GULP Local Links
From CFI
GULP LINKS
Please add your favorites. [Note: This page was started from a set of links contributed by Brian C to the Andorprojex Yahoo group on 6/5/06]
Appliances
1kW Refrigerator http://mtbest.net/chest_fridge.pdf
Solar Water Heater http://www.solaror.or/Publications/Batch_Plans.htm
Estufa Junta Stove http://www.efn.org/~apro/AT/atjusta.html
Rocket Stove http://www.efn.org/~apro/AT/atrocketpage.html
Solar Ovens http://solarcooking.org/plans.htm
Bio-Diesel
Bio-Diesel Information http://www.localb100.com
Bio-Diesel Tutorials http://biodieselcommunity.org
Utah Bio-Diesel Cooperative http://www.utahbiodiesel.org
First Batch http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/biodiesel.html
Biorefinery
Small-scale BioRefineries http://www.PureVisionTechnology.com
Changing World Technologies http://www.changingworldtech.com
Childcare Cooperative
Child-minding Co-op http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/2_01_child_mind.html
Community Organizations
Fellowship for Intentional Communities http://www.ic.org
Federation of Egalitarian Communities http://thefec.org
Ecovillage Network of the Americas http://ena.ecovillage.org/English/index.html
Global Ecovillage Network http://gen.ecovillage.org
Cohousing Association http://www.cohousing.org
Conflict Resolution
Heartwood CoHousing http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/AGREEMENTS/CONRES.html
Cobb Hill CoHousing http://www.cobbhill.org/craConflictTransformation.html
Composting
http://www.weblife.org/humanure
http://www.howtocompost.org/info/info_composting.asp#decomposition
with worms http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html
Decision Making
Consensus Decision Making http://www.treegroup.info/topics
Consensus Resource Sheet http://www.treegroup.info/resources/handout-resources.pdf
On Conflict and Consensus http://www.wandreilagh.org/consensus.pdf
Makings of a good meeting http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/kjwolf/facilitate/facimanu.html
Facilitating Meetings Effectively http://www.casagordita.com/meetings.htm
How to make meetings work in a culturally diverse group http://www.casagordita.com/diverse.htm
Diesel to Oil conversion
Straight vegetable oil as diesel fuel http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html
How to http://www.oilpress.com/drive_your_diesel.htm
Regulations http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/vegoil.htm
Eco-Agriculture
http://www.acresusa.com/magazines/magazine.htm>
Find Local http://www.localharvest.org
Ecovillages
Sustainable community http://sustcomm.com links to most established ecovillages
The Farm http://www.thefarm.org TN
Twin Oaks http://www.twinoaks.org VA
Dancing Rabbit http://www.dancingrabbit.org> MI
Ithica http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us NY
Abundant Dawn http://www.abundantdawn.org VA
Earthaven Ecovillage http://www.earthaven.org NC
Findhorn Ecovillage http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com Scotland
Abundance Ecovillage http://www.abundance-ecovillage.com IA
Faerie Hill Farm http://www.faeriehillfarm.com IN
Challenge http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC29/Gilman1.htm
Development http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC29/Gilman2.htm
What is http://http://gen.ecovillage.org/about/wiaev.php
Changing patterns http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC01/Gilman2.htm
Village and beyond http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC01/Gilman3.htm
Education
Sudbury Valley School http://www.sudval.org largest democratic school
Albany Free School http://www.albanyfreeschool.com internships
Clearwater School http://www.clearwaterschool.com Seattle, WA
Mississippi Freedom School Curriculum http://www.educationanddemocracy.org
The Education Revolution http://www.educationrevolution.org/demschool.html lists of schools & conference info
The farm School http://www.thefarmcommunity.com/farm_school/index.htm
Electric Vehicles
Electric Motorcycle conversion http://www.21wheels.com/elninja.html
US Elec.Car Importer http://www.zapworld.com
Neighborhood Electric Vehicles http://www.electric-bikes.com/nev.htm
Conversion Components http://www.cloudelectric.com/generic133.html
Conversion Kits, Manuals; Consulting http://www.electroauto.com
Energy Efficiency
Structure orientation & design http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/energy
General & solar thermal http://faeriehillfarm.com/HOME_ENERGY.php
Energy Conservation in Construction and Design http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/bgbb/7/ecep/constr/constr.htm
Renewable energy http://www.aresearchguide.com/energy.html
Encyclodedia of Alt.Energy & Sustainable Living http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/AEmain.html
http://energy.sourceguides.com/index.shtml
Radiant Barrier http://www.energyefficientsolutions.com/radiantbarrier.asp
Environmentally-Friendly Home http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/0,21770,684236,00.html
Finance
Sunrise Credit Union http://www.sunrisecreditunion.org/home
Permaculture Credit Union http://www.pcuonline.org
SHARE Microcredit Program http://www.schumachersociety.org/share_microcredit.html
Fuel Cells
Methane http://www.fuelcellstore.com/cgi-bin/fuelweb/view=NavPage/cat=26
Gasoline to Electric conversion
Very detailed with pictures, EE http://www.metricmind.com/ac_honda/main2.htm
Old school & links to others http://www.evconvert.com
Geothermal Energy
http://mtbest.net/heat_pump.html
Green Building
http://www.angels-nest.org/images/naturalenergy.htm
http://www.enertia.com/index.htm
Ecological Building http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/colloquium.html
Green Building http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook
Green Building Program http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/colloquium.html
Terminology http://www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=16756
Bamboo http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/eng/fr_referate.html
Bamboo http://www.bambooliving.com/environment.html
