Category: permaculture design


Making waste water ready…

Posted by:admin Posted On:2 Dec 2024

It was brought to my attention that I was a little vague when it came to describing the processes involved in the early stages of this so called river refugium project. At first I got defensive because I have bee

talking shit in front of greenhouse

Talking sh!t.

Posted by:admin Posted On:24 Nov 2024

For today’s fantasy version of the world where people consider ways of doing things that make sense given our CURRENT technology. Wait, correction, I don’t think this plan uses any tech that wasn’t available in the late 1800’s….until after it

oil importer rrp biofuel solution

Fighting Dirty (pollution)

Posted by:admin Posted On:16 Nov 2024

Argument for Oil Independence through Algae-Based Biofuels: A Strategic Path for Highly Populated Countries Without Natural Oil Resources Introduction Countries like India, China, and their neighbors face the dual challenge of supporting massive populations while lacking natural oil reserves. This


RRP Example Project

Posted by:admin Posted On:11 Nov 2024

In my battle to get this project noticed and funded, I am up against one terrible foe. It is a pretty boring subject that doesn’t lend itself to a lot of glitz, and since it is an environmental project (which

This beautiful reservoir is toxic over a picture of a tree framing a reservoir.

RRP is not just for rivers.

Posted by:admin Posted On:7 Oct 2024

Lets open this up by stating plainly that while this specific article was inspired by Grand Lake Saint Mary’s State Park, it is in no way a negative commentary on that park, its staff, the Ohio State Park System, or


TOP 100 pollutants in Mississippi River.

Posted by:admin Posted On:2 Oct 2024

Doesn’t that seem like a weird thing to feature? Here we are all the same. Try this instead. TOP 100 reasons for the River Refugium Project The crazy thing is that is the top 100. There are a ton more.

dead zone worse than forecast

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone is basically New Jersey

Posted by:admin Posted On:9 Aug 2024

Let me open by apologizing to New Jersey. I know its a tired trope, and Jersey has been cleaned up in a substantial way….but hear me out. First off, it is an understood trope. Just saying Jersey makes most people


“just” Aquaponics

Posted by:admin Posted On:20 May 2024

or more correctly, an injustice to aquaponics. Its seems while laying out my case for the River Refugium Project, (which is a best use of aquaponics and an excellent way to improve aquatic ecosystem health), I may have inadvertently thrown


River Refugium Flow Chart

Posted by:admin Posted On:21 Apr 2024

This post will serve as a more visual description of the River Refugium process from a high level. Individual operations will vary according to nutrient density, local needs, value of crops locally, and other considerations. We start with our nutrient

using cotton to fix the environment

Using COTTON to fix the environment

Posted by:admin Posted On:14 Apr 2024

Seem like an improbability? Given the cold hard facts that cotton production uses massive amounts of water, requires heavy use of pesticides and herbicides, depends on intensive farming practices which are devastating to the soil, AND is a constant threat