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On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 5:16 PM, William Foster <wfoster8560 at yahoo> wrote:

>  Bruce:
>
>  I would like to put in touch with our host master Tim Castleman.  Can
> you send me
> Chris's phone number or email address.
>
> Thanks,
> Will
>
> William Foster, PhD
> Faculty Associate
> Science, Technology, and Society
> Arizona State University Polytechnic
> http://www.FosterandBrahm.com <http://www.fosterandbrahm.com/>
> blog: www.oresearch.net
>

Tim:

  Chris  is now heading up the Terra Sante website effort.  I would like him to be
in contact with you.  He seems to be a good guy and has read the "documentation of Joomla."

Chris:

  Tim is our host master and a expert on Joomla.  I recommend you contact him.  His phone number is 9165558601.

Thanks,
Will

William Foster, PhD
Faculty Associate
Science, Technology, and Society
Arizona State University Polytechnic
http://www.FosterandBrahm.com
blog: www.oresearch.net

okay Chris, here's the page to be linked to the opening page of website.

NATIVE ARTS AT TERRASANTE:  HIMDAG
 The land we live on was once walked upon by the Hohokam--the ancient ones of this area--as evidenced by thousand-year-old potsherds we have found while digging building foundations.  Some twenty miles west of us stand the Baboquivari mountains, which form the eastern boundary of the Tohono O'odham Nation, the largest native nation in Arizona aside from the Dineh nation.
 These neighbors, the Tonono O'odham, have a word in their language, himdag (pronounced him-dug)  which describes all aspects of their culture:  respect for self and all beings; storytelling, music, games, crafts, ceremonies, hunting and harvesting; and the spiritual, physical, emotional and physical health of the people and the land.  Put another way, it means to walk in balance.  Himdag is what we mean by native arts.
 As a means to both practice himdag, which has stood the test time in this sonoran desert, as well as to educate the public on better ways of earthkeeping, among many other things we offer the following:
 friction fire (making fire with 2 sticks harvested locally) medicinal and edible plant harvesting (for example, yucca soap and mesquite beans for food) hidetanning (using yucca root as softening agent) primitive pottery (shaped from on-site clay and fire in open mesquite fire) natural cordage inipi (traditional sweat lodge ceremony) fire transformation ceremony flintknapping didgeridoo for healing and ritual native village mock-up tipi construction adobe lodge construction
 Danny August co-ordinates the native skills program at Terrasante.  For over 20 years, he has been walking the way of the Earthkeeper and guiding others on this path.  He has received knowledge from many native and non-native medicine people and elders in the United States, Mexico and India, including training in "pouring water" in the traditional sweat lodge, which he has done for the past 5 years.
He combines his longtime knowledge and practices of Chinese medicine, martial arts, yoga, and Zazen (Zen Meditation) with the ancient teachings of the Toltec, Inca and Sufi into his guiding way.
For years Danny guided youths in a rites of passage program for troubled teens in the desert and mountain wilderness of south central Utah.  He has taught native skills to hundreds of people of all ages and backgrounds privately and thru organizations such as Earth Knack Stone Age Living School (CO), Anasazi State Park (UT), Aspen Wilderness Therapy Program (UT), Teaching Drum Outdoor School (WI), Pima Community College (AZ) the Pascua Yaqui (Yoe'me) Tribe (AZ), and the annual Winter Count Native Skills Rendezvous (AZ).  He also performed habitat restoration for 5 seasons in several National Parks in the western U.S.
He is a veteran of intentional communities in the U.S, England and France.
Danny is also the author of numerous articles on the old ways which appeared in national publications such as The Bulletin of Primitive Technology and Wilderness Way Magazine and local ones including The Tucson Weekly and The Desert Leaf.  His first book (self-published) is titled, The Medicine of the Wilderness / A Field Guide to Native Skills (which is available by advance order) and is currently working on his second book, about how language creates reality.  In addition, he has realeased four CD's of original music in the genre of world / trance / free jazz, in which he performs on instruments including didgeridoo, djembe, native american flute, guitar, keyboards, and vocals, as well as engineering and producing these albums.
  All of his work has been inspired by and dedicated to the health and help of the people.

Hi Chris,
Whenever you are working on it, could you add / change the following to the Website?
 On the home page, change Native Skills to Native Arts & Lifeways
on my page, after you click on the above, among the bullets, can you add:

tracking
shamanic studies
And, should i just give you / email you any changes / revisions for the website from now on and leave accessing the actual site up to you?  However you prefer.
thanks,
danny

Hi Chris,
a couple more changes when you get a chance:
 on home page:
was: Native skills and tipi village
change to:  Native Lifeways and Arts
in fact, can you remove the tipi village "button" from the home page?  This is the idea we used to have; it seems now, it's more of the sanctuary, which we'll probably name this afternoon, then we can put that name down on the home page.  Also, i don't know if i asked you to put *tracking on the menu of the native arts page.
thx.
danny

Tim:

  Chris is the new webmaster for Terra Sante.  I would  appreciate your helping him out.  He has read the Joomla manual and has redone the Terra Sante website.

Chris:

  Went through the website.  Looks good.  I think directions should be broken out as a separate tag, as it is often what people are looking for.

Peace,
Will

William Foster, PhD
Faculty Associate
Science, Technology, and Society
Arizona State University Polytechnic
http://www.FosterandBrahm.com
blog: www.oresearch.net

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Tim

Chris,below are some changes to the "native arts and lifeways" page.  (pls. also change the button from "Native arts / tipi" village to the above).  You can just replace the whole thing instead of trying to find the changes.  Can we leave the italics in? (if it's all italics then the italics become regular type to contrast the italics).  Also, can you activate all of the bulleted items so that people can click on them and get to the next page of the details of each one?  I will be writing text for all of that soon.  For now:  page under construction?  Thanks!

The land we live on was once walked upon by the
Hohokam -- the ancient ones of this area --as evidenced by
thousand-year-old potsherds we have found here.  Some twenty miles west of us stand the Baboquivari
mountains, which form the eastern boundary of the Tohono O'odham
Nation, the largest native nation in Arizona aside from the Dineh.
  Our neighbors, the Tonono O'odham, descendants of the Hohokam, have a word in their language, himdag
(pronounced him-dug). It describes all aspects of their culture: respect for self and all beings; storytelling, music, games, crafts,
ceremonies, hunting and harvesting; and the spiritual, physical,
emotional and physical health of the people and the land.  Put another
way, it means to walk in balance.  Himdag is what we mean by native
arts.
  As a means to both practice himdag, which has stood
the test time in this sonoran desert, as well as to educate the public about ancient, sustainable ways of earthkeeping, among many other things we offer the
following:

* friction fire * medicinal, edible and other useful plant harvesting * hidetanning * primitive pottery * natural cordage

* shamanic studies
and services
* didgeridoo * inipi (traditional sweat lodge ceremony)

* flintknapping

* tracking

* adobe lodge construction

Hi Chris,
 Here is the first of several pages to link with the bulleted buttons when you click on them on the Native Arts & Lifeways page:  Also, what happened to the "People" (bios) page?
 Friction Fire:
 The element fire, a piece of father sun, makes life possible, gives us warmth, cooks our food, lights our night, transforms matter, becokons spirit: every full moon we spin our campfire with the hand drill.
 All you need is two sticks (and a bit of dried grass)?  You bet.
A yucca stalk or seep willow branch spun on a saguaro rib, harvested nearby.
 Learn how to transform the fire within to the fire without, and know the feeling that you will never be without heat and light.

Chris,
 Here is a link of mine to be put on the links pages, and the text for it after you click on the link.  I'll add more over time.  Thanks.
 link:
Controlled Folly Productions -- original writings, music, artwork and upcoming events based on ancient teachings for a sustainable future.
 page:
 Controlled Folly Productions is an umbrella organization of the writings, music, artwork and public events of Danny August.  controlledfollyproductions at yahoo
 Writings by Danny August
 The Medicine of the Wilderness / A Field Guide to Native Skills.  Foreword by Tamarack Song  (2006).
This little book is packed with hands-on survival skills and crafts as practiced by the ones who came before, as honed by Danny over more than 500 days in the field with a rites of passage wilderness program for troubled teens in south central Utah.  They are presented within the matrix of lengend from which these skills emanate.  Chapters include: fire, pottery, cordage, shelter, flintknapping, traps, the sweat lodge, ceremony, astronomy, music, games, etc.
90 pages.  To get your copy, send a postal money order to
Danny August
POB 3424
Tucson, AZ  85722
for the PDF file sent by email:  $8.00
for a printed copy $16.00 + $2.00 shipping = $18.00
a portion of this goes to the Terrasante fund.
controlledfollyproductions at yahoo
 CFP upcoming events:
  The Institute for the Shamanic Arts Presents:
 You Are What You Perceive:
Choosing a Healthier Reality
 A medicine circle with Danny August

Sunday March 1, 2009 - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
at the Womankraft Castle, 388 S. Stone Ave, Studio 102, Tucson, Arizona
 "The crux of shamanism is to see oneself and the world in a different way." -Juan Matus

Are you a do-aholic? Are you addicted to drama? Does your monkey (mind) pull your strings? Are you drowning in self-pity? Is your soulmate really your cellmate? Do you work to live, or live to work? Do you feel a lack of energy?
 Native medicine people the world over understand that healing the root of these conditions happens when we realign our internal energy fields with those of heaven and earth, the four directions, the four elements, and all our relations. Put another way, it takes place when the spirit-in-all-things again flows uninterrupted into us, and we again flow uninterrupted into the spirit-in-all-things. For this to be possible, we need to step out of time as we know it and into magical time.
 In a safe, sacred space, we will explore this knowledge through techniques such as:
- Running on magical time - freeing yourself from the past and future - Soul Journeying - retrieving lost parts of yourself - Stopping the world - shutting off the internal dialog to reach the place of inner silence
- Truthspeaking - regaining the power of words - Medicine dreaming - receiving messages and answers from the dream world - Thanks-giving - the antidote to self-pity - Losing self-importance - the key to lasting peace - Redeploying energy - the way of impeccability - Becoming invisible - non-attachment and non-engagement - The world of omens - stepping thru the portals of divine guidance - Getting silly - the medicine of humor
 Spirit-guided donations will be accepted.
 To reserve your space or for further info please email: controlledfollyproductions at yahoo
 About your guide: For over 20 years, Danny August has been walking the way of the Earthkeeper and guiding others on this path. He has received knowledge from many native and non-native medicine people and elders in the United States, Mexico and India, including "pouring water" in the traditional sweat lodge. He has handed down these ways to many people though organizations including: Pima Community College, The Pascua Yaqui Tribe - and since 2003, The Institute for the Shamanic Arts (and its sister organization, Earthtribe TV (www.earthtribetv.org), to which he has contributed several original music soundtracks, including didgeridoo). He combines his longtime knowledge and practice of Chinese medicine, martial arts, yoga, and zazen with the ancient teachings of the Toltec, Inca, Sufi, Dineh, Lakota, New Seers, and Native Australian Dreamers, among others, into his guiding way.

