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SECTIONS OF THE BOOK SOLVIVA:
Table of Contents
|| Introduction
|| Some current realities
|| A visit to Solviva
How I got on the path of seeking
better ways to live... || Wastewater
Management
Greyburg or Greendale: where
would you rather live?
Table of
contents
in the Solviva Book
INTRODUCTION
SOME CURRENT REALITIES
SECTION 1:
THE TRUTH REVEALED IN COLOR
SECTION 2:
A VISIT TO SOLVIVA
Winter in My Home. Winter in the Solviva Greenhouse.
Summer in the Solviva Greenhouse. Summer in My Home.
Summary of the Advantages of Living the Solviva Way.
SECTION 3:
HOW I GOT ON THE PATH OF SEEKING BETTER
WAYS TO LIVE
and What I Discovered Along the Way.
THREE CATALYSTS
FOR CHANGE
No.1: Urine Power
No.2: Meditation
No.3: Fire
HEATING
COOLING
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
The Solviva Compostoilet. Graywater Purification.
The Solviva Composting Flush Toilet.
Easy Composting. Solar Pasteurization.
FOOD PRODUCTION
The Greenhouse Dream. Actualizing the Dream.
Animal Power. The First Winter. The Greenhouse Cornucopia.
Trouble in Paradise. The Earthlung Biocarbon Air-Purification
Filter.
Birth of Solviva Salad.
ELECTRICITY
Solar Electricity
TRANSPORTATION
My Electric Car
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Comprehensive Recycling
SECTION 4:
A CALL TO ACTION ....
Proposals for Jump-Starting a Better Future.
1. The Greening of the White House
2. A School that Protects our Economy, Health, Environment, and
Resources, Today and Tomorrow.
3. An Ecommunity Recreation Center.
4. A Solviva Restaurant and Business Center.
5. Solid Waste Management that Results in 90 percent Recycling.
6. Public Transportation.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
GRAYBERG or GREENDALE: Where Would You Rather Live?
SECTION 5:
A COLLECTION
of POWERFUL QUOTES
SECTION 6:
CONSTRUCTION and MAINTENANCE of the SOLVIVA
GREENHOUSE and FARM:
What I Did, and What I Recommend.
THE SOLVIVA DESIGNS: Review, Evaluation,
Recommendations.
The Foundation. The Wood Framing. The Ventilation. The Paths.
The Growing Beds.
The Hanging Growtubes. The Watering Systems.The Solar Heat Storage
Systems.
The Backup Heating System.The Earthlung Filter. The Attached Cold
Frame.
The Glazing System. The Pitch of the South Roof. The Walk-in Growshed.
Cost of Materials.
Building a Greenhouse in a very Cold, Dark Place, such as Alaska.
SOLVIVA GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT
Insect Management. 13 Golden Guidelines for Minimizing Pest Problems.
MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE SOLVIVA MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES:
Composting. Soil Fertility. Outside Garden Preparation. Mulching.
Seeding. Transplanting. Planting. Weeding. Watering. Harvesting.
Washing, Draining, Packing. Marketing.
A YEAR AT SOLVIVA
THE ANIMALS
The Chickens ... The Rabbits ... The Sheep
SECTION 7:
RESOURCES
FAVORITE SEED VARIETIES for SOLVIVA SALAD
SUPPLIERS of SEEDS and GOODS for SUSTAINABLE
LIVING
RECOMMENDED READING
CONVERSION TABLES
BACK TO TOP
SOLVIVA
...ISBN: 0-9662349-0-1
Published by Trailblazer Press 1998, RFD 1 Box 582, Vineyard Haven,
MA 02568
Tel: (508) 693-3341, Fax: (508) 693-2228, e-mail: solviva@vineyard.net,
website: www.solviva.com
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