A New Project.

Figs

Figs cooking, jam and chutney

Fig and water chestnut

syko-glyko-a-green-fig-preserve-recipe-with-greek-flair

Modleing plant sugars as toprgraphy in fruit ripening

Picking fruit, especially of quick ripening plants such as berries I have noticed that as a fruit is removed a relaxation happens within the plant, other berries across  the plant light up,. Its subtle, and immediate, almost like a chemical sugar hormone surface defined and attracted to the nodes..
My visual map looks a bit like this bird net that been stretched by the tree growth.
When a fruit is ripe it fluoresces a bit.
Once you train you eye to see this ripe fruit stand out like lantern.

Pan baked breads

Apples

Apples.
The little red hen.
Many wild apple trees along the roadsides in the highlands.
They are good.
Juice, jam, dried
Must make an apple cheese cake.
or maybe a tea cake

 

Turmeric

A new plant in the guild, Turmeric

Integrated duckponics

They found it
A few day later , evicted
ducks and small pumps don't work together..

Daddy long legs Breakfast

Spiders - Pholcidae

Early morning in the laundry.

I noticed a bit of a commotion.

long legs is having breakfast.

 Whatever it is ?

Get red of the nasties

Good spiders to have around.

VEAVING FOR TREES

WEAVING FOR TREES

Throw the instruction book out..

An old plum tree  

Weaving a tree nest

A platform to pick fruit from.

Weaving this basket has shown me culture is a weave

When it is done well

Sturdy branches to start

Trim side branches

Trim small branches

Weave

No joint is stressed to breaking point

The whole basket holds each joint

Weaving layers

Each branch supports and spreads tension

Many interwoven braces

The stressors spread 

 Spreads the tension

It is ergonomic

Smaller branches

 Rushes from the water chestnut

Forming to the minimal average surface energy

A friendly Supporting Space

Comfortable space

playful space

learning in a basket

 Exploring friendship and skills

Weave it

Be creative

Ellie's space as well

We dont live in a box

learning skill is for all

Throw the instruction book out..

Duck fed aquaponics

One lonely duck, 

I had more but due to "DOGS" in this street  they have all been destroyed.

There is a small drain in the pond. Once a week empty and fill this small pond

A converted double bed, Bath beneath, kitchen sinks as a wet bench

First crop, peas

Cucumbers

Sweet Peppers.

Basil

ROCKET STOVE

Rocket Stove 

A moderate fire.
Flaming Bones, boiling water.  how hot ?
Encased in stone, earth and adobe for thermal mass containing warmth..
Oven on top of the two drums.
A heated bench. Timber slabs, backing insulation
Food for cold bones and the soul.

Fire pit -

Wasting this type of brick on this. to hot for cheap extruded bricks. The iron bit is an experiment flame/heat wick. Ill run some wide metal pipe under the grate to deliver clean heated air to the secondary combustion zone, it should rock. (failed) trial and error makes the expert

Donkey boiler - A water jacket

It need to be put to use. Wheres a home ?

The space between the drums to be wider.

A heated bench and timber back rest ?
A heated bathtub ?

A warm place to sleep for traveling souls ?

Hot water for washing.

 Steam - This is difficult getting the heat transfer to the boiler right.. 

Food cooked. 

 oven, a bathtub.

horses ass tolerances

Foundation

The metal plate buckled breaking the flue gas seal. ?

NOTE:

Aprovecho research center stove design
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Moist carrot Cake

Moist Carrot cake.

250g flour
200g light brown sugar.
1tsp baking soda
2tsp Cinnamon
1/4tsp nutmeg
2tsp vanilla 
1/2tsp salt
125g butter
60g room temp yogurt
260g finely grated carrots
3 large eggs
150g pecan pieces

Combine, sift the dry ingreadients.
Soften butter, add yogurt, beet in eggs,  mix in carrot.
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined, do not overmix.
place in pan and bake for 30 min. A tooth pick comes away clean.

Cream Cheese Frosting

224g cream cheese, softened to room temperature
115g unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
240 - 300g castor sugar
30 ml heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt ?

Beat the softened cream cheese and butter together until soft, creamy.
Add sugar and beat until thick and combined.
Add heavy cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
Add more powdered sugar until desired thickness is reached.
Add salt to taste.