To the health and help of the people

A Call to Action -

- for sustainability policy<link to sustainabiltypolicy> at all levels
of human endeavor from the wall street boardrooms, to the halls of congress,
and the kitchens and cafes of every American.

- for the development of a decentralized point-of-use power generation with
grid tie capabilities which would decrease fossil fuel use, and maximize
solar, wind, and other non-CO2-producing technologies.  This with the goal
of seeing 1 of 2 Tucson homes generating some minimal level covering basic
neccesities in a decade.  True Homeland Security means energy independence.
Security can not come from acts of violence, justified by leaders who tell
us there is much to fear.  A patriot knows that the meaning of freedom is to
live a fearless life.  A great leader once said: "The only thing we have to
fear is fear itself." -FDR

- for the conversion to electric vehicle vehicluar travel for plug in
capability and utilization of existing and future renewable energy for
transportation.

- for the development of electric wheel motors which will allow the
conversion of any existing vehicle to a hybrid, with the goal of seeing at
least half the vehicle trips in and around Tucson by electric within 10
years.  This to decrease CO2 production and diminish the smog haze.
Ferdinand Porsche built an electric wheel motor car in 1902.  Automotive
manufacterers are slow to offer this.  (Why?)

- for the development of novel methods, and improvement of existing ones,
(heat engines, Minto wheels, etc), with the goal of utilizing abundant low
level heat in hot water as a way to generate electricity.  Orville & Wilbur
Wright made airplanes out of kites and bicycles.  This problem deserves
similar devotion.  What would Ben Franklin do?

- for the transmission of positive thinking, possibility generating,
creative software - such as the Intention Process developed by Tony
Burroughs, Wayne Dyer, and others - to the hearts and minds of people with
the goal of improving lives everywhere.  The world is full of people who
love to tell us why things can't be done.  A great leader once said: "Some
people look around the world and ask, 'Why?'  I look at the world and say
'Why Not!'" -JFK

- for the development of Mesquite as an agricultural commodity (utilizing a
food source already adapted to the desert).  This with the goal of
re-aquainting the Tohono people with this high fiber/low glycemic
traditional food and reducing the toll (measurable in millions of dollars)
which it exacts on their lives through diabetes.

- for the development of solar furnaces for silica refinement.  This desert
is full of silica, which is the raw ingredient in silicon-based
photovoltaics.  We need as many of these as possible to capture the sun's
energy and store it as electrical energy.  Most roofs should be covered with
photovoltaic panels.  It makes little sense to use massive amounts of energy
from carbon fuel sources to refine silica.  Silica can be refined at greatly
reduced carbon dioxide emission levels using the sun.

- for exploring methods for reducing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
by growing food and plants that remove carbon from the air.  Plants fix
carbon as biomass which can then be used for other purposes, like feeding
goats to create milk and cheese.  We all need to think about what we can do
to minimize the amount of carbon we produce on a daily basis.  Life is full
of choices at every moment...

TerraSante Agricultural Cooperative
- Dedicated to the protection, development, and harvest of native plants for
use as food and medicine
- Permaculture as a way of limiting erosion and increasing the yield and
diversity of native plants and animals
- The development of mesquite as a food source
- Kokopelli Gardens & Nursery at Terrasante Community, Moringa, etc.
<Victoria Link>
Arizona Native Seed Resource<link>
- Dedicated to the conservation, harvesting, and processing of native seed
for purposes of revegetation / restoration, food, and medicine.
TerraSante Electric Vehicle Coop
- Dedicated to the conversion of internal combustion vehicles to electric as
the primary means of propulsion
- Future experimentation and development of wheel motors.
TerraSante Building Coop
- Dedicated to the development of "green" building as an alternative which
is in its inception of low energy / low CO2 impact, and of passive solar
design for heating and cooling so as to minimize energy needs in the future
- Earth architecture - calearth.org - for buildings which are beautiful,
functional, and curvy - like mother earth.
Harmony and Health Foundation
- For that which makes us one.
- Dedicated to the sharing of ideas and the promotion of activities intended
to improve the lives of people everywhere
- The 'Intention Process' outlined by Tony Burroughs - intenders.com -,
Wayne Dyer, and others as a model for positive living, creativity, and
fulfillment of human potential
- Meditation, yoga, etc as a path to self knowledge and health
- Natural health, dietary, and purification practices
- Creation of communities and cooperative ventures
Research & Development
- Experiments with the creative usage of recycled materials
- Experiments with water, sunlight, moonlight - interstellar light
applications link -, magnetite, sound, music, crystals, etc. for their
healing potential
- Experiments with solar energy, motors, solar hydrogen as a potential food
source, etc
Cottage Industry
Artistic Endeavors
- Earth as sculpture
- Ferrocement
- Straw Clay

Hi Chris,
 Here are a list of changes to be made to the "Native Arts" page.
 1.  Activate the link to "shamanic studies and services" and post the following (text at bottom of this page, after these numbered items) on it;
 2. Do the same with "friction fire", the text is now below the linked items but needs to be moved to it's own page (a reminder, we have already disussed this).
 3. Add photographs to the page--i will get with you and let you know which ones i want where.  What's a good time for you to do this?
 I know you have a lot to do on the website, and, i request you make the above changes as soon as possible since all of this was approved by Bruce at our committee meeting the other night and are a priority not only for the Native Arts page but also in turn for the website.  Please let me know if you need my further help / input into it (as i'll do with the pictures).  Thanks.
 SHAMANIC PRACTICES AND SERVICES
 "The crux of shamanism is to see oneself and the world in a different way." -Juan Matus
 Native medicine people the world over understand that lasting physical, emotional and mental healing is possible only when we realign our internal energy fields with those of heaven and earth, the four directions, the four elements, and all our relations. Put another way, it happens when the spirit-in-all-things again flows uninterrupted into us, and we again flow uninterrupted into the spirit-in-all-things. For this to be possible, we need to step out of time as we know it and into magical time.
 The Sonoran desert--of which we reside in the northern tip, the bulk reaching far into Mexico--is a place of a confluence of unique powers.  We can draw on this power to receive the earth's boost.
 Following are some of the topics and techniques that are available:  Running on magical time - enlightenment in the present moment
Soul Journeying - retrieving lost parts of ourselves
Stopping the world - shutting off the internal dialog to reach the place of inner silence
Truthspeaking - regaining the power of words Medicine dreaming - receiving messages and answers from the dream world Thanks-giving - the antidote to self-pity Losing self-importance - the key to inner peace
Redeploying energy - the way of impeccability Becoming invisible - non-attachment and non-engagement The world of omens - stepping thru the portals of divine guidance Getting silly - the medicine of humor Fire Transformation Ceremony--transforming pain into joy
 Your guide is Danny August  [this will be linked to my bio, the one now at the bottom of the Native Arts page].

 Chris,
Per your request:
**
*Sustainability is the practical ability to satisfy the basic needs of today
without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy their
needs. Sustainability is the management of environmental and resource
systems so that their ability to support future generations is not
diminished. A sustainable society exists such that the ways of living and
the patterns of activity of its members are in harmony with the inherent
ability of nature to maintain life.*

*What's Going on Here?*

*Electric vehicle*/hybrid transformation. A goal to experiment and develop
simplified vehicular conversions to electric or electric hybrid using
existing materials and widely available surplus. Goals are low cost, easily
upgradable, repairable, and sustainable.

*Solar and wind energy* utilization for use in domestic and transportation
needs. A goal of an electrical grid tie environment which is robust and
sustainably decentralized. We consider this a "national security issue".

*Permaculture* utilizing native plants, insects and other resources as well
as highly productive methods of gardening/agriculture and food preparation
which are harmonious in the local landscape, the community at large, and
which minimize carbon footprint and maximize nutrition and health, as for
example in community supported agriculture.

*Water catching*/storage via swalings and other methods, which prevent
erosion, flooding, and maximize carbon fixation as food and building
materials. Develop the process of oasification in this region abused by
overgrazing.

*Earth architecture*, experiments with new building methods such as earthbag
building, and traditional forms like yurts and tipis. The goals being
attractive, bioharmonic, low cost, energy efficient, made with locally
available resources, and minimize carbon footprint.

*Education*- development of Terrasante Village as a venue offering
apprenticeship and visiting opportunities for those who seek such. We also
seek to identify and cultivate the personal and social "software" and
practices which are most conducive to harmonious community, and the
realization of peace on earth.

Hi Chris,
Bruce has approved the text (below), to be put on the community page (not the projects page). Probably a button on that page saying 'himdag village sanctuary', linked to its own page would be best.
Thanks,
danny

--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Bruce Scher <bscher11 at gmail> wrote:
From: Bruce Scher <bscher11 at gmail>
Subject: Re: text revision himdag
To: controlledfollyproductions at yahoo
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 7:42 AM

hey Danny,
Sounds OK, tho one can never say please and thank you enough eh? Just ask the Japanese.

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Daniel August <controlledfollyproductions at yahoo> wrote:

Hi Bruce,
 I've made all of the changes you've suggested.  (The only thing i didn't include was the 'please' before leaving the pets outside because that please is in the heading above and so applies to the pets "rule";  plus putting it there would then make the grammar incorrect when contiued from the heading if this makes sense.

  I feel this text is now clear and comprehensive, and ready be put on the website.  If you agree, please email me your okay and i'll forward it on to Chris to be posted there as soon as possible.
 thanks,
danny
  On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Daniel August <controlledfollyproductions at yahoo> wrote:

Bruce, HIMDAG VILLAGE SANCTUARY
 An acre of our land has been designated as Himdag Village Sanctuary.  Himdag (pronounced him-dug) is a word in the language of the nearby Tohono O'odham (The Desert People) Native Americans, which can be translated into English as "walking in balance," and much more.

