#appropriatetechnology

[davidhop]

A #Sussex #apple picking #ladder. Zoom in to see a truly well suited technology! #applepicking #appropriatetechnology https://www.instagram.com/p/Coe_1JZMFk5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cocotrilo-blog]

"รักแท้คือการไม่ครอบครอง" วาเลนไทน์ปีนี้ มาช่วงกันส่งความรักให้เหล่าหนึ่งในเหยื่อ ของสารเคมีอันตรายกันนะ.. . Our wishes for this Valentine in Thailand is for all those creatures!!🇹🇭🌍💚♥️🌷 . #แบนพาราคอตเดี๋ยวนี้ #SaveThailandBanParaquat #happyvalentinesday #freethebees #appropriatetechnology #environmentallyfriendly #slowlife #diy #maditativework #lifeandlearn #biodiversity #regenerative #regenerativeagriculture #localfarm #sustainablefarming #organicfarming #naturalliving #sustainablelingguide #landscapeidea #ecoliving #foodforchange #growth #backtothebasics #permaculture #ourThammada (at ธรรมดา : Thammada) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt2XbUzlh_x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ls3emi1gdtl0

[greencogblog]

It has been a long time since I posted to this blog but after a year of pandemic many things have changed and something moved me to get back to it. Recently I saw a photo of Sim Van der Ryn in the local paper with the caption saying he would be speaking about his life along with his son Micah at a Shabbat Friday night so I thought I should get on the invite list. The Farallones Institute (1974 through 1990), is not yet in Wikipedia but it was long an inspiration to me. It was a non-profit sustainability training center and an outpost for forward environmental thinkers where ideas were put into action and tried out in a living community. There was both the integral urban home in Berkeley and a rural center in Occidental, CA (now the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center). Sim Van der Ryn was one of the founders. This was my first Shabbat; after everyone introduced themselves, and the reciting of blessings, and lighting of candles, Sim's son gave a presentation called "From Refugee to Refuge Creator."  Sim was born in 1935 in Holland and his family fled in 1939, the same day Germany invaded Poland! Nine months later the Nazi's invaded the Netherlands. His family had a non-ferrous metal business in the Netherlands. Sim's grandfather lost the business to the Nazi's and died with many other family members in Achwitz. A very sad story. Sim grew up in Queens NY and found nature in the vacant lots and puddles. He has 3 siblings and they were all in attendance via zoom, along with a few other family members. He went to a music & arts high school but pursued architecture to meet the family requirements of studying something practical, and studied at U of Michigan Ann Arbor. Apparently flat roofs were in when he was in college but he liked pitched roofs, which put him at odds with his professors. He was captivated by Buckminister Fuller's ideas. In 1958 he moved to CA. His first publication was a post occupancy evaluation of dorms. A new concept, to look at the performance of buildings after they were in use. He developed the accordion house for migrant farm workers, which unfolded like an accordion. He encouraged people to design their own environment and was a proponent of collaborative design. He also was a supporter of Berkeley's People's Park. The National Guard takeover of People's Park (under Gov. Reagan) was an experience that shook him enough that he fled Berkeley and moved to Inverness (West Marin). 1975 - 1978 he was State Architect under Governor Jerry Brown. During that time he spoke at Humboldt State when I was a student there. The audience included many back-to-the-Land folks, as they were abundant in those days and he said if you could build something without a permit you should do it, and if you quoted him as saying that he would deny it! Back in those days we talked about “appropriate technology,’ today we just call it “Green building.” He taught at Cal for a long time and has long been an advocate of biomimicry. Before  moving to the Bay Area I would come visit and the trip always included a stop at the Farallones Institute for insight and inspiration. Shalom Sim!

[scottallenbunn]

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#soil#sifter #appropriatetechnology #permaculture #naturalbuilding @corey_hinson @mynomadicexperience (at Seneca Treehouse Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLeeUUjbY9/?igshid=1ng2tr3m3rfl1

[verticalfarming]

What new crops are you growing lately? Snap a photo and hashtag it with #ZipGrow! Here's a great shot from @acreinabox - one of Houston's most innovative vertical farmers. #Repost @acreinabox ・・・ Rainbow Chard. Coming soon . . . 🔜 . . . #Acreinabox #rainbowchard #chard #hydroponics #eatlocal #fresh #houston #htx #comingsoon #lifeauthentic #zipgrowing #indoorag #farmingindoors #indoorfarm #agtech #appropriatetechnology #urbanfarm #fresh #farmtotable #farmtoplate #verticalfarming #verticalfarms #entrepreneur #eatlocal #growsomethinggreen (at Houston, Texas)

[kendra-k]

This is how we do community science. #reclaimscience #baesfordays #afrofuturism #hoodscience #intuitivetechnology #ancientfutures #unschooling #permaculture #regenerativetechnology #appropriatetechnology 📸: @jasonbhouston #seedsofpowerunityfarm (at Seeds Of Power Unity Farm)

[rocketomed]

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Teamwork #agarifarm #earthshipinspired #naturalbuilding #earthshiptasmania2016 #appropriatetechnology

[ict4dcourse-blog]

The social media firm’s latest big idea – to allow users in developing nations free net access if they use its app – should be resisted, writes John Naughton

[openqrs]

Please give us feedback & join our Knight Foundation submission

We've just submit a proposal for the next phase of this project on the Knight Foundation Challenge. 

OpenQRS: Open Source Tools to Assure the Quality, Reliability and Safety of Health Care Devices

OpenQRS engages health care product designers passionate to harness new technology, such as sensors, wifi, mobile- to develop an open data system that informs the public about the quality, reliability and safety (QRS) of health care devices with the goal to make it easy, effective and affordable to monitor QRS data for devices deployed anywhere in the world. 

We are excited about this direction for the project and look forward to your feedback! 

Thanks for your support! 

[ochocoman-blog]

How to build a Rocket Stove a type of simple stove designed to maximize heat of wood fuel by providing a combustion chamber.

[ict4dcourse-blog]

by Tony Roberts, @phat_controller

[ict4dcourse-blog]

Tech is the easy part – don’t forget ‘peopleware’

Linda Raftree's blog 

[ochocoman-blog]

"Low-tech Magazine refuses to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution. A simple, sensible, but nevertheless controversial message; high-tech has become the idol of our society."