Michigan University researchers have devised what looks like the world’s first fully transparent solar cell. Think of all of those tall glass buildings; wouldn’t it be nice if all that incoming solar energy was harvested somehow? Likewise, why not let your smartphone...
Out on the horizon of agriculture’s future, an army 40,000 strong is marching towards a shimmering goal. They see the potential for a global food system where pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers are but relics of a faded age. They are not farmers, but they are...
Running Water & Sufficient Drop Microhydro 24/7 From Wikipedia: Microhydro is a type of hydroelectric power that typically produces up to 100 kW of electricity using the natural flow of water. These installations can provide power to an isolated home or small...
Permaculture is notoriously hard to define. A recent survey shows that people simultaneously believe it is a design approach, a philosophy, a movement, and a set of practices. This broad and contradiction-laden brush doesn’t just make permaculture hard to describe. It...
Listen, Learn, & Love Permaculture Voices second major conference was recently completed. The conference and podcast being delivered by Diego Sanchez is receiving praises by many through out the permaculture community, right so. Here is a direct link to some of the...
Hawaii Lowline Cattle Co. becomes Certified Grassfed. The Hawaii Lowline Cattle Co. has become the first farming business in Hawaii to become Certified Grassfed by Animal Welfare Approved. This is the only certification in the U.S. that guarantees food products come...
The Kumukoa House community would like to thank The UH Hilo Student Association (UHHSA) for funding the permaculture parking lot at the UH Hilo campus. The project is a sustainability initiative supported by the UH Hilo College of Agriculture, The UH Hilo...
Get Nuked With Fukushima Water Energy Drink A high energy drink sourced straight from the Fukushima site. It sounds absurd and it is. But for the three Berlin art directors behind a new digital campaign this fictitious drink also raises an important issue: Four...
Moving or Moved Recently? Casting Call Aloha! I was recently contacted by a woman looking for some talent for a potential tv episode: Did you recently relocate from a big city to the farm? Or are you planning on making this move sometime soon? We want to hear your...