 By sanctuary, we intend a place where the land, the wildlife, and the human spirit are honored and protected.  It is a place where peace and quiet prevail.  A place conducive to a meditative state, where all non-violent religion and spiritual practices are honored.  It is an area where only foot traffic is permitted, machines are only used in special instances, and the amount and type of building is limited, to natural, low-tech structures.  Besides being home to a few humans, it is also home to much wildlife. If you are quiet and respectful of their habitat, here you can see and hear, for example, a family of quail, a roadrunner, cottontail rabbits, prarie dogs, many types of birds, reptiles, insects, bufo toads and tree frogs (during the monsoons), cacti, yucca, and mesquite trees, to name a few. These animals and plants seem to know that they are safe here, and that all of them have as much right to the land as we do.

  Himdag Village is our answer to the unlimited development, habitat destruction and noise of the world at large.  It is a microcosm which puts mother earth and all our relations first, that can serve as an alternative model for the current macrocosm in which humans and their inappropriate technology and habitat destruction dominate.

 There now stand in the sanctuary two earth lodges made cheifly of local earth and partially sunk into the ground, similar to adobe structures seen around the world.  There is also a solar shower, as well tipis under construction. .

 Himdag Village also hosts the practice and teaching of native arts and lifeways.  In this direction are unfolding ideas for the construction of a few structures as they might appear or have appeared in a native village of the Desert People and other native peoples, such as a ramada (structure that provides essential shade in the hot season, made of branches), fire circle, flintknapping pit, hide tanning rack, and inipi (traditional purification lodge).  The Village also encompasses our organic garden.  In addition to the crops that are already growing in it, we are in the process of planting some varieties of ancient, heirloom seeds from the native peoples of the southwest.  These crops--including for example corn, beans, squash, melons, and tomatoes--since they are native, require litttle if any additional irrigation, as well as being toleratant of the extreme heat of our Sonoran desert.  And, since they are adapted to make the best of local conditions these foods are often tastier and are high in nutrients.  Perhaps even more notably,  these seeds' unbroken lineage and uninterrupted use preserves the gene pools of these ancient plants, representing perhaps one of our strongest hopes against the proliferation of radiated, genetically engineered and monocrop foods.  Thus, they help to ensure healthy foods for many generations to come.

  Please come visit Himdag Villlage Sanctuary, and walk in balance.  When you do, please remember to:

park all vehicles outside of sanctuary boundaries--only foot traffic is permitted stay on designated footpaths keep noise to low levels and respect the privacy of human residents and wildlife leave no trash or any other trace ask permission before filming or taking pictures of residents refrain from using cell phones and radios leave your pets outside the boundary, attended to.  They disturb the wildlife and even hunt birds and other animals.

Hi Chris,

Below is the finished website text for the Native Arts page links. Each heading should have its own button on that page, same as the headings below.  I have deleted a few of the headings, they need to be deleted on the NA page (for example, hidetanning).  Also, i can't get rid of the bold letters throughout this text.  I tried and it doesn't work (writing in email is very limited, as you know; maybe we can get a word program on one of these computers?)  So only the headings should be in bold and the rest in regular type.  I'll get with you soon in case there's anything i can do to help you get these on the website.  It sounds like you now have use of a better computer so it shouldn't be a big deal.  Also, pictures need to go onto each page (about 2 per page);  i can't do it that way you showed me, i can't remember how; maybe there's a faster way that i can just write down which pics go where, or we could do it together?
Thanks,
danny

USEFUL PLANTS

 To a native person, all plants are useful.  Native people have in the past used and continue to use the abundant plant life in the Sonoran desert for  food, medicine, clothing, cordage, tools, dyes, building materials and more.  Some examples are:  soap and cordage from yucca, firesticks from saguaro, beans from mesquite and fruits from cactus.

Plants walks at Terrasante, to introduce you to some of the more important of these plants, can be arranged in advance.
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POTTERY

At Terrasante we are blessed with earth with a clay content high enough to make pottery.  We dig the clay, process it (sometimes adding water, sifting, or adding "temper"), shape it, and fire it with local mesquite, which burns at a temperature high enough for firing pottery.  Pottery workshops are ongoing and by request.

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NATURAL CORDAGE

Cordage is an important item in the native world, used in hunting, fishing, clothing, net bags, adornment, and so  on.

The leaf fibers from the yucca plant, which grows in our area, is pounded in the traditional way or boiled, then twisted into strong cordage.

Cordage making workshops are by request.
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DIDGERIDOO

The didgeridoo is an instrument for creating sound, originating in Australia.  There, the termites hollow out gum trees (eucalyptus), and the native people cut them down to make these instruments.  In our area, the stalk of the agave plant is used.  These can be cut and fairly easily hollowed out.

Native Australians play  didgeridoos as a way of nourishing the earth, communicating with the  spirit world, celebrating life, and for other ritual purposes.  The didge players are usually accompanied by people chanting, clapping hardwood sticks together, and dancing.

Scientifically speaking, the vibrational frequencies and waveforms produced by a didgeridoo resonate with various frequencies of the human mind-body-spirit, especially the lower ones, causing a rebalancing of our luminous energy fields, or LEF.  Listening to and playing the digeridoo can  put us in a trance state, in which many health benefits can be realized.

Making, playing and healing with the didgeridoo are taught at Terrasante.  Bring your own agave stalk or finished didges.
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FLINTKNAPPING

Before the relatively recent advent of agriculture, for many eons the survival of humans depended on the tools and hunting points they made out of stone.  Some of these points of the Hohokam, or ancient ones, still turn up in washes here.  We teach how to chip stones to make these tools in order to keep this tradtion alive as well as for the student to go away with a beautiful keepsake or useful object.  On our wish list is:  large stones or boulders of chert or obsidian, and deer or elk antlers, the traditional tools to flake them with.
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TRACKING

To a tracker,  nature reveals her secrets in nearly anything.
Much useful knowledge can be gained from learning to read tracks in the sand, or what a broken branch or a smell on the wind tells.  These techniques can be applied to anything.  The clothes someone wears, their body language, accent, perfumes, etc., can tell many stories; so tracking can be useful in the city as well as in the wilderness.  All levels welcome.

Workshops can be scheduled in advance.
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SHAMANIC SERVICES AND STUDIES

At the core of the native way is the connection to everything in the universe.  This includes things that we can't necessarily perceive with our five senses.  The shaman's, or medicine person's role is to channel this universal energy to others and to the land for sustainence and healing.

Group or individual workshops or sessions with  can be arranged in advance with Danny August, our resident practitioner, including:

shamanic counseling
soul retrieval
dream work
stilling the  mind
waterpouring
didgeridoo therapy

Thanks, Bruce

[ attachment: welcome to terraswante 2008.doc or .pdf ]

 Hi Chris,
Text content for the website to go with photos Andy has taken. Do you have
my camera? Printer/computor #2 not working here, can we geta fix?
Thanks,
Bruce

Tipis project

We have some very windy days, with dust devils that have often made short
work of tents. We were looking for a relatively robust and low cost shelter
from wind, sun, and rain. Tipis by design shed wind and are an indigenous
structural solution to environmental harshness. We think there is potential
shelter in this design for many people who are currently homeless.

5-6' Poles we harvested from Flagstaff were thinned from forests vulnerable
to fire from lack of thinning. Poles are probably available somewhere
closer, like on Mt. Lemmon, but the thought of driving our long trailer
there was discouraging, and we have friends to visit in Flag.. The poles
were brought to Tucson by us on our long trailer, a load of about 60 poles,
about 25 feet long on average. They are not straight like the poles found
further north in Montana and Wyoming., they curve and twist a bit, we got
some very arcing poles to play with on other projects. Cost us about $300
fuel and food, etc.

We were faced with the dilemma of how to use the traditional method of
moving the poles out to maintain a taut cover against the wind. Because they
twist our poles would always have length not contacting the cover, thus
leaving the cover vulnerable to wind, or at least flapping annoyingly. We
decided to fix the cover to the poles, and fix the poles in the ground. This
tipi is more permanent. The poles were installed in a circular fashion 16
feet diameter, about 24' deep , having been painted, wrapped with with
plastic and duct tape to prevent termite, and cemented/limed up sand around
each post to harden the soil, and shed water. The poles were lashed together
at the top with old wiring (dead extension cords).

Recycled Vinyl billboard covering measuring about maybe 16ftx 50ft was
obtained for $50 (in our case an ad for a fast food burrito) . We wrapped
the rectangular cover to a conical surface with the 'best quick fit/least
cut' method as an arc beginning near the door. It was necessary to trim a
piece off and use the remnant to cover the last two spaces between poles.
The vinyl was tacked to poles using roofing screws and fender washers along
the top and bottom. Over top we put layers of carpet torn from someones
house, donated for free, available at dumpsters behind carpeting stores,
etc. These were fixed pile side down (for insulation), about every twelve
inches. In places where the carpeting pieces overlap we sometimes used
longer deck screws. Hardware cost perhaps of $100. About 400 screws. The
carpet was pieced with outside overlap like shingles as we worked up from
the lowest uncovered area. Some creativity is required to cut and fit
pieces. We ended with a covering that resembles large pieces of bark. The
back side of the carpet will be painted with left over recycled latex paint
to protect against UV and keep the pile underneath dry. Total materials cost
on this project, let's say $300. Took us about 2-3 days with 3-4 people
helping. Ladders were helpful.

Bruce Scher 12/2009

Hey Chris,
Can we mount content below under Earth architecture on the website? Can we
get the PDF for ferrocement model code mounted as well?
Thanks,
Bruce

Ferrocement and sustainability at Terrasante Village

A part of our mission at TSV is to experiment with what is not extensively
utilized in order to identify methods and materials which may be key to our
future survival especially if they can knock out CO2 emissions. This is our
contribution to the sustainability puzzle. It will take many people and
groups working on these issues to solve them. Those answers will come from
the field. Just as genetic diversity allows for plants to adapt to new
environments, our strength as a species and survival depends on many small
groups working on these problems simultaneously in their local areas and
networking. Think of us all as a parallel processor. Those solutions will
come from the bottom up.

