Appropriate technology resources for COVID-19 crisis

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
- Bayside Park Farm solar dehydrator
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

What is micro farming?
- Note the challenges of micro farming section: "Maintaining the health of the soil is essential for micro farming, especially given the size of the plots. Holdeman said that at the UT Microfarm, the student volunteers regularly plant nitrogen-fixing legumes like beans, rye and barley to bring nutrients back to the soil after a harvest."
- Compost can also improve soil and divert food waste: Composting
Food not lawns
- Movement to convert lawns to gardens with native plants and food
Abuelita's Garden Engr305 project 2020
- Four methods for vertical gardening