This is a 3 day course in Oct, 14,15,16., with the first half day covering theory, notes, sizing, voltage, batteries, grid connect, installation and mast design, so you will also have a good knowledge of wind energy and turbines. Then its hands on building a very efficient turbine, which can be built to different voltage outputs and sizes.. The larger the rotor diameter the more monthly output in units you will get.. The larger the inverter in the electronics, the more kw of power you can run at any time.. I go through this type of theory carefully , with notes..
Organic growing and sustainable living
General discussion about organic growing and sustainable living - share and discuss information related to the general philosophy promoted by WWOOF.
You may also include links to events, activities and media that may be of interest to other WWOOF Ireland members.
Polytunnels for wheelchair users
Hi everybody,
Is there anybody with experience in putting up tunnels for wheelchair users?
I work in a Cheshire home. We're currently planning a multi-sensory and crop-producing polytunnel & gardens for residents and visitors. This is what i'm thinking of at the moment:
- tunnel size 18 x 56 ft.
- to dig out topsoil & pour a layer of concrete. Build a surrounding block-wall (2 blocks high??) on that, plus raised beds. Erect the tunnel on top/over that.
If anybody here has any experience with this, let me know - i'd love to learn from you!
Loudi
Donkey for company, lawn mowing, sustainability
Hi there everyone,
thought, I'd post this message in the forum and see what opinions and experiences you have made with keeping a small number of animals, in particular donkeys.
We are thinking of getting one or two donkeys, firstly because we love animals and we have some land and time available to look after them, secondly because we spent hours last summer mowing our grass with a conventional petrol powered lawn mower and don't want to go down that road again.
Polytunnell
We are ready to purchase a polytunnell. All help and advice welcome. Perhaps some advice on where and what type to buy? Thanks
Earthships are they worth building and if so how do I go about doing it?
We are planning to build a large retaining wall outside our property. We've looked into using steel and cement, drystone, lime mortor v cement etc etc. The earthship concept seems to be a good one. We can recycle what we have, reuse old tyres and stay away from using steel and cement but does it actually work?