It is important to explore the ways which people which have solved human
needs that are sparing of resources. In the realm of shelter we have
experimented with earthbag as a building material. (link to
http://calearth.org/ ,http://www.okokok.org/ )  Earth is locally available,
cost little, and has performed wonderfully from an energy/comfort
standpoint. We find ferrocement to be particularly helpful when combined
with earthbag for stabilization and integration of disparate elements into
the whole. Ferrocement is essentially a web of steel&silica fabric typically
an inch or less thick which can be fixed to any shape and is incredibly
strong when tugged, pushed, or flexed. The method is used worldwide for 50+
years in many communities for public buildings, homes, water tanks, boat
hulls, and decorative elements. (links http://www.ferrocement.com/ ,
http://www.ferrocement.net/ http://www.ferrocement.org/)

The ferrocement method is in use as a solution for vulnerable buildings in
earthquake zones (links http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1663817,
http://www.am-cor.com/media/ferro_cement_8_paper.pdf,
http://www.uet.edu.pk/export/sites/UETWebPortal/research/researchinfo/journal/volume2/8.pdf,
http://imacwww.epfl.ch/Publications/StructuralDynamics/ElGawady-Lestuzzi-Badoux-state_art-13IBMaC.pdfFerrocement
box structures as precast/ lower cost, high strength structural
elements have also been developed for flooring and roofing of buildings.
(links http://www.bhrc.ac.ir/Publication/AJCE/PDF/Vol6-No6/kumar-7.pdf )

 While ferrocement involves the use of materials which are energy intensive
(steel and cement), they may make it possible to eliminate the need for
other energy intensive materials or components, and pay for themselves in
energy usage savings later on by permitting the use of existing materials
which were otherwise problematic. While being labor intensive, ferrocement
also allows small groups and individuals to construct structures that would
otherwise require high cost, specialized equipment, or raw materials not
locally available/easily transportable. It is a boon to small communities.

Ferrocement also allows for incredible possibility of design. It is a
sculptors dream. Curved, domed, arched, vaulted, wavy, far-out spaces can be
built which not only please the eye, they also stimulate the imagination and
spirit. Such buildings provide an energetic quality which feels different
than the rectangular boxes we are used to.

We see the potential for ferrocement to meet many human needs while
maintaining an aesthetic quality. The material speaks to sustainability, it
speaks to locality, it speaks to poorer communities.

Ferrocement model code has been developed internationally. (link to PDF on
our website). Another good resource on technical properties and testing is
Naaman's book *Ferrocement & Laminated Cementious Composites *(link
http://www.springerlink.com/content/m056n710802p173t/ ).

Bruce Scher 12/2009

  - for sustainability policy <http://www.sustainabilitypolicy.org/> at all
levels of human endeavor from Wall Street boardrooms, to the halls of
Congress, and the kitchens and cafes of every American. For example,
policies with price guarantees such as those adopted in Europe have
facilitated the development and deployment of solar farms.
http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/solar/owning.html We really do face an
extinction level emergency http://www.chicagocleanpower.org/ward.pdf. Our
leaders could be doing more sooner. They need people to tell them so.

  - for development of decentralized point-of-use power generation with grid
tie capabilities which would decrease fossil fuel use, and maximize solar,
wind, and other non-CO2-producing technologies.  The southwest US could
easily generate power for itself and the whole USA with the proper will to
do so. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_37/b3950067_mz018.htm We
can build war machines at a zillion dollars each. We should be building
these instead. True Homeland Security means energy independence.

  - for conversion to electric vehicular travel with plug-in capability and
utilization of existing and future renewable energy for transportation.
http://www.eaaev.org/  This to decrease CO2 production and diminish the
smog haze.  Also for the conversion of existing vehicles to hybrid or
electric using current and emerging technology such as electric wheel
motors. We have had viable electric vehicular technology since the early
1900's. The major impediments have been corporate will (or lack thereof),
and greed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F

  - for development of solar furnaces for silica refinement.
http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0256-307X/26/7/078103 This desert is full of
silica, which is the raw ingredient in silicon-based photovoltaics.  We need
as many of these as possible to capture the sun's energy and store it as
electrical energy.  Most roofs should be covered with photovoltaic panels.
It makes little sense to use massive amounts of energy from carbon fuel
sources to refine silica.  Silica can be refined at greatly reduced carbon
dioxide emission levels using the sun.

  - for development of novel, and improvement of existing methods of
utilizing abundant low level heat in hot water as a way to generate
electricity. (Minto wheels, heat engines, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_wheel ) Orville & Wilbur Wright made
airplanes out of kites and bicycles.  This problem deserves similar
devotion.  What would Ben Franklin do?

  - for development of Mesquite and other existing native plants, as well as
naturalization of plants for food and medicinal use. Native mesquite could
be an agricultural commodity (utilizing a food source already adapted to the
desert).
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WH9-45S4S4M-10&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1127926211&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=c76efb58433d88a596fef19e28dd2561,
http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/m/mesquite.html  This with the goal of
providing a local sustainable food source. Re-aquainting the Oodham people
with this high fiber/low glycemic traditional food would reduce the toll
(measurable in millions of dollars) which it exacts on their lives through
diabetes.

  - for exploring methods for reducing the amount of carbon in the
atmosphere by growing food and plants that remove carbon from the air.
Plants fix carbon as biomass which can then be used for other purposes, like
feeding goats to create milk and cheese, or providing structure and
insulation for buildings as in cob and straw bale. We should probably be
locking carbon up in this way rather than burning carbon in spinning
fiberglass and foaming toxic materials to make hi-tech buildings.  We all
need to think about what we can do to minimize the amount of air bound
carbon we produce on a daily basis.  Life is full of choices at every
moment...

  - for transmission of positive thinking, possibility generating, creative
human software- to the hearts and minds of people with the goal of improving
lives everywhere.  - such as the Intention
Process<http://www.intenders.com/>developed by Tony Burroughs, Wayne
Dyer, and others. for the teaching of
partnership models of relationship as outlined by Riane Eisler
http://www.rianeeisler.com/partnership.htm . we should at least be giving
our children the tools to work together versus the old Competitive model
paradigm we instill in them. The inclusion of communication models and
methods for groups as tools in education would greatly enhance our
collective productivity and creativity with regards to what we face ahead.
The world is full of people who love to tell us why things can't be done.  A
great leader once said: "Some people look around the world and ask, 'Why?'
I look at the world and say 'Why not!'" -JFK

-for access and instruction world wide to fertility control. Population
pressures are likely to promote further ecologic degradation and hunger. We
should value highly our most precious resource, human life. Our children
should not live in poverty and hunger, or lack for health care. Their well
being and education should be our highest priority. Human life should not be
treated as a commodity to be exploited by groups of other humans. Slavery
was outlawed in the USA many years ago, but the magic and amorality of money
merely exports economic slavery beyond view. Localizing currencies minimize
the impact. The choices we make at the store every day help create the
world.

*Terra Sante* means sacred earth, and our name reflects the values that we
hold dear.  The earth we live on is sacred to us, and what we are creating
here reflects this belief.

Terrasante Village, Harmony&Health, Kokopeli Gardens, Interstellar Light
App. and other residents comprise Terrasante Community. We share in common
an interest in sustainable living, working together for community, and
creative ventures to discover and explore the possibilities of the
sustainable future. Terrasante Community has land/space available, and are
looking for new partners of substance and vision.

Terrasante Village is located on 8 acres of the 160 that is Terrasante
Community. We live on a valley mesquite plain below the old remnants of the
once mighty Sierrita mountains, now only 6000ft., in the sunny, magical
Sonoran desert 20 miles southwest of Tucson Arizona.  We value the unique
rich sense of place it offers, and embrace aspects of the diverse cultures
and ecology of this area.

Terrasante Village is an Arizona nonprofit with specific intention. See our
mission statement and neighborhood agreements. Terrasante Village was
founded 2008 as a resource for this community and others to whom we connect.
Terrasante Village is somewhat the focal point of Terrasante Community, lots
of people come this way especially in winter, change is the rule. Terrasante
Community is a diverse collection of individuals and groups with knowledge,
skills and quirks who are working on many different but related projects. We
come together to work in common, it can be a process getting to agreement,
all of which is part of the experiment in sustainability. There are
opportunities to learn, teach, and play, sponsored by various members of the
community at times(including TSV). this might include yoga, meditation, tai
chi, classes in permaculture, electromagnetics, gardening, earth
architecture, music, drumming, natural healing, tool/workshop related
skills, native skills, etc.

Recreation opportunities abound. we are near to Tucson, Saguaro Nat'l park,
the Desert Museum, Kitt Peak observatory, Old Tucson studios, etc. There is
hiking and biking and much to explore.

  Mission Statement

The mission of TerraSante Village is to discover, develop, and disseminate
sustainable ways of designing and living in human villages, which minimize
CO2 generation, beginning with locally appropriate solutions.

This mission views TerraSante Village as a laboratory and community
resourcefor projects in solar and wind energy, electric and hybrid
vehicle
conversion, permaculture and local agriculture, cost / energy efficient and
bioharmonic housing, community development, personal and social software for
healthy community, etc.

The mission includes education and service.  We intend to develop
opportunities and manifest positive intentions for the highest and best
good.  For collaboration we seek knowledgeable, skilled individuals and
groups dedicated to the highest and best good for our living mother - planet
earth - and her children.  Also see Call to Action...

TerraSante is a word with Latin roots - it means sacred earth - please
behave accordingly.

 A Poem about TerraSante

A place in the sun, a place under stars.

A place for earth as architecture, architecture as sculpture.

A place to muse or just to be, a place for song and poetry.

A place to drum and dance around a fire.

A place where nature might inspire.

A place for permaculture, gardening, growing.

A place for experiments in eco-tech tinkering.

A place to manifest possibilities.

Hi Chris,
I will scan the files for the website today in town. Everything was closed
on 1 Jan. I have Naaman's book. It is a technical treatise. It is not the
same as Ferrocement Model Code which was published out of Thailand- not
available except perhaps through us in future. Naaman sent us his copy, but
we should delete his hand scrawled name on the front.  Building codes should
be widely available, that is the whole point. OK to make a link to Springer
for Naaman's book on ferrocement.
Thanks,
Bruce

Hey Chris,
Can you triage the right side computor, it no longer functions.
 Also How do we get a multipin printer connector for the Left side computor
for the laserjet6? Is there an adapter? Do we need another working computor?
Also my laptop fan is going out. I have a replacement laptop, but would like
to run ubuntu, not XP. Can someone help me with setup?
Also thanks for your good suggestions yesterday with regard to permits.
Thanks,
Bruce

Yes that's Ok for you there. You are operating on solar? Do you get the
wireless signal?
I will forward you the bit about the structure design contest.
Thanks,
Bruce

suggestions of the best economical and serviceable thing to
do.......please....
chris can this be "transferred" to you

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: OMfield <awakening at omfield>
Date: Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Domain Name Expiring
To: Tom Mendola <tmendola at gmail>

....pretty swamped these days, Tom.....I can easily transfer this account to
someone else, or only renew for a year, or renew for 5 years.....just tell
me what you want me to do....

