Page 8 RAIN May 1979 AGRICULTURE The Farmstead Book I, Paul Herman, editor, 1979, 258 pp., $8.95 from: Madrona Publishers, Inc. 2116 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 Practical, ingenuous, simple-qualities I often associate with the successful small farmer, also describe the style of this book. The Farmstead, Vol. I, the first in a series of books drawing upon the wisdom accumulated in farm bulletins over the past 75 years, focuses on the soil, the farm workshop and the woods. Attractive layout and illustrations combined with such useful articles as "Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Legumes" encourage one to read on. A useful supplement to the small landholder's library. -Bill Triest fPC ~ o ~ Hedge laying SOLAR Build a Drain-Down Solar Water Heater, Christopher Fried, 1979,41 pp., $2.75 plus $1 shipping and handling from: Christopher Fried Energy Consultant R.D.3 Catawissa, PA 17820 Here's a solar water heater designed for below freezing temperatures, using electric valves, a heat exchanger and a pump. Last February this system was uscd for a hands-on workshop by the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs and has successfully operated in -15 degree C. air temperatures. Cost estimates are $550 for materials and $50 $100 for installation. Drawings, materials list and step-by-step instructions are included. - PC TRANSPORT Bicycle Trailers Ca,sey Burns, a member of our local biycle collective is producing light-weight, heavy-duty bicycle trailers. The design onsists of canvas duck stretched over a conduit tubing frame and 27" wheels. Recommended loads are 150-175 lbs. Trailers are built by commission with a negotiable price ranging between $90 and $95. Casey has transported with ease such items as an 80-lb. table, a push lawn mower and a 40-lb. drill press. For more information contact him at: Bicycle Repair Collective 1912 S.E. Ankeny Portland, OR 97214 503/233 -0564 - P DIIAWIIYG .. 4rHE rANK (1_.... $.,.......... ~_~) .. ~ I'l ::.. ~ D~v_ _ _ tlUlVr.P ~.rr'NO~ CIS JAD&ooLD H ~.r,•.,#. :TVST V.,H7 l! ~ o rJl ~ : , C ~ ~ SIDE ,, 1:= VIl"kI _. 'f Q ... oj "t:l ~- :s c:Q e.. <I:l -_ r '~c~~... ~~ ~ ..I "" (l I I 1 I, .--. " , '. f)/~ T'v".:, r= --- .. r--Dll.V~ ' I W ....L... " " 'J ~'I.r... ~ )€ f. • . '_. .- Il~ ~~ .' b Of ~ ~ I) ... ~~ Ecology Action of the Midpeninsula 2225 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 415/328-6752 Biodynamic/French Intensive Method of small-scale farming; one and two year apprenticeship programs; three-month orientation course only (early June). Community Environmental Council Inc. 924 Anacapa St., Suite B4 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805/962-2210 Five-month program (lectures/practical work, 20 hours/week) in bio-intensive agriculture. The Summer Program in Social Ecology Box SE-17 Goddard College Plainfield, VT 05667 Program stresses alternatives in health, technology and social strategies. A 40-acre farm is the site of workshops on architectural design and construction, aquaculture, French intensive gardening, acupuncture, yoga, massage and more. Tilth 13217 Mattson Road Arlington, WA 98223 206/435-4648 An educational and scientific organization devoted to biologically sound agriculture for the Pacific Northwest. Winter gardening workshops will be held May 19. UniversitY of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning Albuquerque, NM 87131 505/277-3133 3-week summer programs at D. H. Lawrence Ranch, Taos, NM, includes theory, design, hands-on construction, energy conservation, solar application. Minimum Cost Housing Group School of Architecture McGill University 3480 University St. Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7 514/392-5408 Research unit (graduate students) working on technological problems of housing; have published Stop the Five-Gallon Flush, '73; Rooftop Wastelands, '76, and Water Conservation and the Mist Experience, '78. University for Man 1221 Thurs~on Manhattan, KS 66502 Appropriate Technology program combines courses and projects. Western Virginia University Technology Education Program Suite 609, Allen Hall Morgantown, WV 26506 M.S. in Appropriate Technology. Courses focus on the study of technical systems and their relationship to the civilization process. Independent study allows specialization in a vanety of a.t. fields. Antioch West Northwest Region 1729 17th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122 206/323-2270 M.A. in urban studies and planning with a specialization in appropriate technology and community self-reliance. Combination classroom and hands-on (organized by Ecotope). Shelter Institute 38 Centte St. Bath, ME 04530 207/443-9084 House design seminars, practical experience, cabinetry.
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