"I love that you've brought this to attention. An extensive database of uncommon but resistant and hardy plants/foods could be developed and organized by climate. Ease of growth and processing should also be taken in to account. I will try to…"
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Evokation – People Value Company, Guizhou China
Section 1 – The Social Venture
The Venture
Agriculture today is financed much like any other big business: with a view of investment that only includes financial return. This approach, however, is limited in scope and leads to major negative environmental and social externalities. With few sources of capital available to smaller players in the sector, and with an increasingly competitive marketplace, large-scale agriculture is increasingly squeezing out smaller scale… Continue
The Venture
Agriculture today is financed much like any other big business: with a view of investment that only includes financial return. This approach, however, is limited in scope and leads to major negative environmental and social externalities. With few sources of capital available to smaller players in the sector, and with an increasingly competitive marketplace, large-scale agriculture is increasingly squeezing out smaller scale… Continue
Added by MirkoZ on May 19, 2010 at 10:22pm — 2 Comments
Learn 7 Ushahidi Project and what it is and Disasters most likely to happen in my area.
The Ushahidi project is a platform which allows users to report important information by utilizing their smartphones. They can use video, pictures or text message to report the problems that are occuring in realtime. Ushahidi uses a filter so that they can plow through all the messages and find out what is really going on instead of having to go through the massive amounts of data that is transmitted on Ushahidi.
- What are the most likely natural disasters, food shortages, power…
Added by sunnydupree on April 30, 2010 at 8:20pm — 3 Comments
creating electrical energy from work-out equipments at gyms
I thought of an idea where all the machines in a gym are wired to a central generator, or they each have a small generator attached, and the spinning action, the pulling and pushing of weights and all the effort exerted by patrons of the gym will go to create electricity.…
ContinueAdded by P. Ardahalian on April 24, 2010 at 3:12pm — 3 Comments
Home Ideas for change
It's easy to forget how easy it can be to help the world, even if you aren't helping any people but yourself and your family. So as I stumble up ways you can help the world I'll post them here! Please write back your thoughts and opinions, as well as any information that someone else could find useful!
The aerogarden is a very expensive (like 300$ expensive) gadget. But it looks to be well worth the price.… Continue
The aerogarden is a very expensive (like 300$ expensive) gadget. But it looks to be well worth the price.… Continue
Added by Tasha on April 19, 2010 at 3:30am — 2 Comments
Rural Peru needs water
Rural Peru needs to have water. Though 80% of the urban population have access to water in the rural areas the penetration of it is only 30%. This is a shocker because it deepens the inequality of development between rural and urban areas. What needs to be done is to get water to this populations and design the system so they can use it in an efficient way. For a long time we've been using water in a inefficient way and we need to stop making this mistake as we get water to populations that… Continue
Added by J.J on April 2, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments
Nuclear battery reactors :)
Here is an interesting clean energy project for remote or small comunities. Toshiba 4S is a small nuclear reactor that can give 10 MW of electrical power to a small community.
It is currently set to be tested in a small community in Alaska. If successful, it could enable small communities to function off large grids and have a secure source of… Continue
It is currently set to be tested in a small community in Alaska. If successful, it could enable small communities to function off large grids and have a secure source of… Continue
Added by Mladen Janković on March 31, 2010 at 12:27pm — 1 Comment
Energy from our food supply...
As a farmer, I have noticed that cattle do weight allot, and move allot as well. Cattle take thousands of steps per hour and each step is worth upwards of 1 thousand points of pressure. But this pressure stays and goes quite fast.
My simple idea is to put small pressure plates under our barn areas. Make a plate slightly elevated from the ground via a spring (around 2-4 inches). Spread the plates out about 1-2 inches apart. Between these plates will be long rods going the…
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Added by Nathan K Bruer on March 19, 2010 at 7:06am — No Comments
Act2: A beginning
So, this is not a complete mission yet for me, but I am working on it. Damian and I are making a mobile garden. We have seeds and soil and a long pot (sort of like a giant flowerbox), we are researching when to plant and what and when the last frost date is for the area (mid-may) and enjoying the awesome amount of knowledge available on EVOKE.
This mission has been interesting. I miss my mother's garden, and I love naming… Continue
This mission has been interesting. I miss my mother's garden, and I love naming… Continue
Added by Hanna Brady on March 17, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
Small living
"Innovation (often) comes from constraint (If you’ve got very few
resources, you’re forced to be very creative in using and reusing them.)"
I have realized that living in a very small house is not only cheaper, but it uses fewer resources. Living here has taught me to reuse things, make them multi-purpose and really focus on what`s important to own, and what not.
resources, you’re forced to be very creative in using and reusing them.)"
I have realized that living in a very small house is not only cheaper, but it uses fewer resources. Living here has taught me to reuse things, make them multi-purpose and really focus on what`s important to own, and what not.
Added by Sabine on March 14, 2010 at 10:19am — No Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
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FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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