTHER WAYS CAN WE USE THE SUN's. ENERGY? TO DO ONE YOU WOULD NEED: = || A PIECE OF GLass (OR A THICK TRANSPARENT PLASTIC) WITH THE SIZE Merron THE BOX AND OF THE OPENING Bar iega PUT THE PARTS (OF THE Box. TOGETHER. ‘A WOOD BOX COR FOAM, ‘OR THICK PAPER? WITH THE INTERIOR PAINTED BLACK. NET OF THE size OF THE OPENING oes ATO, THICK GLASS FIX THE NET TO. AVOID THE PASSAGE OF INSECTS woop Box HOLES IN THE SUPERIOR HALF OF BOX WALL 70 EXHAUST THE FIK NET TO HOT AIR AVOID PASSAGE Net IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOK HOLES IN THE INFERIOR HALF OF BOX WALL TO ENABLE THE ENTRANCE INTERN PART OF THE BOX INTERN PAINTED. OF FRESH IR (NOT MADE IN THE ACTUAL BOX) IN BLACK APTER THE DEHYORATOR IS READY, JUST FILL IT WITH FRUITS OR LEGUMES (I LOVE TO USE BANANAS OR TOMATOES) AND LEAVE IT BY THE SUN FOR FEW DAYS. THE FRUITS WILL DEHYDRATE, WHICH WILL ENABLE TO KEEP THEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT GOING BAD. IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO SELL THE PRODUCTION ON A POST-HARVEST PERIOD. | 5ase0 ON THE WORK OF GARDEL - SITIO CURUPIRAT 19SOLAR OVEN AND SOLAR STOVE HEY, THIS 1S VERY exAcTLY! NeW FOR ME, PLEASE INTERESTING IN THIS WAY, WE TELL ME MORE! ‘THIS PERMACULTURE: CAN BUILD ‘AN ABUNDANT LIFE. WE SHOULD MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE ANOTHER WAY OF ‘DOING THAT IS BY USING THE SUN'S ENERGY TO. COOK. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT IT? TO MAKE A SOLAR STOVE YOU JUST NEED A PARABOLOID SURFACE THAT IS ABLE TO REFLECT THE SUNLIGHT AND A SUPPORT FOR A PAN IN THE FOCAL HEIGHT (POINT WHERE THE REFLECTED LIGHT GETS CONCENTRATED IN A POINT). REMEMBER: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE LIGHT IN THE FOCAL POINT AND ALWAYS USE SUNGLASSES WHILE USING THE SOLAR STOVE. THE PARABOLOID SHAPE COLLECTS ALL ‘THE SOLAR RAYS AND REFLECTS THEM Bam aicsicts 22c4: row THE SoLAR stove SHOULD BE ORIENTED TO THE SUN AND REORIENTED FOLLOWING THE SUN'S MOVEMENTS ‘ALONG THE DAY. BLACK PAN TO HELP IN THE HEAT ABSORPTION AT ‘THE FOCAL POINT ) ccs Faiso on ie sous stove busine THe PeRacuLTunae cxpemience At cumin suneace pavonna, TP: A UMBRELLA vas THe suave cpabeay tape Om PANIED) oF A GREAT PanaBoLcio! ‘on minnone THE SOLAR OVEN IS COMPOSED BY TWO WOOD BOX COR PAPER) WITH AN INSULATION FOAM, BLANKET, SAWDUST) IN BETWEEN. IT HAS A THICK GLASS LEAD AND REFLECTION TABS. BOTH INTERIOR AND PAN SHOULD BE BLACK. THE sora THE ANGLE OF THE REFLECTIVE ABS OVEN SHOULD BE SHOULD TRANSFER THE LIGHT INTO THE THE LEAD SHOULD ORIENTED TOWARDS (OVEN TO IMPROVE ITS POTENCY. FIT EXACTLY $0 THE SUN AND ITS IT CAN TRAP THE POSITION SHOULD BE HOT AIR INSIDE ADJUSTED FREQUENT. THE OVEN. INTERN BOX EGGS COOKED IN A INTERIOR IN BLACh soLan Ove THE PERMACULTURE EXPERIENCE AT BAYONNAI. EXTERNAL BOXSOLAR WATER HEATER AND PET LIGHT ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT USES THE ENERGY OF THE SUN TO TRANSFORM FATRA INTO DOLLAR Is THE SOLAR WATER HEATER. IT IS VERY EASY TO DO: 1. PAINT THE 2. CUT THE BOTTOM OF 2. PAINT TETRAPAKS BLACK “4. REPEAT THE PIPES BLACK AND PLASTIC BOTTLES AND ‘AND PUT THEM INSIDE THE PROCESS IN THE CONNECT THEM _GLUETHEM ON THE PIPES. _ BOTTLES, UNDER THE PIPES. OTHER PIPES. THE BOTTLES WILL PROMOTE A PAINT THE GLASS HOUSE EFFECT, LOCKING RESERVOIR BLACK THE HEAT INSIDE. THE BLACK 0 IMPROVE COLOR HELPS TO ABSORB THE EFFICIENCY. HEAT THAT WILL BE TRANSFERRED 7O THE WATER INSIDE THE PIPES. | THE HOT WATER WILL NATURALLY MOVE TO THE UPPER PART OF THE RESERVOIR. THE SOLAR CATCHMENT TUBES: SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY UNLEVELED WITH THE LEFT SIDE HIGHER. THE BOTTLE LAMP 16 A GOOD WAY OF ENLIGHTENING A HOUSE INTERIOR DURING THE DAY: TS. “Hh, VASA 1 eur & HOLE ON THE ROOF FOR 2. mu up tue sommes s.amacn tae “ATTACH THE Plece Lies PLasTic BOTTLE OF ROOF WITH THE Tar WiLL BE ATTACHED ON an WITH WATER AND A FEW BOTTLE TO AN EXTRA Borne IN THE ROOF DROPS OF CHLORINE PIECE OF THE ROOF EXTRA PIECE OF THE ROOF) EACH BOTTLE CAN REACH THE EQUIVALENT OF A 60 watts ELECTRIC LAMP. THe Bore WILL WORK As A PRISM, REFRACTING AND AMPLIFYING THE SOLAR LIGHT INTO THE HOUSE.BICYCLE-MACHINE ‘ANOTHER OPTION, THE BICYCLE-BLENDER, WHEN WE THINK OF FOR INSTANCE, LISeS THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ARE Y! FRICTION OF THE TIRE TO TURN PEDAL POWER MACHINES. THE AX ADAPTED TO THE J) 80N Bacay! IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE BASE OF A BLENDER. wit THE SUCH TECHNOLOGY AND PERMACULTURE ADAPT ALL KINDS YOU DEFINITELY OF MACHINES! ( TRANSFORM PATRA INTO DOLLAR! FOR THE MILL, THE CHAIN OF THE OLD BICYCLE 1S CONNECTED DIRECTLY ON THE ADAPTED MACHINE AND THE TIRE IS FILLED WITH CONCRETE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE MORE POWER INTO ITS SPIN. WE SAY THAT CREATIVITY IS THE LIMIT TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE BICYCLE-MACHINES. PEANUT PEELER WATER PUMPISBN 978-859347806-2 i 788593 478062 International 4 Christian Development Mission ora Permac = ultur NX ar