Vol. 02: Nicaraguan Know-How
Revisiting, revamping, and reusing forgotten technology. Tim Anderson describes the homemade solutions he saw on a recent trip to Nicaragua: hand-pedaled bicycles, reused school buses, horse-drawn carriages, sock coffee filters, and ancient cooling systems and water filters abound.
By Tim Anderson
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The Next Whole Earth Catalog
The catalog is a great way to get a sense of the scope of traditional and "alternative" technologies. It's 25 years old now, but the good things about traditional techniques is they never go out-of-date.
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I can't wait to see what the Nicaraguans are doing with old school buses, here's what I'm doing with mine: http://www.vonslatt.comPosted by vonSlatt on July 08, 2005 at 14:09:46 Pacific Time
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