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One Mason bee can pollinate 200 times more flowers than one honey bee. Unlike honey bees, Mason bees are native to North America.

The lorena is a unique cooktop design created to optimize the performance of rocket stoves. This specialized cooktop features a metal plate with a central hole that sits directly above the rocket stove's burn chamber, allowing for direct heat transfer to large pots. The surrounding metal plate serves as an additional cooking surface, similar to the glass cooktop used at Allerton Abbey, offering flexibility for a range of cooking tasks. This design aims to maximize heat utilization from the rocket stove, promoting energy efficiency and faster cooking times. When a large pot is heated to the desired temperature, it can be moved to the surrounding cooktop, and the central hole can be covered with a piece of metal to retain heat. Proposed implementations often include integrating the lorena into an outdoor kitchen setting for added practicality. The lorena embodies the ongoing innovation within rocket stove technology, striving for better heat transfer and improved cooking performance.

"HUSP," an acronym for "Horticulture of the United States of Pocahontas," is a term coined by Paul Wheaton to explore a fictional scenario where Native American agricultural practices, similar to permaculture, dominated the United States. This concept envisions an alternate history where Pocahontas, depicted as a brilliant strategist, prevents European colonization, leading to the establishment of the United States of Pocahontas (USP). Within this fictional nation, agricultural practices prioritize respect for the Earth, rejecting destructive methods like plowing and the use of petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides. HUSP speculates on the potential for superior agricultural output and societal well-being through these nature-centric methods. Wheaton uses the HUSP concept to inspire innovation and advancement within the existing permaculture community, aiming to accelerate progress towards more sustainable and effective food production systems. He proposes a collaborative project involving practitioners of various agricultural approaches, including permaculture, biodynamic, and native plant specialists, working on a 2000-acre plot divided into smaller chunks. This project aims to foster knowledge exchange and accelerate the development of HUSP principles in the real world.