Peace

Tom Mendola wrote:

> hey patrick
> please give me a call....520-400-4489
> or i can call you....
> regards to linda..
> tom
>
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 5:09 PM, OMfield <awakening at omfield.org <mailto:
> awakening at omfield>> wrote:
>
>  Hi Tom,
>
>  Harmonyandhealth.org is set to expire soon....do you want me to
>  renew this for you?  I just checked and a two year renewal is less
>  than $40.....I'll give you an address to send a check if so....
>
>  Hope all is well...
>
>  Namaste,
>  Patrick
>
>
>

Working on it, thanks for the notice....
Tim

The hosting company changed my IP's and I am woring to get the nameservers
settings updated. It is proving to be more difficult than it should be. I'll
continue to work on this and it will get resolved soon, but this may be a
time to consider moving your sites to a dedicated server with live tech
support. That is a level of service I don't have so you should shop around a
bit to see what is available. Google "Dedicated Server" to learn more.

Tim

Hi Chris,

Here's the link for my next workshop:

http://sites.google.com/site/controlledfollyproductions/calendar-of-workshops-classes

it's in less than 3 weeks so the sooner it's up the better.  Also, i've been trying to access the TS website so i can work on my ideas but it hasn't come up when i've called it up for a couple days now.  Is it offline while you are working on it?  Is there an "alpha" page or whatever it's called i can look at?  Please let me know how to access it.

thanks,
danny

ok

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tom Mendola <tmendola at gmail>
Date: Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Subject: nov 14th...a barn dance at terra sante village..!!
To: reverendpeasandcorn at gmail, Bruce Scher <bscher11 at gmail>, Rick <
nativeseed.rick at gmail>

a hoe down !!  (drop your hoe and come on down!)
at terra sante village... ... west on ajo way just past mile marker 155
...then north on hermans rd and follow signs to the barn...
featuring the musical ensembles of "bindle stiffs"(arriving on their arizona
bicycle tour).....and "pick and hollar"  from phoenix,

4pm to 10pm..sunday nov 14th
kid friendly..
bring food and drink..
bring instruments...
be ready to dance if you care to...

fire wood welcome...
maybe bring a jacket...keep warm..

hey bruce rick and marcus
any editing or additions ??

hey marcus
 this is the invite to anyone who might be thinking to bring hard liquor or
weapons...
please send..

----------

a hoe down !!  (drop your hoe and come on down!)
at terra sante village... ... west on ajo way just past mile marker 155
...then north on hermans rd and follow signs to the barn...
featuring the musical ensembles of "bindle stiffs"(arriving on their arizona
bicycle tour).....and "pick and hollar"  from phoenix,

4pm to 10pm..sunday nov 14th
kid friendly..
bring food and drink..
bring instruments...
be ready to dance if you care to...

fire wood welcome...
maybe bring a jacket...keep warm...

suggested 5$ donation to benefit terra sante
please leave any hard liquor and weapons at home...
terra sante thanks ya!

---------

OK Chris,
I got in to the yahoo email acct.
The pass is bruces spelled backwards.
This is the information you need, yes?
I have printed off the fax form if needed- it goes to Melbourne????
Thanks,
Bruce

Hi Chris,
 I got the info from whosit, and can fax the form tomorrow from town.
Thanks, Bruce

Hi Chris,
I did talk to someone at Yahoo. They suggested I fax my request(s) with
specific information to a 408-349-7941 area code.
They would not divulge the names of contact, and asked me the zip code
(85735 is wrong), and a birthdate.
I went to whosit to compare registry for sustainabilitypolicy.org-  hoping
to see is rjmsus is also the contact there, but it is gone. So the link is
dead.
Per the Yahoo guy, I will need to possibly obtain a death certificate for
Paul Reeder, but Pima county requires some documentation showing legal
relationship- we have none.
Could we not also request first dibbs on the set to expire domain assuming
that it will be unrenewed?
Thanks,
Bruce

It is possible that Will used my awebizdomains.com for that domain name
registration. If so, his username is wfoster8560 and you will have to get
the pwd from him.

Thanks for the invitation I hope to meet and visit sooner than later!

Tim

Hi guys,

I think that we have it taken care of.  I called Yahoo again and got someone
who was a little more empathetic to our plight.  Or maybe it was because I
threatened to level a curse on them and all their children's children's
children.  I explained everything that you have been going through and
pointed out that my email was listed as the original registrant of the
account.  Yahoo has agreed to allow us to transfer the domain name.

We will need to wait about 24 hours for the whois records to propagate
through the system as transfer attempts launch authorization email to the
registered account administrator.  If we try this too soon, it will be to
naught as the authorization will go to scher.bruce and we have no access to
this account.

I have registered and transferred hundreds of domain names and some
"registrars" are very problematic.  I have transferred expired domain names
even.  Please let me know who you plan to use as your transfer agent.

bob

Hello,

I have already initiated transfer.  It will be done in a couple of days.

Don't do anything on your end or it could screw things up.

I will tell yo what to do when it is complete.

bob stanton

Hi Chris,

It's going to name.com.  They have already sent out the authorization
request to my email and I have approved it.  Now, even if Yahoo completely
drops the ball it will still transfer in five days.

I didn't mean that you would screw something up.  I know you are very
competent.

I'm not so sure about the people at Yahoo.

bob

hey chris
missed you at the last tuesday meeting....
are you well....
and will you come to town for the st fair..?

tom

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OK I'm tied up today mostly, will be in town this afternoon. Tuesday my next
day off.
We want to get Lance up to speed as a second person on website issues.
I copy him above.
Maybe you two can meet before then.
Thanks,
Bruce

Hi Chris,
Our internet has been down since Tues. can you please troubleshoot.
Thanks,
Bruce

I traded Friday for saturday work at the hospital.
I will be around on Sun, and can meet then.
Thanks,
Bruce

I thought we had already agreed to Sunday at 9 am already anyways.

DIana

ok so the meeting isTues at 9 am.

i would like to see the woofer comments on the woofr website, but this
requires a login and password.  could i sit down with whover has these? so I
could view the site?

thanks
diana

Hi Chris,
You can add to the calender-

TSV nonprofit Annual Meeting 22 March 2PM (at David Kohlberg's porch)

I will email you changes to visitor page on Thursday,
Thanks,
Bruce

*Terra Sante* means sacred earth, and this name reflects the values that we
hold dear.  The earth we live on is sacred to us, and what we are creating
here reflects this belief.

*Terrasante Community* is 160 acres comprised of TerraSante Village, Harmony
& Health, Kokopeli Gardens, Interstellar Light Applications and other
residents.  We share in common an interest in sustainable living, working
together for community, and creative collaborative ventures to discover and
explore the possibilities of the sustainable future.  Terrasante Community
is a diverse collection of individuals and groups with knowledge and skills
working on community and individually related projects.  Terrasante
Community census typically goes up in winter, down in summer.  Terrasante
Community has land/space available, and we seek like minded partners of
substance and vision.

*TerraSante Village* is located on 8.4 acres of Terrasante Community.
TerraSante Village is an Arizona nonprofit, (501c3 pending), with specific
intention to manifest sustainability. See our mission
statement<http://www.terrasante.org/community/mission.html>and
neighborhood
agreements <http://www.terrasante.org/community/agreement.html>.  TerraSante
Village was founded 2008 as a resource for this community and others to whom
we connect.

<http://www.terrasante.org/community/mission.html>
<http://www.terrasante.org/community/sanctuary.html>
<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/projects.html>

 *Terrasante* sits about 2450ft (747m) above sea level on a gently sloping
valley mesquite plain below the remnants of the once mighty Sierrita
mountains, now only 6000 ft, in the sunny, magical Sonoran desert 20 miles
southwest of Tucson Arizona.  Our reddish soil is rich in clay, and sand is
plentiful. Our existing vegetation is predominantly mesquite with occasional
catci and grasses, changed by cattle 150 years ago from the then predominant
grasslands. 10,000 years ago the vegetation was pinyon pine and juniper. How
we adapt to changes speaks to our sustainability.

I used the most recent updated brochure as changes, reworked the education
section into "service to the future".
Note that the native seed, service to future, and communication have no link
targets.
Native seed could target Native Seed resource, service to future could
target the mission, not sure on a target for communication....
Bruce

 TerraSante Projects

*Sustainability* is the practical ability to satisfy the basic needs of
today without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy
their needs.  Sustainability is the management of environmental and resource
systems so that their ability to support future generations is not
diminished.

A sustainable society exists such that the ways of living and the patterns
of activity of its members are in harmony with the inherent ability of
nature to maintain life.

 What's Going on Here?

*projects in progress or planned*

<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/permaculture.html>
<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/nativearts.html>
<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/eartharch.html>
<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/solarenergy.html>

*TerraSante Village* seeks like-minded people and organizations to join us
in collaborative ventures. We have land/space available for persons of
substance and vision.

Earth architecture <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/eartharch.html>
experiments
with building methods like earthbag, cob, ferrocement, etc. and traditional
shelter like yurts and tipis. Our goals are attractive, low cost, energy
efficient, long lasting, made with locally available resources, bioharmonic,
and minimize long term carbon footprint.

Permaculture <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/permaculture.html> utilizing
native plants, insects and local resources as well as highly productive
methods of gardening, agriculture and food preparation/storage which are
harmonious in the local landscape, the community at large, and which
minimize carbon footprint while maximizing nutrition and health.

*Native Seed *for habitat re-vegetation/restoration, plant diversity,
exploration of native plant resources, and organic materials for our gardens
and growing areas.

 Water catching <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/permaculture.html> /storage
via drums and cisterns, swalings to prevent erosion, flooding, and maximize
carbon fixation as food and building materials. A goal of oasification in
this region abused by overgrazing, and subject to drought.

Solar and wind energy <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/solarenergy.html> for
use in domestic and transportation needs. A goal of an electrical grid tie
environment which is robust and sustainably decentralized. We consider that
to be the *true* local and 'national security' issue.

Electric vehicle <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/electricar.html> /hybrid
transformation. A goal to experiment and develop simplified vehicular
conversions to electric or electric-hybrid using existing materials and
widely available surplus. We seek low cost, easily upgradeable, repairable,
and sustainable. Goal: let the sunlight meet transportation needs, with
electric vehicles as backup to well service.

Native Arts & Lifeways <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/nativearts.html> as
a connection to our ancestors and indigenous ways as a template for human
sustainability. With the idea that those life ways do have some wisdom to
offer us in the present. Learning to walk in balance, traditional
storytelling, music, games, crafts, ceremonies, hunting, harvesting, and
ancient sustainable ways of earthkeeping...

