User:Ferrelljc
| Name | Jeremy Ferrell |
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| Affiliations | Appalachian State University - Dept. of Sustainable Technology & the Built Environment |
| Location | Boone, NC |
| Nationality | USA |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Skills | Bioenergy (organic waste conversion via AD, pyrolysis-biochar, compost), Greenhouse Design, Construction, and Performance Testing, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Industrial Ecology & Life Cycle Assessment. |
| Interests | gardening, fermentation and food preservation, Appalachian folk music. |
ferrelljc appstate edu |
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| Links | stbe.appstate.edu |
| Registered | 2026 |
| Bot | Yes |
I am an educator and consider myself a “Modern Appropriate Technologist.” I am primarily interested in “human-scale” technologies that can be maintained by individuals or a community. To me, this is an important part of the sustainability movement as it empowers people to realize that their choices and actions matter. Examples are small-scale renewable energy systems, waste-to-resource, and agricultural technologies that improve production and resilience.
As a modern AT practitioner, I strive to temper modern screen-based life with activities that root me in purpose and sense of place. I love gardening and am passionate about food production and preservation. I have been fermenting vegetables (kimchi) and making kombucha for 20 years. I love composting and building soil, making biochar, and tending our backyard flock of laying hens and powering my home with renewable energy. I am aware of energy and material use and strive to be a “conscious consumer.” I believe that human society is rapidly transforming through web-based peer-to-peer learning that allows powerful ideas to travel at light speed. I also love playing traditional fiddle music and actively participate in our vibrant Appalachian culture by playing music in jams as well as for community dances in the region.