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The Hexayurt is a refugee shelter system that uses an approach based on "autonomous building" to provide not just a shelter, but a comprehensive family support unit which includes drinking water purification, composting toilets, fuel-efficient stoves and solar electric lighting. 8/15/07 Update: Winner of the Treehugger Participate! contest for Burning Man.
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Year round veggies in a homemade, just under the permitting limit, strawbale greenhouse.
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A very hot (400 °F) parabolic solar cooker. Made from an reclaimed satellite dish using bicycle powered tools.
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A scary earthen oven that uses three layers to maximize efficiency, and all three types of heat to maximize the flavor.
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Recent winners of the $25,000 Economic Fuel award. Wild Chick Farm pecks ahead on local sustainable chicken raising.
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A detailed greywater system at Centro Orgánico Finca Sarita, an Ecuadorian seed saving center.
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The Hexayurt is a refugee shelter system that uses an approach based on "autonomous building" to provide not just a shelter, but a comprehensive family support unit which includes drinking water purification, composting toilets, fuel-efficient stoves and solar electric lighting. 8/15/07 Update: Winner of the Treehugger Participate! contest for Burning Man.
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Turning corn cob agricultural waste into a cooking fuel that combats deforestation and indoor air pollution.
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Creating a solar cooker out of local invasive species and waste materials in order to pasteurize water and be an alternative to the use of fossil fuels for cooking food.
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Build your own Vermicomposting System!
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Nutsy, the modified Universal Nut Sheller for home use.
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The WaterPod's only cooking appliance for the entire summer voyage. Discovery News says, "If rising ocean levels force us to figure out how to float, it might not be an entirely bad thing. Especially if the food tastes like this."
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Cilantro in Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food Dehydrator, which increases the shelf-life of food without having to use refrigeration, and reduces product size which can maximize storage space.
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