Permaculture Technology Jamboree Movie (possible 2023 kickstarter)

T Blankinship wrote:Would this be one long movie or will it be in parts? What things are needed to make this movie happen?

T Blankinship wrote:Would this be one long movie or will it be in parts? What things are needed to make this movie happen?

Beau Davidson wrote:Michael, will the film cover the kiln in depth?  I'm thinking interest will be particularly high in a deep analysis and discussion of the two (or more) versions of the Rocket Kiln.

Samantha Lewis wrote:A Permaculture Technology Jamboree movie would be so great!  

It would be a wonderful teaching film and show how much fun it is to learn at Wheaton Labs!

What can we do to help move the project forward?

Andrés Bernal wrote:

wooden shaving shoe - plans

Coydon Wallham wrote:

Andrés Bernal wrote:

wooden shaving shoe - plans

This is the same thing as the roundwood shave horse, no? Just used that yesterday, works excellent and looks cool to boot...

Mary Combs wrote:Here are some other suggestions.

I breed Native Milking Shorthorns (a rare heritage breed) which is historically a triple purpose breed - milk, meat and as oxen. I would love a segment of a movie on crafting a yoke and starting animals in a yoke as a means of doing many tasks that currently fall to ATV, tractor, etc. My cows are pets, on their way to becoming dairy cows, but there is no reason why they couldn't do a bit of work around the place and not just eat.

I'd be interested any 'how to' segments on tanning hides and using leather.

I would also like to experiment with making linen - from planting to harvesting to processing to using the fibers.

Mary Combs wrote:Here are some other suggestions.

I breed Native Milking Shorthorns (a rare heritage breed) which is historically a triple purpose breed - milk, meat and as oxen. I would love a segment of a movie on crafting a yoke and starting animals in a yoke as a means of doing many tasks that currently fall to ATV, tractor, etc. My cows are pets, on their way to becoming dairy cows, but there is no reason why they couldn't do a bit of work around the place and not just eat.

I'd be interested any 'how to' segments on tanning hides and using leather.

I would also like to experiment with making linen - from planting to harvesting to processing to using the fibers.

Jules Silverlock wrote:Can't wait to see this all come together!

What does Kickstarter need from us to make a page?

I think about now we need to figure out what we wanna do for a kickstarter video.

I'm Paul Wheaton, and this is my 13th Kickstarter.

My people and I believe that many of the world's biggest problems can be solved in a garden - that homesteading and permaculture offer the most elegant solutions to to the world's problems, big and small.  Problems like: how do people who care about their health and their local and global ecosystems feed, clothe, and shelter themselves?

We talk about these things all the time.  And a few years ago, we started an event called the Permaculture Technology Jamboree as a think-tank, research and development summit, and proof-of-concept showcase for the latest and greatest innovations and developments in the realms of homesteading, permaculture, and appropriate technology.  

This kickstareter is to fund a movie showing off our most recent innovations, which took place at the 2022 Permaculutre Technology Jamboree at Wheaton Labs.  These projects include:
- harvesting clothes from livestock
- harvesting clean water from dry land
- storing a million calories for a year
- firing a ceramics kiln without massive amounts of fossil fuel
- the search for healthy, ecologically sensible insulation
- making functional furnishings from home-grown wood

We have all the footage, and it looks magnificent.  The only remaining question for this kickstarter is - do people want this information enough to pay for the editing and distribution?

I'm Paul Wheaton, and this is my 13th Kickstarter.