Otis Good

Hello, I live in central Portugal and would love to find some Nigerian Dwarf or other goat breed with high milkfat content.  We can get local breeds pretty easily but it's hard to find specific breeds here.  Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks.

That climate battery looks pretty interesting, do you think theres a way to rig it without fans?  Id like to have zero electric hookups... i plan on also using raised beds with stone walls for thermal mass and using no till gardening methods.  

Thanks  i will certainly.

Hi all, this is my first post on permies.  I'm going to be starting a project that involves cob, straw bale, rocket mass heaters, passive solar, cold sinks, and earth sheltering.  I'm hoping to combine these materials and techniques to create a greenhouse in zone 3-4 capable of growing tropical plants.  I have experience as a grower at a very old greenhouse in Connecticut that specializes in tropical plants and I think it will be possible.  Any other techniques that might help?  Ive thought of using a heat tube but thats quite a bit more digging...