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Make your own biochar and build a layered biochar-and-sand filter that turns rainwater and stream water into clean water for the household.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerTurn kitchen scraps, yard waste and manure into rich soil in weeks, not years.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerSee how a biodigester turns food scraps and manure into biogas and liquid fertilizer.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerBuild with one of the strongest and fastest-growing materials in the tropics.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerAircrete is foamed cement — light, insulating, easy to cut and cheap to make.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerDomes shed wind and rain and use less material for the space they enclose.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerGo from biogas to a working flame.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerWood gasification turns wood chips, coconut husks and other biomass into a fuel gas that can cook, heat and run engines.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerIf you have falling water, you may have power around the clock.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerDesign and build a treehouse that respects the tree and stands up to tropical storms.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerTurn yard waste into biochar in a simple kiln, charge it with compost and nutrients, and build living soil.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerHarvest-to-table cooking with island staples, plus fermentation, drying and canning so nothing goes to waste without a refrigerator.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerTurn household waste into a resource — build a composting toilet and a greywater branched-drain system that feeds your trees.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerKeep your machete, chainsaw, string trimmer and hand tools sharp and running — the skills that keep every other homestead system working.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerSize, wire and commission a safe off-grid solar system — panels, charge controller, batteries and inverter — for real household loads.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerSize, wire and commission a safe off-grid solar system — panels, charge controller, batteries and inverter — for real household loads.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerDesign and build a complete roof-to-tap water system — gutters, first-flush, storage, filtration and gravity pressure — with no pumps and no utility bill.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerBuild an efficient rocket stove and a solar oven, then cook a full meal on fuel you gathered by hand.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
Details & registerPlan and plant a multi-layer food forest suited to Puerto Rico's elevations, soils and seasons.
Classes will be announced in early 2027.
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