User:Johnfreez/Subsistence

=Water= --- technical info for water bottle (6000L capacity): http://www.lifesaversystems.com/techinfo.html and jerrycan (20000L cap): http://www.lifesaversystems.com/jerrytech.html --- FAQ page: http://www.lifesaversystems.com/jerryfaqs.html
 * some i looked at:
 * Cascade Designs: http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/water-treatment-and-hydration/basecamp-water-treatment-and-hydration/sweetwater-microfilter/product
 * Steripen: http://www.steripen.com/military2
 * General Ecology: http://generalecology.com/category/portable
 * Katadyn (one of their products is shown on the www911water.com product): http://www.katadyn.com/usen/katadyn-products/
 * LifeSaver water filtration, homepage: http://www.lifesaversystems.com/index.html


 * Responder S from Aqua Pure: http://www.aqua-sun-intl.com/portable-water-purification-systems/fresh-water-systems/64-responder-s


 * Katadyn hand pump with .3 micron (micrometer?) glass fiber filter: http://www.911water.com/Katadyn-Vario-Dual-Technology-Microfilter-p/8014931.htm

Findings: While the Responder S could provide 50,000 gallons of pure water, including chemical filtration, for $2700, the Lifesaver system has a low cost option of 8,450 gallons of bacteria/virus-free water for $650, although the chemical filtration component would only have a capacity of 462 gallons without purchasing replacement filters. The Katadyn, and similar products, lack filters capable of filtering bacteria and viruses.

- http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/gwhowtofind.html - http://www.trails.com/how_2183_find-spring-water.html - http://www.trails.com/how_2183_find-spring-water.html - other decent pages at ehow.com but wiki won't allow link
 * Locating water sources:

=Gardens=
 * Onions: From seed (not shown), from sets, or from seedlings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTdwbzA5tM

=Animals= - http://www.beginningbeekeeping.com/LocatingYourBeehive.html - http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/deciding-where-to-locate-your-bee-hives.html - San Francisco Beekeepers Association http://www.sfbee.org/Meetings_and_Events.html
 * Bees

=Power Generation=
 * Bicycle power generation http://windstreampower.com/blog/?p=86
 * Solar, some options: super portable for batteries - http://cgi.ebay.com/Folding-Solar-Panel-Power-Supply-AA-AAA-Battery-Charg-/380160005490?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58834d5572 ; more wattage, also portable - http://cgi.ebay.com/20W-Folding-Solar-Panel-Computer-Solar-Charger-w-Cable-/180530547811?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a08758c63 ; more wattage, less portable ; http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-90W-FOLDING-SOLAR-PANEL-PORTABLE-BATTERY-CHARGER-/270592069025?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f008b4da1

=Other Places=
 * Green Fairy Farm in Berkeley http://www.flickr.com/photos/faircompanies/sets/72157605709132209/show/
 * SF Gate article http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/23/EBG247MA251.DTL
 * The Free Farm Stand http://freefarmstand.org
 * http://vimeo.com/4425428
 * Pancho! http://producetothepeople.blogspot.com/2010/05/progress-at-free-farm.html


 * Alemany Farm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThGknOmJc68
 * Urban Permaculture Guild http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org

=Evidence=
 * excellent overview of events local and global with someone i've never heard before--LISTEN: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/62366
 * http://vimeo.com/3695594 something to watch later


 * Addendum II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs&feature=related, criticism of, http://conspiracyscience.com/articles/zeitgeist/conclusion/

=Random=
 * 209 feet by 209 feet equals roughly 1 acre; 640 of those equals 1 square mile