New, Sustainable Food and Energy System Developed in Costa Rica

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Permacube Costa Rica

Permacube Costa Rica

San Isidro, Costa Rica – PermaCube Revolution is possibly the most practical solution to address the world’s food and water needs.
Jim Gale, an eco community developer in Costa Rica, and his team have created a truly revolutionary system that assists with self reliance and abundance.

The Permacube Revolution is open source so you can build it yourself, just sign up on their website www.permacuberevolution.com and ask for the plans. You can build a smaller version if you are limited in space or money and you can also scale up.

PermaCube Revolution systems are priced to be very cost effective, and in many cases, less expensive than doing it on your own. The first models are positioned to ship by September 2016 or sooner.

The PREPARED SOLUTION model is an off grid fully self-contained, interchangeable system of components; stacking multiple food, water, energy production, processing and storing systems into one unit.

Included in the system is a sturdy pre-fabricated central 8 feet foot cube housing a sink, boxes/cabinets for storage space, chicken roosting box and even 2 solar dehydrators. Attached to the central cube is a greenhouse with aquaponics where fish waste provides the nutrients to the food by recirculating the same water. The use of aquaponics is a vital part of responsible water use and grows food much faster than traditional methods.

Water catchment and tanks provide the water, which can be filtered for consumption. The aquaponics pumps are run by ample solar power. A second water conserving grow bed is included as well. This incredibly efficient system also includes a worm bin that doubles as a composter and 2 large solar dehydrators using the sun to dry food that can be stored effectively for years.

An exciting feature to all models is the ability to create energy from within through the use of a bio-digester. A bio-digester uses the food scraps to create methane gas, which can be used for cooking and heating. An added benefit of the bio-digester is that it produces sludge (valuable liquid fertilizer and compost).

A choice of second greenhouse or detachable chicken coup is included. The chicken tractor allows for easy collection of the waste for use as valuable additional fertilizer.

Accessories are available including additional aquaponics systems, potable water tanks & filters.
For people with no access to water this system is still an exceptional solution for a large part of your water, food and energy needs. PermaCube Revolution has teamed up with PrepAir Water generators, which extract pure water out of the air! This team has created the ultimate PREPARED SOLUTION for all of your food and water needs.

Atmospheric water generators providing 2.5 – 1000 gallons a day are an available accessory for all models. Solar and wind power is available for the larger commercial sized water generators
The mission of PermaCube Revolution is to empower people to be food, water and energy self-reliant. Do you eat healthy foods? Are you prepared?

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