*Service to the future,* through the identification and implementation of
key methods and experimentations in optimization. With the goal of sharing
this knowledge to the benefit of all.

 *Communication, *with Terrasante community as an example of citizens acting
together, to solve the sustainability issues we face. We seek to identify
and cultivate the personal and social 'software' and practices which are
most conducive to harmonious community, collaborative action and the
realization of peace.

 I changed the into part, some details relating to volunteers and community.
Note that the I labeled one section People, another Stuff.It would be nice
to have to columns, the one on left people, the one on right stuff.

TerraSante Village Wish List

Ongoing work <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/projects.html> at
TerraSante Village is supported by donations and participation in many
forms.  We have both supporting and resident members. We seek collaborations
and partnerships with like-minded people and organizations.

If you'd like to contribute your talents, or make a donation of any of the
following items, please contact
us<http://www.terrasante.org/community/contact.html>or email <hello
at terrasante dot org <http://www.terrasante.org/community/contact.html>>
- Thank you!

*Needed People*

*TSV Garden Manager Needed*

TerraSante Village needs an experienced gardener manager to

manage our year-round intensive community organic garden of about 1/4+ acres
and growing.

The purpose of the TSV gardens is to demonstrate a high level of efficiency,
experiment with permaculture, and explore optimal methods of food
production.

This person will love plants, and love sharing that with others.

This person will be friendly, communicative, capable, energetic. This person
can be a mentor.

*Responsibilities include*:

Coordination with the kitchen, native plant, and helping persons.

Planning for planting and harvesting needs, calender keeping.

Saves seed, organizes seed.

Sees that irrigation is maintained.

Operates/coordinates compost bins, soilbuilding, etc.

Keeps track of garden tools.

Promotes safety in the garden.

Identifies garden needs, suggests improvements.

*Amenities include:*

This position could begin as a work trade (24 hr/wk) with at least some
months of commitment, and evolve to a full membership in TSV.

Room and basic foods are provided by the community.

Opportunities for dialogue, learning and teaching related to sustainability,
and the resources of TSV and Terrasante Community.

 *Workshop "Boneyard" Manager*

TSV needs a person to manage our workshop area which encompasses about 1/2
acre of ramadas, storage sheds, and various hardware and projects.

The purpose of the TSV workshops is to provide the space and tools to create
sustainable infrastructure *as locally* as possible.

This person loves to tinker.  They like working with things mechanical and
electric.

They are good with tools, clever at solving problems, resourceful with the
items at hand.

This person will be friendly, communicative, capable, energetic. This person
can be a mentor.

*Responsibilities include*:

Coordination with the TSV members, TS Community and others about use of
tools, vehicles, etc.

Promotes safety with tools and vehicles, projects, and spaces.

Ensures that the workshop area stays clean, organized, clear of obstacles.

Keeps a focus on key TSV/TSC projects. (solar/wind well backup, electric
vehicle, etc.)

Helps plan and organize projects and helpers.

Identifies boneyard needs, suggests improvements.

*Amenities include:*

This position could begin as a work trade (24 hr/wk) with at least some
months of commitment, and evolve to a full membership in TSV.

Shelter and basic foods are provided by the community.

Opportunities for dialogue, learning and teaching related to sustainability,
and the resources of TSV and Terrasante Community.

 *Needed Stuff:*

 Solar panels & collectors

  - Photovoltaic solar panels, any size or condition
  - Parabolic satellite dishes
  - Mirrors, glass, mylar film, sheet aluminum
  - Copper pipes & tubing
  - Old solar lawn lights, any condition
Building materials

  - Rebar, EMT conduit, fencing & chicken wire
  - Greenhouse plastic, canvas, cotton, hemp, polyester
Tools for the workshop

  - Hand tools, power tools, machine tools
  - Welding equipment (arc & oxy-acetylene)
  - Numerically-controlled machine tools
Computer equipment

  - Small computer projector & screen for community library
  - Old digital camera (2 megapixel) for website photos
  - Old laptop computers, any age or condition
  for off-grid use, solar trackers, motor controllers, etc, etc
  (if possible with original power supply, batteries, cables, disks)
  - Old wifi access points & antennas, ethernet cables & routers
  - LCD flatscreen monitors, keyboards, mice

Hello All,
I forwarded to you the website update drafts that you did not get through
hello at terrasante.
Awaiting your feed back on those pages.
Did anyone talk with Chris about the hello at not working?
Do look at the beantreefarm.com website. We should include their link on the
links page!
I also downloaded some of their PDF's on the main computer about what they
do.
 They clearly have a commercialish theme going, and accommodate guests and
interns, as well as hosting workshops.
I think they probably just have the residential designation as far as I
know, so I'm encouraged that we would also appear to have some latitude,
none the less I think it prudent to be clearly NOT commercial or public at
this point in time.

I think we are good on the visitor page, and will make the edits suggested
by danny before I email to chris for installation on the TSV website.
thanks,
Bruce

Hi Chris,

Text below updates the visitor page. Can you mount on the website ASAP?

We will begin our residential redefinition soon, and the website should
reflect this.

Thanks,

Bruce

TerraSante Village does invite people for brief to extended visits.

Please contact us at hello at terrsante.org or 520-822-2940 if you think you
might like to visit.

For any visits we ask that you be clear about why, where you have been,
where you are going, what you hope to learn, and how long you wish to visit.
A resume and statement of intention are always appreciated. We will invite
you to visit if it seems mutually of benefit.

Visitors are responsible for their own safety, and that of their children
and pets.  Visitors must sign a release form (TerraSante Village Agreement)
if working or staying for more than a short time, and abide by our
Terrasante neighborhood
agreement<http://www.terrasante.org/community/agreement.html>
.

Courtesy and respect in all relations here.  Quiet hours 10 pm to 8 am.
Drug-free is our policy.  No smoking in or around community buildings.  Pets
may not roam, and must be attended at all times.  No guns at TerraSante.
People are expected to clean up after themselves, and then some.  Cleaning
help is always appreciated.

Those who stay here are expected to participate in our
mission<http://www.terrasante.org/community/mission.html>at TerraSante
Village and ongoing
projects <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/projects.html> Also see our wish
list <http://www.terrasante.org/community/wishlist.html>.
Desert climate & weather

Also see local weather<http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.112568&lon=-111.254296&site=twc&smap=1&marine=1&unit=0&lg=en&mp=1>and
climate
data <http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/twc/climate/tus.php> from NWS.

*Winter* - Mostly sunny & dry with occasional rain.  Cold at night (-7C,
20-40 F), often just below freezing, and usually warms up nicely during the
day ( 50-70F, 21C).  Can get very windy!

*Summer* - Mostly sunny & dry, frequent short rainstorms during July &
August.  Can get very hot during the day (90-110F, 43C), and cools down at
night (60-80F, 27C).

Clothing in layers is always a good idea, along with a sun hat and plenty of
drinking water in hot weather.

For safety, and minimizing our impact on the desert, please stay on roadways
& designated paths.  Elsewhere are ongoing construction, open ditches, and
cactus.  In summer we encounter rattlesnakes, scorpions, spiders.  At night,
a good flashlight or headlamp is essential.
Local resources

*Roble's Junction/3 Points* (west 3 miles) - Gas station, cafe, hardware &
dollar stores.

*Tucson, Arizona* (east 20 miles) - Pima County commuter bus (one round trip
each weekday),

*Nearby* -Avra Valley, Altar Valley, Sierrita Mountains, Sonoran Desert
Museum, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountain Park, Tohono O'odham Nation,
Kitt Peak Observatory, Old Tucson Studios etc.

Yes but you didn't get the copy I sent via hello at , so is that resolved?

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 11:35 PM, Diana Elbirt <facturelli at gmail> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I asked Chris about why we hadn't received the recent volunteer inquiries.
> He pointed out that the ones we had received in the past were volunteer
> inquiries made to hello at terrasante.org.  The inquiries we hadn't received
> recently were to scher at terrsante.org.
> Chris says the email attached to the Terrasante listing in the Woof site is
> the scher at terrasante.org address.
> Chris told me that only Bruce- you- have the login and password to the Woof
> site, so only you can change the email that appears, when people reply to
> the Woof site.
> At this time the email that appears on the Woof site is:
> scher at terrasante.org.
> If all of us are to screen applicants, the hello at terrsante address needs
> to be attached to the Woof website.
>
> Diana
>
>
> 2011/3/2 Bruce Scher <scher at terrasante>
>
> Hi Amber,
>> What interests you about TerraSante Village?
>> What have you been doing at La Buena Vida?
>> Can you send us a resume?
>> Thanks,
>> Bruce
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Amber Nitchman <amber.nitchman at gmail
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> I saw your farm's description on the wwoof website and was interested
>>> in coming early March to stay for a few weeks to a few months,
>>> depending on how things go. I am currently woofing at La Buena Vida
>>> Farm in Portal, AZ and have been for about a month, but I'd like to
>>> try other farms to get some different perspectives and experiences.
>>> Besides my time here I have had little farming experience but am
>>> willing to learn and work hard. Let me know if you have availability
>>> around that time. I don't have a car but could likely get dropped off
>>> in a nearby city.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Amber Nitchman
>>>
>>> 717-682-7483
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Hi Chris,
Thanks for getting those updates on!
More to follow soon.
What do you think of the beantreefarm.com website?
Diana and Rick and Danny said they were not getting posts from hello, but
maybe they are now. They seem to know about the Nepal guy.
Bruce

Chris:
a second offering for the sustainability weekend. pls. post
thx.
d.

https://sites.google.com/site/controlledfollyproductions/home

So here is the schedule I know thus far,
Vince had to go to DC- so he won't make it.

Saturday
Desert plant walk 10-12 AM with Danny
Growing plants in the desert. 1-3 PM. with Victoria
Sunday
Earthbag and ferrocement  building 10-12 AM  with Bruce
Forum on sustainability from an indigenous view 1-3 PM with Danny and
Martha.
Other subjects depending on the skills and desires of whoever shows up.

I haven't heard from Bob, so I guess he'll fit in wherever.

