Twin Springs

Homestead Research Institute

General Idea

Solar Heated Water

Solar Heated Household

Solar Heated Pool Water

Washing Machine Graywater

Dig

Fill

Plumb

Plant

Planter

Dishwasher Graywater

Bathroom Graywater

Solar Drying

Solar Cooking

Box Oven Design Basics

Parabolic Reflector

Sun Oven Comments

Windowsill Hydroponics

Food Production

Composting kitchen waste

Coffee Grounds

Drying Food

Desert Planter Setup

Olives

Other People's Projects

Free Educational Software

Stok Trading

Sudoku Hint Provider

Board Cutting Optimizer

Contact Us

The general idea. An organization whose purpose is to facilitate internet and social connections and technical details related to efficient and enjoyable pursuit of the homesteading lifestyle. Actually, we are looking for a more descriptive term than homesteading. Our notion involves the tinkering, building, and producing one's own food, energy and shelter. While we admire the various movements, Homesteading seems to imply more self-sufficiency than we can achieve; green implies more attention to energy balance sheets than we find enjoyable; thinking globally seems too overwhelming. But acting locally sounds good. We like local-steading but you get the idea.


Specifically this site

  • describes various activities we've tried in the hope that one or two folks find them interesting, and possibly improve on them. All such ideas are donated to the public domain. All projects described so far have been in the US Southwest, specifically in the Phoenix, AZ, area.
  • points to other web sites that seem provide solid information to build other things a homeowner/tinkerer might find useful
If you have corrections or other feedback on the project pages, or suggestions for web sites, please contact me.

 



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