Cloudburst: A Handbook of Rural Skills & Technology

Cloudburst is a book born of people's experiences; people who are finding ways of living harmoniously with nature rather than exploiting it. It is hoped that this book will provide the means for other people to live similarly. Cloudburst was compiled fitfully, with no deadlines, in no hurry. It grew slowly, in stages, in the hours not taken by the daily duties which a rural existence demands. Contents include: The 16ft. Personal Dome * Splitting shakes * Pit Privies * How to Store Your Fruits and Veggies * Poultry House * Sauna * Harnessing the Small Stream * Water Wheel Design * The Michell Turbine * A Wooden Undershot Wheel * A Wooden Overshot Wheel * A Homemade Windmill * Frost Damage Prevention * Planting by the Signs and Phases of the Moon * Gravity Feed Water Supply * Beehive Defense * Beehive Construction * A Treadle Driven Wood Turning Lathe * How to Build an Indian Berry Picker * A Solar Dryer * How to Build a Juice Press * Preserving Juices * The Smoke Curing of Fish * How to Salt Fish * Cheese Making * Rural Water Works * A Hand Operated Washing Machine * Creating Recycling * And about that butter * Practical Alchemy and other Affairs of the Homestead * How to build a Compost Shredder