Administrator
December 29, 2014
Community, Design, Harmful Chemicals, Permaculture, Uncategorized
Edible Landscaping, swale, water quality
Responsible water stewardship is an important topic that many people have not considered. Recently the Natural Resources Defense Council rated Ohio worst in the nation for water quality, worst in the nation. This is one distinction I do not want…
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Administrator
September 12, 2014
Biodiesel, Design, Sustainable, Technology, Uncategorized
Alternative Fuel, M1009, Waste Vegetable Oil, WVO
I know it has been a long time since I updated you on the progress of the waste vegetable oil project vehicle, but that has been for a few very good reasons. The most important reason is the fact that…
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Administrator
January 7, 2014
Community, Design, Edible Landscaping, Gardens, Permaculture, Sustainable, Uncategorized
Great Lakes Permaculture, PDC Class, Permaculture, Training, Weekend PDC
Weekend Classes Due to busy schedules and the strong interest in a weekend class, Great Lakes Permaculture will be providing a weekend set of classes starting in April 5/6, 12/13, 26/27, May 3/4, 10/11. The classes will be on Saturday…
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Administrator
December 26, 2013
Design, Permaculture, Solar, Uncategorized
smartphone, Solar, solar energy, solar path
I am always looking for information to provide clients regarding their site specifics, sometimes at remote locations this can be quite a chore. This handy little program provides sunrise and sunset along with solar path information on a variety of…
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Administrator
December 23, 2013
Design, Solar, Straw Bale, Sustainable, Technology
Brian Waite, Crucks House, green building, straw bale, zero energy
We have talked about straw bale houses before, they are energy efficient and can be easy to build depending on your preferences. I am happy to say that my youngest son Joel is planning a straw bale home in the…
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Administrator
February 17, 2013
Community, Design, Gardens, Uncategorized
Master Gardener
This coming weekend, the Seneca County Master Gardeners will be hosting a presentation to get you ready for spring. The presentation will be February 23rd from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon at the county extension agency located at 3140 S.R.…
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Administrator
February 15, 2013
Design, Gardens, Sustainable, Uncategorized
Cold Hardy, Tropical
I have been approached recently by several people that would like to create a tropical getaway in their own backyard, their reasons were sound for the request, stemming from the cost of air fare for the family, the cost of…
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Administrator
January 24, 2013
Design, Solar, Sustainable, Technology
electric vehicle, Solar
I normally make a trip to the Detroit Auto Show, partially for the work that I perform as an automotive glass designer and partially for the fun of it. It is always exciting to see the new models, concept cars,…
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Administrator
December 30, 2012
Design, Sustainable, Technology, Uncategorized
Energy
Many people see technology projects for under developed countries as a waste of time because it does not affect them here, but I look at the technology improvements as improvements for everyone. In the case of the following project Gravity…
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Administrator
December 27, 2012
Design, Sustainable, Technology, Uncategorized
Automotive, Sustainable, Technology
Working with many automotive engineers have really impressed me within the last few years as they strive to replace most fossil laden components with more sustainable products. Recently Bridgestone Corp. announced that they have developed a concept tire Bridgestone said…
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