The Urban Farming Guys Sustainable Technology WIKI - User contributions [en]

Rainwater Catchment

2013-02-06T06:27:14Z

Michele: Modular water tank system construction with materials needed, instructions, & pictures..

"Here are the step-by-step instructions for building a modular water tank system which works either as a single tank or as multiple tanks connected together for greater water storage capacity."

http://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/recycled-plastic-drum-rainwater-tank/

[[Category:Water Technology]]

Hoop House

2013-02-06T05:10:13Z

Michele: How To Build A Low-Cost Hoop House..

How To Build A Low-Cost Hoop House, with instructions, pictures, parts list, etc:

http://www.kerrcenter.com/pdf/hoophouse-howto.pdf

http://www.kerrcenter.com/publications/hoophouse/hoophouse-materials.pdf

[[Category:Housing and Construction]]

Passive solar greenhouse

2013-02-06T04:55:23Z

Michele: Passive Solar Greenhouse Plans

Plans for a Passive Solar Greenhouse:

http://www.byexample.com/homestead/greenhouse/passive_solar_greenhouse_plans.html

http://www.byexample.com/library/illustrations/homestead_plans/passive_solar_greenhouse_plans.pdf

http://www.byexample.com/library/illustrations/homestead_plans/passive_solar_house_works.pdf

[[Category:Solar Power]]

Methane Bio-digesters

2013-02-06T04:53:19Z

Michele: Instructions on how to build an underground plant to digest and produce methane to be used as a renewable energy source..

How To Build a 100 Cubic Foot a Day Methane Gas Plant:
Instructions on how to build an underground plant to digest and produce methane to be used as a renewable energy source.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/methane-gas-zmaz71ndzgoe.aspx

[[Category:Alternate Energy]]

Solar Power

2013-01-29T05:55:25Z

Michele: Blanked the page

Solar Water Heater

2013-01-29T05:50:39Z

Michele: How to make a solar water heater from plastic bottles..

Retired mechanic in Brazil, Jose Alano, invented a rooftop solar water heater with plastic bottles.

http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/climate_change_and_energy/477574/how_to_make_a_solar_water_heater_from_plastic_bottles.html

[[Category:Alternate Energy]]
[[Category:solar water heater]]
[[Category:plastic bottles]]
[[Category:Brazil]]

Methane Bio-digesters

2013-01-29T05:46:51Z

Michele: How To Build a 100 Cubic Foot a Day Methane Gas Plant..

Solar Power

2013-01-29T05:33:35Z

Michele: Retired mechanic Jose Alano invented a simple, cheap, energy saving rooftop solar water heater which is benefiting thousands of people.

Retired mechanic in Brazil, Jose Alano, invented a rooftop solar water heater with plastic bottles.

http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/climate_change_and_energy/477574/how_to_make_a_solar_water_heater_from_plastic_bottles.html

[[Category:Alternate Energy]]
[[Category:solar power]]
[[Category:water heater]]
[[Category:plastic bottles]]
[[Category:Brazil]]

Solar Power

2013-01-29T05:24:42Z

Michele:

http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/climate_change_and_energy/477574/how_to_make_a_solar_water_heater_from_plastic_bottles.html

[[Category:Alternate Energy]]

Wiki Procedure

2013-01-29T05:13:19Z

Michele:

== Getting Started ==
*'''Logging in:''' To edit the wiki, you will need to '''[[Special:UserLogin|request an account]]''' first in the upper right of any wiki page. Your short bio will appear on your user page.
*Where you can post - Most all sub pages are editable, use the edit button at the upper right.
*This wiki is focused on a wide variety of Topics around the technologies and practices that help contribute to thriving, resilient, & self-sustaining communities.
*The purpose of this wiki is to be a shared source of best practices, research, plans and data that is accumulated and refined over time by the user-base.

== Wiki Strategy - How you can help the most ==
*Don’t be afraid to post research as you go, it will be organized along the way.
*It is good for the wiki to go wide first, then go deep. Even posting a good link to get a page started is helpful. See wiki guidelines below on posting links. Here is a list of empty pages that need to be developed. - [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted Pages]]
*A slightly developed wiki page will at least contain a link to a well developed article on the subject from another site.
*A partially developed wiki article should be helpful in developing open source plans for implementing each technology.
*The end product wiki article will have full research, best practices, documented results, open source plans or links to open source plans for implementing the technology, including parts lists, budgets, and prototype videos.

