Description
The purpose of this article is to compile existing Appropedia pages, that can aid in COVID–19—related needs. This article is not focused on medical supplies.
For pages related to medical supplies and other information during the pandemic, please refer to:, DIY masks, and Collaborative COVID-19 initiatives.
Food security
As of March 2020, the mobility of a great percentage of the world population has been restricted. If sustained, we may face a crisis caused by the lack of sustained food distribution.
Food storage
- Food preservation and storage
- Provides overview of storage location selection and links to preservation techniques such as drying, canning, and curing.
- Food dehydration
- Food and Water in an Emergency
- Manual from FEMA and Red Cross
Local food production
- Organic and sustainable farming
- Description of sustainable water and soil management, and overview of organic farming techniques.
- Feeding Everyone No Matter What Book Page
- Book text not provided, but some alternate forms of caloric intake are listed.
- Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration manual
- Restoration of degraded lands
- Integrated cooking
- solar cooker, retained heat cooker, improved cookstove
Micro-Agriculture
- Abuelita's Garden Engr305 project 2020
- Four methods for vertical gardening
Water
- Water supply and purification for emergencies
- Helpful section on purification methods
Water filters
Rainwater harvesting
- Rainwater harvesting
- To Catch the Rain Free book on community rainwater harvesting by Lonny Grafman
- Student teams from the Category:Engr305 Appropriate Technology class at HSU developed the following projects:
Hygiene
- Hand sanitizer
- Soap
Shelter
- ShelterBox
- Organization providing emergency disaster relief