Rainwater Harvesting With IBC Tanks

Recently, I helped a friend design and install his rainwater harvesting system. This was made much easier by my recent experience in Tucson, Arizona. The water harvesting certification from Watershed Management Group was filled to the brim with knowledge, and math. But I digress… Rainwater Harvesting System: So, my friend Mike contacts me and asks…

Composting Toilet Installation

Finally installed a composting toilet What is a composting, or dry, toilet? Now, you might be thinking. “Is this one of those things like the port-a-potty at events, or bathrooms at campsites?” The answer is a resounding, no. Composting toilets have been around for ever. They are recycling devices; unlike flush toilets, which are disposal…

Moved again, garden project, etc…

Guess what? It’s that time again. What time you ask? Time to move again!!! Here we are again. Moved into another place and looking to improve upon the land. This time around, lucky for us, we are living in a property owned by good friends. This makes us much more comfortable and creates the spirit…

Building a Cheap and Easy DIY Garden Bed

Added loggs to the bed for hugelkultur effect

I’ve been garden-less for the past two years and wanted to put together an easy DIY garden bed. So in true fashion, I started looking into MANY different designs: RootSimple‘s strawbale raised bed was surely on my mind. They used strawbales and mixed manure with lots of nitrogen. The idea seems great and the results…

Timber Frame workshop at Dancing Rabbit eco village

As you might have read on the Greenman Project FaceBook page, I have been at Dancing Rabbit Eco village in Missouri. I am visiting good friends for a month and participating in a workshop to build their timber frame, more specifically roundwood, home. Missouri, unlike California, has no building codes to speak of, so here…