Permaculture and Nutrition
Environmental and Permaculture Sectors
Energy Efficiency
Agroforestry and Forests
- Forest Product Certification - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/forestproductcertification.pdf - Certify your local woodworkers as using well managed forests.
- Forest Resource Management - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/forestresourcemanagement.pdf
- Gliricidia Sepium - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/gliricidiasepium.pdf - Uses, how to plant, etc.
- Moringa Oleifera - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/moringaoleifera.pdf Uses, how to plant, etc.
- Multipurpose Trees - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/multipurposetrees.pdf - Tech sheets on many multipurpose trees.
- Neem - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/neem.pdf - Uses, how to plant, etc.
- Sesbania Sesban - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/sesbaniasesban.pdf - Uses, how to plant, etc.
- Tephrosia Vogelii - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/tephrosiavegeliipdf - Uses, how to plant, etc.
- Tree Planting - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/treeplanting.pdf - Why, how, tree nurseries, etc.
Marine Resources
Soils
- Conservation Agriculture - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/conservationagriculture.pdf - Techniques and theory.
- Drip Irrigation - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/dripirrigation.pdf - In places where some water is available all year round, but supplies are limited for parts of the year, drip irrigation can help people to grow more food. Larger systems can help farmers increase yields of high-value crops.
- Green Manure - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/greenmanure.pdf - Green manures aregrown so that the biomass (organic matter) in the crop can be transferred back into the soil.
- Growing Fruit and Nut Trees - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/gorwingfruitandnuttrees.pdf - Propogating, planting, pruning, list of suggested trees.
- Living Fences - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/livingfences.pdf - Basic info with advantages and disadvantages.
- Making Tea For Plants - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/makingteaforplants.pdf - Compost tea! Yum.
- Mulching - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/mulching.pdf - Theory and how-to.
- Natural Pest Control - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/naturalpestcontrol.pdf - It tells you about the advantages of natural pest and disease control, and learn about several different methods that you may wish to try in vegetable gardens and small farms.
- Planting Fodder - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/plantingfodder.pdf - The main benefit is healthier animals, which grow faster and produce more milk. If you keep livestock in specific areas, and bring them fodder, you can also help stop soil erosion due to over-grazing on the land. Also has a list of suggested trees.
- Planting Nitrogen - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/plantingnitrogen.pdf - Innoculation, how-to, and suggested trees.
- Practical Composting - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/practicalcomposting.pdf - Compost is organic matter (bits of plant and animal) that has been rotted down by the bacteria and other creatures. You can make it yourself, and add it to the soil to improve your crops. How-to with pictures.
- Rainwater Harvesting - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/rainwaterharvesting.pdf - Different techniques and suggestions.
- Saving Soil - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/savingsoil.pdf - A frames, ditches, and good planting techniques.
- Seed Bank - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/seedbank.pdf - Setting up a community seed bank.
- Windbreaks - http://www.vennie-vollrath.com/peacecorps/windbreaks.pdf - How to and recommended trees.
Urban
Water
Wildlife