permaculture

[Jocelyn Paquette & Bob Ewing <sixdegrees@baynet.net>]

Greetings, I'd like to thank everyone who has responded to date. We are 
compiling the information and will share our efforts after the ship is 
built.

Bob Ewing
Scott Vlaun wrote:

> My mother in law lives in Taos in a Mike Reynolds inspired earthship 
> that her son Peter built about 10 years ago. For the most part it 
> functions well but the greywater system from the kitchen is prone to 
> overwhelming the planters that it drains into. In more recent 
> greywater systems Peter installed valving to allow for sending the 
> water to different places, both inside and out, and they seem to 
> function quite well. I think that Ontario will provide some different 
> challenges than Taos though with shorter winter days to keep interior 
> planters in rapid growth and more freezing issues outside, even on the 
> south side of the building which is typically not a problem in Taos.
>
> I'm in Maine, so I'll be very interested to hear what you come up with 
> for a system. The most successful system I've seen here, was a long, 
> deeply buried perforated pipe draining to a series of small ponds with 
> lots of plants. I'm installing a similar system which ties into my 
> foundation drain around my root cellar. I'll keep the group posted as 
> we get our sink drains on line this winter.


Thanks i'd like to hear more when you are ready.

Bob Ewing

> Good Luck,
>
> Scott Vlaun
> Otisfield ME USA
>
>
>
> On Sep 4, 2004, at 7:05 PM, Golden Love wrote:
>
> > If you are building an Earthship you must know Michael Reynolds the
> > architect who designs them. He has greywater plans and I am sure 
> > would love
> > to help you. All my Earthship books and videos are loaned to friends, 
> > but I
> > think he is near Taos,New Mexico.....just do a Google search on 
> > Earthships
> > or greywater and you will find him and tons of info.....
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Golden
> >
> > Golden Love
> > Love's Gardens
> > Creating and Maintaining Sustainable Urban Landscapes
> > California Licensed Contractor C27 363672
> > 127 National St.
> > Santa Cruz, CA 95060
> > Phone  (831) 471-9100
> > Fax  ( 831) 471-9200
> > goldenlove@cruzio.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jocelyn
> > Paquette & Bob Ewing
> > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 4:23 PM
> > To: permaculture
> > Subject: [permaculture] earthships and greywater
> >
> > Greetings, an earthship is being build about 90 minutes northeast of
> > her, in Nolalu, Ontario. We are ready to design and install a greywater
> > system but lack experience and good information. We could use
> > references/suggestions on how best to proceed.
> >
> > The region has short summers, and long cold winters, A warm winter day
> > is minus 25-20 C, there are often longs stretches, (1-2 months of minus
> > 40). The  first frosts have come in some nearby areas.
> >
> > Bob Ewing
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