Kickstarter for the Low Tech Laboratory Movie 2

If I did the math right,  there is only 2 and a bit hours left to get the early bird goodies.

        $24,005!

The kickstarter is live!

"Low Tech Laboratory Movie 2"









The Permaculture Technology Jamboree 2023 was a resounding success! The Wheaton Labs community, in collaboration with expert instructors and enthusiastic attendees, created innovative artifacts that are redefining the potential of what a permaculture perspective can offer humanity—surpassing the expectations set by past events.

The team present at the event captured an extensive amount of footage, far exceeding our initial estimates. This comprehensive collection provides a detailed look at all the processes, from design to implementation, of these sustainable solutions. After reviewing the raw material, I am confident that we can craft an exceptional movie, sharing with the world the groundbreaking experiments conducted at Wheaton Labs.







and much more!

What do you say—Will you help us create a film?


Click Here to go to our kickstarter page!

837 !

wonderful people have supported the Kickstarter so far

Up and up!

Less than 5k away form the first stretch goal!!

Is this the stretch goal?   https://permies.com/t/223763/Cob-Oven-bible-Build-Earth



I definitely want that!

I'll have to increase my pledge to $100 to get this goodie, right?

I took a look at the description about this 132-page ebook and found this on ol' Amazon (where incidentally it has 416 ratings/4.7 stars):

Build Your Own Earth Oven is fully illustrated with step-by-step directions, including how to tend the fire, and how to make perfect sourdough hearth loaves in the artisan tradition. The average do-it-yourselfer with a few tools and a scrap pile can build an oven for free, or close to it. Otherwise, $30 should cover all your materials--less than the price of a fancy "baking stone." Good building soil is often right in your back yard, under your feet. Build the simplest oven in a day With a bit more time and imagination, you can make a permanent foundation and a fire-breathing dragon-oven or any other shape you can dream up.

Here are some spiffy reviews too!

“…inspired creativity combined with traditional wisdom– Get a copy and build yourself an earth bread oven. It’s that simple.” – www.walnutbooks.com

“…enjoyable, down-to-earth and sensible… his instructions are clear as rainwater, his advice–intelligent and sound.” – Petit Propos Culinaires

This ebook is recommended for:

-the serious or aspiring baker who wants the best low-cost bread oven,
-gardeners who want a centerpiece for a beautiful outdoor kitchen,
-outdoor chefs,
-creative people interested in low-cost materials and simple technology, to
-teachers who want a multi-faceted, experiential project for students of all ages (the book has been successful with everyone from third-graders to adults).

I definitely fall into one of those categories - it shall be mine!

Also, I just remembered that on the last Kickstarter there was a query over how to increase your pledge.  I took this from Kickstarter's site:

While a project is live you can adjust your pledge by visiting the project page and clicking the “Manage your pledge" button. On the following page, select "Change your pledge".

From here, you’ll be able to adjust your pledge amount or switch to a different reward tier (changing reward tier will automatically update your pledge amount).

Cob is such a tactile material to work with. Not only functional, but beautiful objects can be made with it. I aspire to owning a piece of cob art that cooks my pizzas - stacking functions!

Here is a pic of the author, Kiko Denzer

He makes some really beautiful stuff.  I would love to learn this!

Happy Sunday morning!  

Good morning all you wonderful kickstarter folks!

Thank you everybody!  

        $26,011!

Here is another thing we all get when we suport the kickstrter!



Thank you Dez!
We can't all join the boot camp!    

We can support the projects and keep the boot camp growing!

Brining in the harvest.




Finishing up structures.







Winter is coming.
Come and join the boot camp.  

We will be warm, well fed and having a lovely time.

Here is the link:
https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPp9u0BhEo




https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp/

We are well on our way to the stretch goal with 868 backers

Monica Truong wrote:We are well on our way to the stretch goal with 868 backers

with a total of $26,272 pledged!!

Excellent!  Thank you everybody!  

Thank you to everyone who supported the Low Tech Laboratory 1 Movie!

Base camp at Wheaton Lab has a new well because of you guys!  

Thanks to your massive support they were able to make the Low Tech Laboratory Movie and had enough left over to drill a new well!





Now they can water as much as they want!

 There will be lots of calories coming out of the hugel gardens this year.

Wheaton Labs food sources are secure.

Wheaton Labs is an amazing event center.  Events run all summer and even some in the winter!



A Professional Permaculture Design Course





with Alan Booker


https://wheaton-labs.com/permaculture-design-course/

It is partly generous kickstarter support that makes these events shine.

Thank you !

A question at Kickstarter

I pledged a dollar to get the project going and want to increase the amount ( tempting goodies!) . How can I increase my initial pledge?

Please follow these steps:

So you want to change your backer level. . .


To change your backer level, simply log into kickstarter, go to the Low Tech Laboratory page and click, "Manage My Pledge"



There should be a box with the backer level you chose.  Here you will click on the button that says "Change Your Pledge"



The backer level you are currently at will be noted.  



To change the backer level, scroll to the level you wish to change to.  Click on it.



Be sure to click on "Change Pledge"



A confirmation screen will pop up.  Now click on "Confirm Changes"



Click here to find more about how to adjust your pledge

Samantha Lewis wrote:The kickstarter is live!

"Low Tech Laboratory Movie 2"

Thanks for putting this near the top of each page.

I love checking up on how it's going but always manage to loose my link.

Just a little over $3000 to get to our stretch goal!!!

Here is an old video of Wheaton Labs.  It is amazing to see how far things have come!

Except that rock wall.  It looks exactly the same.

The cob oven book as a stretch goal is very tempting!

Less than 3k for the first stretch goal!

We got the first Associate Producer! Yaaay!

Paul has a new podcast out!

All the questions of how to build a healthy community.  


https://permies.com/t/225226/Communities-Podcast-Central-Leader-Communities#1928365

$28,638

almost there . . .

Yaaay!! Kickstarter has selected us as a project we love!!! Amazinggg!!!

Hey! Check it out! We are one of Kickstarter's "Projects We Love!"

Did a little experiment on my normal browser and using a vpn went to kickstarters homepage and the movie is at the front!!!

Anyone else seeing this?

Low Tech Laboratory 2 is loved!!

Andrés Bernal wrote:Did a little experiment on my normal browser and using a vpn went to kickstarters homepage and the movie is at the front!!!

Anyone else seeing this?

Went to films and found us under "Fresh Favorites."  Still looking for us on the front page..

Yes!!  

It is at the top of the films list of "Projects We Love!"  

So great! Congratulations!  

This is a fun project I want to see more of!

Working on the sauna garden.  Here is the fire circle and the start of the outdoor shower.  

Samantha Lewis wrote:

This is a fun project I want to see more of!

Working on the sauna garden.  Here is the fire circle and the start of the outdoor shower.  

An outdoor shower is a dream of mine. It will have to wait another year tho, since fall is here, and with it the cold and rainy weather.

Samantha Lewis wrote:Yes!!  

It is at the top of the films list of "Projects We Love!"  

So great! Congratulations!  

Woohoo!! We are featured in the 'Documentaries' category. Nice! I wonder if any of Paul's other KS have been featured?! Is this the FIRST?

Looky at what Andres created for us!!!