Andrés Bernal

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Im an artist living in a very special jungle jumping from farm/conservation efforts to art creation in both the digital and physical realms
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Earthworks Pack!
Engineer your land to harvest water, build soil, and grow more with less work.


This is the full 3-movie set "World Domination Gardening" via streaming, including:

• Ponds (2h 14m)  
• Swales (2h 11m)  
• Hugelkultur (2h 22m)  



PLUS the full movie "Low Tech Laboratory" (1h 52m)


PLUS Hugelkultur Plans (44 pages)  


PLUS Spring Terrace and Humus Well Plans (42 pages)



all together as the Earthworks Pack!

Design complete, living water systems without ongoing irrigation.

Reshape your land into abundance using water, soil, and organic matter.

This collection brings together three core earthworks strategies: ponds, swales, and hugelkultur. These methods work together to manage water, build soil, and create resilient microclimates that drastically reduce labor and external inputs.

Through real builds in both hot and cold climates, you will see how large-scale systems can be created in just days while understanding the logic behind every decision.

This is raw, unscripted permaculture in action. No fluff, just practical problem-solving.

So this is a bit of an experiment to see if folks like this sort of thing. And now for the moment of truth to see if you click on the button and buy this stuff!


2 days ago
Solar Dehydrator Plans Pack


A combo package for Davin Hoyt's beautiful and functional solar dehydrator plans.  This bundle includes both the Missoula model and the Wheaton ATC1 model, plus the rocket solar assist model, authored by Andres Bernal.


Missoula model plans
Authored by Davin Hoyt
Format: PDF file
Pages: 4, including cut-list and assembly instructions

sample pages

The Missoula model has enclosed sides and a roof to protect the dehydrator from the elements.

Wheaton ATC 1  plans
Authored by Davin Hoyt
Format: PDF file
Pages: 4, including cut-list and assembly instructions

sample pages

The Wheaton ATC model has an extended solar capture surface to increase the heat capture of the dehydrator.

Rocket Assist Solar Food Dehydrator plans
Authored by Andres Bernal
Format: PDF file
Pages: 41, including step by step 3D models and instructions

sample pages

The Rocket Assist model has a rocket mass heater inside to keep the dehydrator going through the night and cool weather.



3 days ago
A combo package of Solar Dehydrator DIY movies!


The Movies
Solar Food Dehydrator Movie (1hr21min)

In this movie, you can follow along with creators and makers as they discuss the merits of design elements, and then go on to the build the Wheaton ATC1 dehydrator. This movie compliments the plans for building this and the Missoula model solar food dehydrator. With this video you'll get great insight into how to proceed when building your own.



Free Heat Movie (2hr18min)
This video explores the world of rocket mass heaters, and features the build of an advanced Rocket Assist solar dehydrator. Rocket Mass Heaters are possibly the most powerful solution to many of the problems confronting individuals and the global population today.  For individuals, Rocket Mass Heaters can save thousands of dollars and bring greater comfort. Some call it "carbon neutral," others "carbon negative." Heat your home with yard waste and cardboard while reducing global problems - we call it free heat!

Viewers will get a front row seat for a variety of builds:
-A solar food dehydrator with a rocket assist for when the sun goes down.
-A standard, 8 inch, pebble style j-tube rocket mass heater.  This is a basic, yet incredibly high performing system.
-A 6 inch cob style j-tube rocket mass heater in a tiny house.
-Lorena style rocket cooktop - heats a flame-embedded pot super fast, then heats the cook surface.
-A cottage-style rocket heater (with no mass) for a rocket sauna.
- and much more!






3 days ago


50% off for the next 48 hours!
or Click Here to get the solar food dehydrators bundle!





- step by step 3D models
- pdf
- 41 pages


Click here to find the Free Heat 6 Rockety Builds Bundle

Click here to watch the Free Heat Movie


3 days ago

paul wheaton wrote:is it time to look into "x money"?



it is in beta atm:

X began a limited rollout of its Money service to select U.S. Premium+ subscribers, allowing instant peer-to-peer transfers powered by a Visa partnership and licenses in over 40 states. Early perks include a 6% APY on balances, FDIC insurance up to $10 million, and personalized metal debit cards with no foreign fees. Announced by X Money lead Dhruv Batura, the beta follows years of teasing and aims to build an 'everything app' blending social media with finance, drawing lively user exchanges like Musk's $100 'xAI founding contribution' to Batura.



Helen Atthowe's Garden Master Course




35 hours of quality instruction on better-than-organic garden practices.  

Most Master Gardener courses offer extensive botanical and cultivation information, which is great!   But they also teach that you must use all the bottles and sprayers containing nasty stuff and covered with warning labels, which is not so great - for the gardener or the garden.  

There has never been a course taught through an ecological lens . . .

                    . . . Until now.

In the Garden Master Course, we have taken the very best of the Advanced Master Gardener curriculum and improved upon it.  We have employed biological and ecosystemic methods to eliminate the need for conventional (or even certified organic) pesticides and herbicides.  Gardening for the future!

After years of planning, Helen Atthowe came to Wheaton Labs to teach what I now call "The Certified Garden Master Course."  The class sells out every year.  Demand keeps growing.  So last year we set up some high-quality cameras to see if we could gather the footage to make this class available to more people.



About your instructor:

Helen Atthowe has taught Master Gardener courses for 17 years. Having  studied under Fukuoka Helen has spent the last 35 years learning how to pay close attention to the land.  She applies Fukuoka's farming principles to her commercial organic farms, while also adding and developing her own ecological farming practices. She has hands on experience managing a 2,000-acre organic commodity farm as well as growing permaculture food forests.

Helen has a bachelor's degree in agro-ecology, a master's degree in horticulture, and is working on a doctorate in entomology on how reduced-tillage affects beneficial organism populations and crop biological control. Paul and Helen have recorded numerous podcasts together, and they are among Paul's most popular podcasts.



What the Garden Master Course covers:

Unit 1: Getting Started: How everything is connected

Unit 2: The Roots of a Healthy Plant Community: Understanding soil structure and ecology

Unit 3: Strengthening Your Garden: Managing beneficial insects, pests, and disease

Unit 4: Weeds vs. Garden: Working with plant competition in the farm/garden system

Unit 5: Growing a Diet: Planting, pruning and rotating for long-term success






Get Helen Atthowe's 2022 Garden Master Course in HD Streaming, tiny download , or hd download

2 weeks ago