Recent Posts Tagged With 'tools'

• USDA Zones…Gardener Powered!

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 01:01 in garden, websites, tools, permaculture

  Folio - USDA Zone for garden Our zone map is created by thousands of gardeners from all around the world. Sign up and add your zone! Search by address on this map to find your local USDA Zone! (anywhere in the world) map [folia] Tagged: Garden, Pe...

• Cartagen 0.5 – Mapping Tools

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 15:34 in tools, open source, maps, permaculture

  Cartagen (http://cartagen.org) is a vector-based, client-side framework for rendering maps in native HTML 5. Written in JavaScript, it uses the new Canvas element to load mapping data from various sources, including OpenStreetMap. In short, Cartagen ...

• Learn how to use a dumpy, tilting, automatic, or rotating laser level

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 21:52 in websites, tools, research, permaculture

  Level There are many types of leveling instruments.  This website shows you how to set one up. How to use a level? ...

• Climate change in Google Earth

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 07:07 in google, videos, websites, tools, research, permaculture

  Explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth and find out about possible solutions for adaptation and mitigation, ahead of the UN’s climate conference in Copenhagen in December (COP15). Find out more and raise your voi...

• How to make a rocket stove

  Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 15:29 in design, tools, research, permaculture, structures

  * IMPORTANT NOTE * be sure to use BLACK STOVE PIPE when building rocket stoves… apparently, the silver galvanized piping used in this video releases toxins while burning. source ...

• DIY Permablitz Kit

  Posted on Friday August 7th, 2009 at 04:37 in garden, tools, open source, permaculture

  This is a useful Do It Yourself Permablitz kit. DIY Permablitz Kit (PDF) Source ...

• View your FreeMind mindmap online with Flash

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 06:35 in tools, maps, permaculture

  I had a lot of interest around my article on FreeMind, the free mind mapping software.  See my original article here.  Since writing this post I have found a useful way of presenting the mind map on-line with Flash Browser.  This tool allows you t...

• Permaculture Slideshows

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 05:33 in tools, teacher, permaculture

  Here is a group of slideshows using the keyword Permaculture.  You may find something of interest here. Slideshows ...

• A Free Toolkit for NGOs and Social Enterprise

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 05:37 in tools, research, open source, permaculture

  IDEO partnered with International Development Enterprises (IDE), Heifer International, ICRW, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a toolkit for applying Human-Centered Design to inspire new solutions to difficult challenges within co...

• A Pattern Language

  Posted on Friday July 17th, 2009 at 04:14 in books, book, design, tools, urban, permaculture, structures

  Summary of a book by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, with Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel. Published by Oxford University Press. The original book contains much essential detail behind each of the followi...

• Compost mix calculator

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 23:53 in tools, permaculture, soil

  This Compost Mix Calculator solves for the TOTAL carbon to nitrogen ratio of up 4 materials (or less) in a mix. The calculations use average bulk weights per cubic foot, average moisture contents and take into account the availability of carbon. Wood...

• Calculate your roof’s solar potential

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 06:24 in websites, tools, research, maps, permaculture, structures

  We are a solar array modeling service and community determined to help consumers evaluate solar for their home or business and to create greater awareness for solar overall. Calculate your roof’s solar potential. RoofRay ...

• Print what you like

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 19:39 in tools, permaculture

  I normally don’t promote a website like this on my blog, but I think that this find will not only help you save money and paper but also support the environment so it deserves a mention. Tired of printing web pages only to find your printout is...

• FreeMind – Free mind mapping software

  Posted on Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 at 15:42 in tools, research, maps, permaculture

  Why not convert your permaculture ideas into a mind map?  What is a mind map? A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, vis...

• Capturing HEAT Five Earth-Friendly Cooking Technologies and How to Build Them

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 04:47 in tools, research, documents, permaculture, structures

  By Dean Still and Jim Kness Contents: 4 INTRODUCTION 4 Saving Biomass Resources Worldwide 7 MARIA TELKES SOLAR COOKER 8 How to Design a Powerful Solar Cooker 10 How to Build the Plywood Telkes Cooker 16 CONICAL COOKER 16 Reflections on Solar Cooking ...