Chris will post on the website- thank you all!
Bruce

Yes I did send out an email to all members of TSV.
Thanks for reminding folks.
Bruce

Hi Chris,
We are agreed this page should mount to replace the existing permaculture
page.
Thanks, Bruce

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce Scher <scher at terrasante>
Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Subject: draft update to website permaculture page
To: Rick <nativeseed.rick at gmail>, Danny August <danny at terrasante>,
Dianna Elbert <facturelli at gmail>

I removed the 1/4 acre reference, boldened the disclaimer "planned or
already in progress".
Needs a better picture of the pole barn. Bruce

Permaculture Projects *Projects planned or already in progress
*

*Terra Sante* means sacred earth.  Sloping gently from the 6000-ft Sierrita
mountains toward Brawley wash at 2400-ft, the valley here was once a vast
grassland with occasional mesquite and cactus.  In the 1800's it was badly
overgrazed by ranching.  Large scale farming activity has dropped the water
table from 12 feet to around 100 feet.  Now numerous mesquite, sparse
grasses, and an assortment of cacti grow here.  The scars are deep and new
threats loom, such as buffelgrass.  The issue ultimately becomes how to
manage the desert ecology.
 [image: [pm4cholla.jpg]] <http://www.terrasante.org/media/pm4cholla.jpg>
  [image: [pm3663g0706a.jpg]]<http://www.terrasante.org/media/pm3663g0706a.jpg>

Here we are experimenting with permaculture.  Earth scooped from open places
creates crescent shaped holes (swales) where water collects.  The soil is
used for berm walls and bulding projects.  Retaining the water from rainfall
increases local soil moisture to the benefit of plants and facilitates dry
farming.  The swales also mitigate sheet flooding, perhaps adding to gradual
percolation.  Mesquite trees in the swales double, possibly triple, their
water uptake, thus leafing earlier and more lushly, providing more shade,
and more food in the form of mesquite beans.  They have fixed more carbon
than their unswaled neighbors!

Over time, the swales become fertile shady bosques full of plants like
mesquite, wolfberry, grasses, and communities of various plants.  Appearance
in the new swales of numerous amphibians with the summer rains was a welcome
surprise.  Sculpting the earth in this way promotes oasification, the
opposite of desertification.  Of particular interest are which plants we can
grow in the swales to also provide us with food, medicine, and building
materials.

Shower water feeds a small pond where carrizo, a native reed grows quite
fast.  Carrizo can be used in wattle & daub construction, woven structures,
or with cob as a structural reinforcement, much like the rebar in concrete,
at a fraction of the carbon footprint.  We are also reusing other domestic
greywater, and gradually creating more storage for rainfall.  We have the
goal of operating our well pumps on solar/wind electric, initially as a
backup, and ultimately in daily use.
 [image: [pm3739a.jpg]] <http://www.terrasante.org/media/pm3739a.jpg>
  [image:
[pm0472a.jpg]] <http://www.terrasante.org/media/pm0472a.jpg>

Agriculture at TerraSante includes sustainably harvesting desert plants and
seeds, growing and preparing raw foods, and organic fruit and vegetable
gardening.  Our year-round intensive organic garden demonstrates locally
sustainable food production and the high value of fresh raw foods.  ( note -
resident gardener position available - please see wish
list<http://www.terrasante.org/community/wishlist.html>)

Fruit bearing trees (apple, pear, cherry, jujube, persimmon, moringa, plum,
apricot, peach, almond) are planted in two large swales.  Swale moisture
will be optimized by drip irrigation, shade and mulching.  We also plan to
explore espalier.  We have been successful in growing grapes, they create
delightful shade!  Ultimately we hope to optimize the food output while
minimizing energy & water input, and see how this compares (local vs.
imported from california) in terms of carbon footprint, food quality, etc.

One project anticipated perhaps for 2014 would be a 15 foot (or 5 meter)
deep excavation, 30 feet across, covered with a geodesic dome and terraces.
Theoretically, tropical species might be grown in the protected walls of the
earth.  The dome could be fitted with covers to control moisture,
temperature, etc.  The goal again would be to optimize carbon fixation to
provide food, medicine, and fiber in a way that is long-term sustainable.

Other possible projects include ecological animal husbandry with chickens,
goats, tilapia pisciculture, and algae farming.
 [image: [polebarn.jpg]]
<http://www.arizonanativeseed.com/>

Hi Chris please mount on website to replace existing page.
Thanks,
bruce

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce Scher <scher at terrasante>
Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Subject: draft changes for website solar energy page
To: Danny August <danny at terrasante>, Rick <nativeseed.rick at gmail>,
Dianna Elbert <facturelli at gmail>

I diddled with it here and there. I do make reference to helpers needed on
the unfinished projects. It seems clear to me that not all projects are
complete, but maybe someone can add to that emphasis? I removed the link to
Renovation nation video.
Thanks,
Bruce

Solar / Wind / Electric Projects *projects in progress or planned*

[image: se0666u.jpg]Electric
Vehicles<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/electricar.html>- Tired of
waiting for electric vehicles to reach the market, and knowing
the vested interests in suppressing their development (see "Who Killed The
Electric Car? <http://www.google.com/search?q=who.killed.the.electric.car>"),
we have taken matters into our own hands, and assembled the parts to begin
conversion of existing serviceable vehicles to electric.  We need a helper
to complete this project. We plan to use surplus industrial motors (240V
3phase), and upgrade batteries as they become available.  We have a variety
of pulse width modulating motor speed controllers which we hope to adapt to
the task, unless one can be purchased within our budget.  In the future we
would like to see wheel
motor<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/electricar.html>development
which allows for simple hybridization to electric for existing
vehicles.

[image: [se3740a.jpg]] Electric
Rototiller<http://www.terrasante.org/media/se3740a.jpg>2005 - Simple
and very useful conversion from a two-cycle gasoline engine to
120vac.

[image: [se3730b.jpg]] Wind Energy
Harvest<http://www.terrasante.org/media/se3730b.jpg>- We often get
windy periods when there is harvestable wind energy. We are
collecting DC motors & Props for wind projects. We plan to harvest more
wind.

*Grid Tie Solar PV System* - We investigated purchasing 2000 watts of new
solar PV panels to do a grid tie PV system which would meet about 75% of
TerraSante Village's domestic needs.  The outlay was $14,000, the rebates
subsidies around $11,000.  Payback we came up with roughly 8-12 years on the
$3000 difference.  We are looking forward to a grant or donation for this.
We hope that credit/loans for such ventures becomes US government policy
plan to "stimulate the economy".

[image: [se0535a.jpg]] Solar Hot
Water<http://www.terrasante.org/media/se0535a.jpg>2004 - This simple
"tank in a box" generates about 3 hot showers most winter
days.  We plan to double that capacity.  In summer there is endless HOT
water, when of course nobody wants hot showers.  There should be a way to
turn this hot water heat into motion.  Did someone say Minto Wheel?

[image: [se0122b.jpg]] Solar Box
Oven<http://www.terrasante.org/media/se0122b.jpg>- This solar oven
utilizes recycled materials mostly.  It will track sun
when finished.  We are aiming for 175c/350f temp. This project needs a
helper to finish.

*Fresnel Solar Saute* - Saute for the (outdoor) kitchen.  Cutting out the
carbon (propane) needed to cook, cooking to be done during daytime. Needs
someone to build.

*Solar Food Dehydrators *- We need more capacity to dry fruits and veggies
in season. We need help with these constructions.

[image: [se0688b.jpg]]Mirror Array / Boiler / Steam
Engine<http://www.terrasante.org/projects/renovation2.html>- This as
yet to be completed mirror array will focus light on a boiler to
generate steam for a steam engine to run a generator.  We have surplus
hydraulic receivers which we think will serve for boilers, and defunct air
compressors we plan to revalve and run in reverse for steam engines. Needs a
skilled helper.

[image: [fresnel2a.jpg]] Solar Sweat
Lodge<http://www.terrasante.org/media/fresnel2a.jpg>- We will use the
sun to heat rocks for daytime sweating/cleansing.  We hope
to complete a Fresnel box, with a focal point under the box at ground level.

[image: [se0214a.jpg]] Parabolic Dish
Furnace<http://www.terrasante.org/media/se0214a.jpg>- We have
collected a number of old satellite receiver dishes which can be
coated with solar-reflective material to generate heat at the focal point.
Could be fun....

Hi Chris,
Please update website Earth architecture page as below.
Thanks,
Bruce

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce Scher <scher at terrasante>
Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Subject: draft for changes to website earth architecture page
To: Rick <nativeseed.rick at gmail>, Dianna Elbert <facturelli at gmail>,
Danny August <danny at terrasante>

I added another line to emphasize future projects.
seems clear to me.
Maybe someone can add text to strengthen a disclaimer?
Thanks,
Bruce

Earth Architecture & Building Projects *projects in progress or planned*

We propose these alternatives to the intensive subdivision / wood-frame
stucco boxes and mobile homes with which folly threatens to cover the land.
We believe that environmentally friendly "green" architecture is both
beautiful and a better solution to balance the human impact in the long term
for the Sonoran desert.

Earthbag Projects

Weathered from the once tall Sierrita Mtns. is harvested earth that makes a
perfect adobe.  This earth, placed moist into a sandbag (or tube of the same
material), stacked and packed, becomes a "brick" when dry.  The walls are
plastered to create curved walls, arches, vaults and domes.  The resulting
curvy architecture has an organic quality that is softly pleasing to the
eye, and is also inherently sturdy.  Earth as a building material has
advantages in the desert.  Most of the animals that live here live in the
earth for good reason.  With passive solar design, and walls 14-16" thick,
thermal mass keeps the structure warm in winter and cool in summer.  Using a
local material to create buildings minimizes the need for imported materials
such as lumber and fiberglass, and energy / carbon dioxide intensive
products like cement for concrete or block.
 [image: [pithouset.jpg]]
Earthbag Pithouse <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/pithouse.html> 2001-2
12-ft diameter, $500 of new materials, many recycled materials.  Built
mostly by two people over 8 weekends.  Thermal lag moderates the temperature
extremes.
 [image: [ed4extplastert.jpg]]
HybriDome <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/earthdome.html> 2003
16-ft diameter, $1000 of new materials.  Modeled after the "Honey House" in
Moab Utah.  Lack of tubes forced a change of plan to ferrocement for dome
closure.  Polystyrene chunks recycled into insulation between the nesting
domes.

*Possible Future Projects:
*

*Five-sided Food Lab* - An experiment with straight walls.  Earthbag walls
have inherent stability as curves, straight runs require additional
reinforcement.  This building has a concrete footer.

*Terradome Sunken Garden* - A terraced garden to a depth of 12 feet, capped
with a geodesic dome which controls humidity and temperature.  An experiment
in food production.

*Wizards Tower* - A Place for Gandalf when he visits.

