Low Tech Podcast, No. 75 – 26 Jan 2024
Hydrogen Power in 2100
Let’s talk #hydrogen in the year 2100.
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Low Tech Podcast, No. 74 – 12 Jan 2024
Hot-Box Compost Study
A look back at a two-year compost study we’re wrapping up here at the institute.
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A compost pile has been a ubiquitous part of the food system since we first domesticated plants, but we’re missing out if we just use the finished material for fertilizer. Composting is a complex biological process that creates almost everything a plant needs to thrive: heat, moisture, nutrients, and carbon dioxide—the only thing missing is … More Full-Circle Composting: Get More than Just Fertilizer
Low Tech Podcast, No. 63 – 13 Jan 2022
The Future of Composting
We’re joined this week by Matt Crisp (@matt.crunchy) to hop in our time machine and visit 2073 to learn about local, post-transition compost systems in the Midwest, Southwest, and New England.
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A few years ago we built a chicken coop using wood from a dead spruce on our property. You can see a video of the whole process in parts I and II. We also had a few blog posts with details of the build and plaster walls. We have plans to build a new timber … More Timber Frame Compost Hutch Design
This project tests the performance of a modular, scalable compost box that uses a composting chamber to support an attached growing bed with nitrogen, moisture, carbon dioxide, and heat to grow greens in the shoulder and off seasons; includes a series of controlled tests to determine best practices. … More Research Project No. 7 — Hot Box Compost: Modular Composting System that Heats, Waters, and Fertilizes Grow Bed for Off-Season Production
I’ve run out of compost! I’m not half-way through getting my beds in order and I’ve already distributed what I thought was a large pile of black gold. Without going off campus (and out of pocket) to buy more, I’m going to have to get creative to build up some carbon and nitrogen source for … More Compost Goals — via Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Don’t worry, I’m not composting my chickens, instead I’ve hired my chickens as sanitation workers. With a few minor modifications of your compost stall and composting habits, you can give your chickens supplemental food as well as speed the decomposition of your inputs to complete compost. The Composter This takes a bit of planning and … More DIY Project — Chicken Composter