Bousillage http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/bgbb/7/ecep/drafting/a/app-a.htm
Cob http://weblife.org/cob/index.html
Cob http://www.cobcottage.com/questions
Cob http://www.chatlink.com/%7Esequoia/index.html
Earth bag http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/ricelane.htm
Earth ships http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthship.htm
Domes http://www.desertdomes.com/formula.html
Rice Hulls http://www.esrla.com/pdf/The-Rice-Hull-House2.pdf & www.esrla.com/shotgun/frame.htm
Straw bale http://www.solarhaven.org/StarterStrawBale.htm
Earthen floors http://www.dancingrabbit.org/newsletter/Newsletter0701-floors.php (6 parts sand, 2 parts clay, 1 part finely chopped straw)
Earthen floors http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/floor.html
Earthen floors http://www.housealive.org/articles/article_earthen_floors.htm 5 in road base + 1 in (70% sand, 30% clay and about 10% straw)
Papercrete http://www.livinginpaper.com
Small houses make sense http://www.housealive.org/articles/article_small-houses-make-sense.htm
22 important reasons to build naturally http://www.alternatives.com/cob-building/22.html
Greywater Systems
Garden Use http://www.greywater.com/treatment.htm
Central http://www.oasisdesign.net/greyater/index.htm
Hydo Energy
Rain energy collector http://www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/product.cfm/dp/1200/sd/1201/ts/1017101
Land Trust
Land Trust Alliance http://www.lta.org
Institute for Community Economics http://www.iceclt.org
Local Currency
LETSystem http://www.gmlets.u-net.com/design/home.html
Ithaca Hours http://www.ithacahours.org
Dancing Rabbit Hours http://www.dancingrabbit.org/economy/lettuce-patch.php
Nomadic Housing
Yomes http://www.redskyshelters.com/
Tipi Construction http://http://collections.ic.gc.ca/notukeu/tipi_e.htm
Yurt Construction http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/articles/yurt
Pacific Yurts http://www.yurt.com
Organic Food Production
Aquaculture http://208.201.254.220/aqua.shtml
Example aquaculture http://tchs.tyle.k12.wv.us/tchs/staff/rallen/aqua/aqua.htm
Aquaculture hub http://www.ecotao.com/holism/agric/aqua.htm
Permaculture
Intro to Permaculture http://www.permacultureactivist.net/intro/PcIntro.htm appropriate technologies … are solar and wind power, composting toilets, solar greenhouses, energy efficient housing, and solar food cooking and drying.
Permaculture, A beginner’s guide http://www.spiralseek.co.uk/permaculture
Building a bamboo farm http://www.permaearth.org/bamboo.html
Products Many products http://www.realgoods.com/index.cfm most over-priced, but offer good search references
Mosquito Netting (for Grey water filter & porch) http://www.nettingworld.com/virtual/html/order_form.htm 54" wide x 10 yards — $35
Mosquito Netting (for Grey water filter & porch) http://www.vtarmynavy.com/mosquito_netting.htm
LED (Light Emitting Diodes) http://www.theledlight.com> or <www.maxximastyle.com
DC Refrigerator (w/ compressor on top) DC Refrigerator http://www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/product.cfm/dp/3100/sd/3104/ts/3062580
Microwave
Solar Oven http://solarcooking.org/plans.htm> or <www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/product.cfm/dp/3200/sd/3201/ts/1063421
Radiant Barrier http://www.energyefficientsolutions.com/shopping.asp
Radiant Barrier http://www.energyconservationspecialists.com/products.htm
Energy Efficient Doors http://www.fibertec.com/product/index.htm
Batteries http://www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/list.cfm/dp/1400/sd/1401
Linear Current Booster http://www.pvsolarpumps.com/dankoff_linear_current__booster_.html
Alt.e products & more http://www.energyalternatives.ca
Occasional good sale items http://www.affordable-solar.com
Bamboo suppliers http://www.sec-bamboo.org/suppliers/suppliers.htm
Bamboo nursery http://www.jmbamboo.com/southeast.htm
Lightning Protection http://www.deltala.com
Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater Harvesting http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/rainwater/introduction.html
TX Manual http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf
Landscape Use http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az105
Sawdust Toilet
Instructions for $25 compost toilet http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/sawdustoilet.html
Humanure Recycling http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/process.html
http://journeytoforever.org/compost_humanure.html
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/sasschool/compost.html
Self-Sustaining Homes
Tony Adrian http://www.dailyworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041216/NEWS01/412160307/1002
Petit home http://lses.org/petithome.html
Mt.Best in Australia http://mtbest.net
Services
Inverter repair http://www.inverterrepair.com
Solar Energy
Good prices http://www.beyondoilsolar.com/solarpanels.htm
Good prices http://www.infinigi.com/sharp-nd208u1-watt-solar-module-p-1541.html
Tony Adrian’s System http://www.lses.org/tonysys.html
Solar Price Comparisons http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/solar_panels.htm
http://wholesalesolar.com/products.folder/module-folder/kyocera/KC125TM.html
Solar Power Incentives http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/map2.cfm?CurrentPageID=1&State=LA
Whole systems http://www.partsonsale.com/products2.html#gridtie
Good info and alt.e products http://www.solarseller.com/index.htm
Solar Thermal
Panels http://www.solar-components.com/actvdhw.htm
Heating Tubes http://www.solar-components.com/tubes.htm
Vehicle Cooperative
Dancing Rabbit’s http://www.dancingrabbit.org/drvc
Waste Management
Humanure Handbook http://www.weblife.org/humanure
Sun-Mar Composting Toilets http://www.sun-mar.com
Worm toilet http://www.wormdigest.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=2
Wind Energy
http://shop.altenergystore.com/itemdesc~product~Whisper+500+Ez+Wire+Wind%2FPv+Control+24v~ic~SOUWHI%2D500%2D2WC~eq~~Tp~.htm http://www.beyondoilsolar.com/windgenerators.htm