== Wiki Guidelines ==
*No Spam!
*Do not recreate the wheel, or duplicate content on this site. Please do a search on this site before posting an article, also do a Google search.
*If another site has already done a good job researching and developing a topic more than you planned to then just post a link to that site using [[Basic wiki syntax|wiki link syntax]]. Do not Link to sites that post only partial information in order to sell their book or video on the topic, unless they have published a significant article on the topic or have open source plans available online, then link directly to that article. Only link to outside articles that are significant and thorough, if the articles are weak then we need to create our own and remove the outside link. Each article should not have many links going out if the first link is significant, too many links will be moderated as spam.
*Do strive for clarity, brevity, quality, and please get acquainted with the existing wiki data and organization before posting. Please write using the most common vocabulary, avoiding uncommon language as this wiki should be easy to understand for all.
*Do not copy content from other locations.
*Give credit to the source when referencing someone's work.

==How to edit==
*[[basic wiki syntax]]
*[[categories]]
*[[images]]
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Help online resources]

== Making it Great ==
*Use lots of Categories when editing a post- it really helps the wiki flow and navigation
*Use Pictures and Picture Galleries - most people learn best visually
<gallery>
File:Basement-aquaponics-system-front-view.png|front view
File:Basement-aquaponics-system-side-view.png|side view
File:Basement-aquaponics-system-parts-list.png|parts list
</gallery>

[[Category:Wiki Procedure]]
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:General]]

Wiki Procedure

2013-01-29T05:07:35Z

Michele:

== Getting Started ==
*'''Logging in:''' To edit the wiki, you will need to '''[[Special:UserLogin|request an account]]''' first in the upper right of any wiki page. Your short bio will appear on your user page.
*Where you can post - Most all sub pages are editable, use the edit button at the upper right.
*This wiki is focused on a wide variety of Topics around the technologies and practices that help contribute to thriving, resilient, & self sustaining communities.
*The purpose of this wiki is to be a shared source of best practices, research, plans and data that is accumulated and refined over time by the user-base.

== Wiki Strategy - How you can help the most ==
*Don’t be afraid to post research as you go, it will be organized along the way.
*It is good for the wiki to go wide first, then go deep. Even posting a good link to get a page started is helpful. See wiki guidelines below on posting links. Here is a list of empty pages that need to be developed. - [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted Pages]]
*A slightly developed wiki page will at least contain a link to a well developed article on the subject from another site.
*A partially developed wiki article should be helpful in developing open source plans for implementing each technology.
*The end product wiki article will have full research, best practices, documented results, open source plans or links to open source plans for implementing the technology, including parts lists, budgets, and prototype videos.

== Wiki Guidelines ==
*No Spam!
*Do not recreate the wheel, or duplicate content on this site. Please do a search on this site before posting an article, also do a Google search.
*If another site has already done a good job researching and developing a topic more than you planned to then just post a link to that site using [[Basic wiki syntax|wiki link syntax]]. Do not Link to sites that post only partial information in order to sell their book or video on the topic, unless they have published a significant article on the topic or have open source plans available online, then link directly to that article. Only link to outside articles that are significant and thorough, if the articles are weak then we need to create our own and remove the outside link. Each article should not have many links going out if the first link is significant, too many links will be moderated as spam.
*Do strive for clarity, brevity, quality, and please get acquainted with the existing wiki data and organization before posting. Please write using the most common vocabulary, avoiding uncommon language as this wiki should be easy to understand for all.
*Do not copy content from other locations.
*Give credit to the source when referencing someone's work.

==How to edit==
*[[basic wiki syntax]]
*[[categories]]
*[[images]]
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Help online resources]

== Making it Great ==
*Use lots of Categories when editing a post- it really helps the wiki flow and navigation
*Use Pictures and Picture Galleries - most people learn best visually
<gallery>
File:Basement-aquaponics-system-front-view.png|front view
File:Basement-aquaponics-system-side-view.png|side view
File:Basement-aquaponics-system-parts-list.png|parts list
</gallery>

[[Category:Wiki Procedure]]
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:General]]