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NEWS
Live off-grid in this eco-community
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Get your pompom thrips here
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people as neighbours.
Keen eco-warrior and green
activist Alosha Lynov is
offering rental accommoda-
tion in a river front jungle with
an eco pool, food forest
garden, 180 000 litres of
drinking water storage, a
biogas digester, bio - diesel
plant, bio - char filters, a solar
cooker and solar oven that is
purpose.
f you have an outbreak of
pompom weed on your
And, the insects are available fully off-the grid with solar
property that is still only 10- at the moment from the ARC power and w ater.
He is looking for “a commu-
15cm high the good news is
PPR Weeds Division.
nity of like-minded folk to
that biological control is
Contact Liamé van der
come and live together at our
possible using a thrips which
Westhuizen, tel 012 808-
eco property surrounded by
has been released for this
8212. The ARC PPR Weeds
lush jungle of fruit trees,
Division is located on the
vegetables and 50+ medicinal
Moloto Road (R573) near
herbs.
Roodeplaat Dam east of
“As a co - housing community
Pretoria.
we will share meals and
ere's an opportunity
to live sustainably,
off-grid and with a
group of like-minded
CLIMATE
F rom page 8
debate is the effect that water
temperatures in the southern
and central Pacific Ocean
have on the climate and
rainfall of the southern (and
for that matter, northern)
hemisphere. Climatologists are
becoming increasingly adept
at predicting seasonal climate
changes based on their
measurement of ocean
surface temperatures in the
Pacific, commonly called the
El Nino/La Nina effects.
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meditate once a week
together, grow our own
organic food and medicine,
swim in the eco pool and
enjoy joyful living.”
There are, he adds, opportu-
nities for profit:
K Urban farming using Bio
Intensive organic techniques
K Raising of fish in the
aquaponics constructed pond
K Yoga, conscious dance
and meditation classes
K Outdoor classroom under
a seashell Gaudi style r oof
K Eco workshops on food,
water, shelter and holistic
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