Ferrocement and Sustainability at Terrasante Village

A part of our mission at TSV is to experiment with what is not extensively
utilized in order to identify methods and materials which may be key to our
future survival especially if they can knock out CO2 emissions. This is our
contribution to the sustainability puzzle. It will take many people and
groups working on these issues to solve them. Those answers will come from
the field. Just as genetic diversity allows for plants to adapt to new
environments, our strength as a species and survival depends on many small
groups working on these problems simultaneously in their local areas and
networking. Think of us all as a parallel processor. Those solutions will
come from the bottom up.

It is important to explore the ways which people which have solved human
needs that are sparing of resources. In the realm of shelter we have
experimented with earthbag as a building material. Earth is locally
available, cost little, and has performed wonderfully from an energy/comfort
standpoint. We find ferrocement to be particularly helpful when combined
with earthbag for stabilization and integration of disparate elements into
the whole. Ferrocement is essentially a web of steel & silica fabric
typically an inch or less thick which can be fixed to any shape and is
incredibly strong when tugged, pushed, or flexed. The method is used
worldwide for 50+ years in many communities for public buildings, homes,
water tanks, boat hulls, and decorative elements. (also see
calearth.org<http://www.calearth.org/>,
okokok.org <http://www.okokok.org/> and
ferrocement.org<http://www.ferrocement.org/>
)

The ferrocement method is in use as a solution for vulnerable buildings in
earthquake zones. Ferrocement box structures as precast/ lower cost, high
strength structural elements have also been developed for flooring and
roofing of buildings. (also see
cat.inist.fr<http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1663817>,
am-cor.com paper<http://www.am-cor.com/media/filer_public/2011/02/15/awm_ferro_8_paper.pdf>&
slideshow<http://www.am-cor.com/media/filer_public/2011/02/15/awm_ferro_8_slideshow.pdf>,
uet.edu.pk<http://www.uet.edu.pk/export/sites/UETWebPortal/research/researchinfo/journal/volume2/8.pdf>,
imacwww.epfl.ch<http://imacwww.epfl.ch/Publications/StructuralDynamics/ElGawady-Lestuzzi-Badoux-state_art-13IBMaC.pdf>,
and bhrc.ac.ir<http://www.bhrc.ac.ir/Publication/AJCE/PDF/Vol6-No6/kumar-7.pdf>
)

While ferrocement involves the use of materials which are energy intensive
(steel and cement), they may make it possible to eliminate the need for
other energy intensive materials or components, and pay for themselves in
energy usage savings later on by permitting the use of existing materials
which were otherwise problematic. While being labor intensive, ferrocement
also allows small groups and individuals to construct structures that would
otherwise require high cost, specialized equipment, or raw materials not
locally available/easily transportable. It is a boon to small communities.

Ferrocement also allows for incredible possibility of design. It is a
sculptors dream. Curved, domed, arched, vaulted, wavy, far-out spaces can be
built which not only please the eye, they also stimulate the imagination and
spirit. Such buildings provide an energetic quality which feels different
than the rectangular boxes we are used to.

We see the potential for ferrocement to meet many human needs while
maintaining an aesthetic quality. The material speaks to sustainability, it
speaks to locality, it speaks to poorer communities.

Ferrocement model code has been developed internationally - see our copy of
the IFS 2001 Ferrocement Model
Code<http://www.terrasante.org/media/ferrocementcode2001ifs.pdf>(8.2mb
pdf). Another good resource on technical properties and testing is
Naaman's book Ferrocement & Laminated Cementious
Composites<http://www.springerlink.com/content/m056n710802p173t/>
.

 [image: [magicbus.jpg]]
Magic Bus toilet <http://www.terrasante.org/media/magicbus.jpg> 2009
A practice project for interns to learn ferrocement technique.  It features
a right-angle mirror for contemplation of one's true nature.
 [image: [hsl0901.jpg]]
Harmonic Sauna <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/hsauna.html> 2009-
Project for Harmony and Health Foundation at TerraSante Community.  While
earthbag walls lie buried within, the space is designed as a resonant box
for purposes of focusing the healing power of sound.

Other Building Projects
[image: [tipibruceb.jpg]]
Tipi's <http://www.terrasante.org/media/tipibruceb.jpg> 2009
Tipi's constructed of thinned pines, and recycled billboard vinyl.  They
will provide wind and rain shelter when we are so blessed.

*Cob buildings*
We are open to hosting cob building projects in the future.  Sequestering
carbon from air into earth serves our mission.
 [image: [boneyard.jpg]]
The "Boneyard" workshops <http://www.terrasante.org/media/boneyard.jpg>2008-
The first 2 of 4 work bays completed of mostly reused salvage materials.

 [image: [polebarn.jpg]]
Pole buildings <http://www.terrasante.org/media/polebarn.jpg> 2007
This pole barn was completed by salvaged thinning from the Flagstaff area.
It houses Arizona Native Seed Resource <http://www.arizonanativeseed.com/>.

[image: [bioharmonic.jpg]]

Partnership With Earth <http://partnershipwithearth.org/> has a seasonal
research base here.  Areas of development include sacred architecture form,
ease of construction, portability, and bioharmonic materials / compatability
testing.  Ultimately we hope to develop structures that are super-affordable
and boost the well-being of those using them.

Hi Chris,
Changes for wishlist.
Thanks,
Bruce

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce Scher <scher at terrasante>
Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:11 PM
Subject: update draft for website wishlist 1Mar2011
To: hello at terrasante.org

I changed the intro part, some details relating to volunteers and community.
Note that the I labeled one section People, another Stuff. It would be nice
to have to columns, the one on left people, the one on right stuff.

TerraSante Village Wish List

Ongoing work <http://www.terrasante.org/projects/projects.html> at
TerraSante Village is supported by donations and participation in many
forms.  We have both supporting and resident members. We seek collaborations
and partnerships with like-minded people and organizations.

If you'd like to contribute your talents, or make a donation of any of the
following items, please contact
us<http://www.terrasante.org/community/contact.html>or email <hello
at terrasante dot org <http://www.terrasante.org/community/contact.html>>
- Thank you!

*Needed People*

*TSV Garden Manager Needed*

TerraSante Village needs an experienced gardener manager to

manage our year-round intensive community organic garden of about 1/4+ acres
and growing.

The purpose of the TSV gardens is to demonstrate a high level of efficiency,
experiment with permaculture, and explore optimal methods of food
production.

This person will love plants, and love sharing that with others.

This person will be friendly, communicative, capable, energetic. This person
can be a mentor.

*Responsibilities include*:

Coordination with the kitchen, native plant, and helping persons.

Planning for planting and harvesting needs, calender keeping.

Saves seed, organizes seed.

Sees that irrigation is maintained.

Operates/coordinates compost bins, soilbuilding, etc.

Keeps track of garden tools.

Promotes safety in the garden.

Identifies garden needs, suggests improvements.

*Amenities include:*

This position could begin as a work trade (24 hr/wk) with at least some
months of commitment, and evolve to a full membership in TSV.

Room and basic foods are provided by the community.

Opportunities for dialogue, learning and teaching related to sustainability,
and the resources of TSV and Terrasante Community.

 *Workshop "Boneyard" Manager*

TSV needs a person to manage our workshop area which encompasses about 1/2
acre of ramadas, storage sheds, and various hardware and projects.

The purpose of the TSV workshops is to provide the space and tools to create
sustainable infrastructure *as locally* as possible.

This person loves to tinker.  They like working with things mechanical and
electric.

They are good with tools, clever at solving problems, resourceful with the
items at hand.

This person will be friendly, communicative, capable, energetic. This person
can be a mentor.

*Responsibilities include*:

Coordination with the TSV members, TS Community and others about use of
tools, vehicles, etc.

Promotes safety with tools and vehicles, projects, and spaces.

Ensures that the workshop area stays clean, organized, clear of obstacles.

Keeps a focus on key TSV/TSC projects. (solar/wind well backup, electric
vehicle, etc.)

Helps plan and organize projects and helpers.

Identifies boneyard needs, suggests improvements.

*Amenities include:*

This position could begin as a work trade (24 hr/wk) with at least some
months of commitment, and evolve to a full membership in TSV.

Shelter and basic foods are provided by the community.

Opportunities for dialogue, learning and teaching related to sustainability,
and the resources of TSV and Terrasante Community.

 *Needed Stuff:*

 Solar panels & collectors

  - Photovoltaic solar panels, any size or condition
  - Parabolic satellite dishes
  - Mirrors, glass, mylar film, sheet aluminum
  - Copper pipes & tubing
  - Old solar lawn lights, any condition
Building materials

  - Rebar, EMT conduit, fencing & chicken wire
  - Greenhouse plastic, canvas, cotton, hemp, polyester
Tools for the workshop

  - Hand tools, power tools, machine tools
  - Welding equipment (arc & oxy-acetylene)
  - Numerically-controlled machine tools
Computer equipment

  - Small computer projector & screen for community library
  - Old digital camera (2 megapixel) for website photos
  - Old laptop computers, any age or condition
  for off-grid use, solar trackers, motor controllers, etc, etc
  (if possible with original power supply, batteries, cables, disks)
  - Old wifi access points & antennas, ethernet cables & routers
  - LCD flatscreen monitors, keyboards, mice

I'm going up to Phoenix tomorrow and may be there until Sunday night, so my
preference would be Monday evening.  Thanks, Victoria

Hi Bruce, Victoria, Chris,

Diana and I are ok with Monday evening.

thanks,

Rick

Monday is my possible day, I work 26,27.
Thanks,
Bruce

Thanks, see you then.  V

access for terrasante:

  public website -- http://terrasante.org/ -or- http://www.terrasante.org/

  new (alpha) public website -- http://ts.harmonyandhealth.org/

  new (alpha) private website -- http://ts.harmonyandhealth.org/private/
  username: terra2
  password: [------]

to edit the website, set your web-editor to use ftp or sftp (secure ftp),

  ftp upload -- ftp://ftp.harmonyandhealth.org -or- sftp://ftp.harmonyandhealth.org
  username: u60728298-ts
  password: [------]
  directory: /

access for terrasante beta:

  new (alpha) beta website -- http://ts.harmonyandhealth.org/beta/

  ftp upload -- ftp://ftp.harmonyandhealth.org -or- sftp://ftp.harmonyandhealth.org
  username: u60728298-tsbeta
  password: [------]
  directory: /

access for harmonyandhealth:

  public website -- http://harmonyandhealth.org/ -or- http://www.harmonyandhealth.org/

  ftp upload -- ftp://ftp.harmonyandhealth.org -or- sftp://ftp.harmonyandhealth.org
  username: u60728298-hh
  password: [------]
  directory: /