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I've always wanted to try using #MilkPaint, but it's not cheap! I *might* try and make my own at some point... This is one recipe, but I'm sure there are others out there... When using milk paint, one should probably use a finish to protect the surface. I've read about recipes involving beeswax that I'll look around for...

#Appropedia - "Curdled milk paint recipe

The following is a recipe for quark, or curdled milk, based paint. Quark is a Casein Paint. The recipe is very specific but casein paints last a long time, are fungi resistant and compostable. Casein paints can be used inside or outside, on wood, stone, drywall, wallpaper, earthen plaster, masonry and to cover existing painted surfaces.

Milk paint is suggested for areas that will be subject to moisture. Milk paint is good for these areas because the borax (or lime) has antibacterial and anti-molding properties. When milk paint is dried it has a glassy surface that is wipeable.

There is a lot of preparation that goes into making milk paint. Both the chalk and the pigment must be slaked the night before. #Slaking is soaking a dry powder in water overnight so that the ingredient will mix with water in a more consistent smooth manner."

Learn more:
https://www.appropedia.org/Curdled_milk_paint_recipe

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #DIY #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture #Paint #Painting

I've always wanted to try using #MilkPaint, but it's not cheap! I *might* try and make my own at some point... This is one recipe, but I'm sure there are others out there... When using milk paint, one should probably use a finish to protect the surface. I've read about recipes involving beeswax that I'll look around for...

#Appropedia - "Curdled milk paint recipe

The following is a recipe for quark, or curdled milk, based paint. Quark is a Casein Paint. The recipe is very specific but casein paints last a long time, are fungi resistant and compostable. Casein paints can be used inside or outside, on wood, stone, drywall, wallpaper, earthen plaster, masonry and to cover existing painted surfaces.

Milk paint is suggested for areas that will be subject to moisture. Milk paint is good for these areas because the borax (or lime) has antibacterial and anti-molding properties. When milk paint is dried it has a glassy surface that is wipeable.

There is a lot of preparation that goes into making milk paint. Both the chalk and the pigment must be slaked the night before. #Slaking is soaking a dry powder in water overnight so that the ingredient will mix with water in a more consistent smooth manner."

Learn more:
https://www.appropedia.org/Curdled_milk_paint_recipe

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #DIY #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture #Paint #Painting

I've always wanted to try using #MilkPaint, but it's not cheap! I *might* try and make my own at some point... This is one recipe, but I'm sure there are others out there... When using milk paint, one should probably use a finish to protect the surface. I've read about recipes involving beeswax that I'll look around for...

#Appropedia - "Curdled milk paint recipe

The following is a recipe for quark, or curdled milk, based paint. Quark is a Casein Paint. The recipe is very specific but casein paints last a long time, are fungi resistant and compostable. Casein paints can be used inside or outside, on wood, stone, drywall, wallpaper, earthen plaster, masonry and to cover existing painted surfaces.

Milk paint is suggested for areas that will be subject to moisture. Milk paint is good for these areas because the borax (or lime) has antibacterial and anti-molding properties. When milk paint is dried it has a glassy surface that is wipeable.

There is a lot of preparation that goes into making milk paint. Both the chalk and the pigment must be slaked the night before. #Slaking is soaking a dry powder in water overnight so that the ingredient will mix with water in a more consistent smooth manner."

Learn more:
https://www.appropedia.org/Curdled_milk_paint_recipe

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #DIY #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture #Paint #Painting

I've always wanted to try using #MilkPaint, but it's not cheap! I *might* try and make my own at some point... This is one recipe, but I'm sure there are others out there... When using milk paint, one should probably use a finish to protect the surface. I've read about recipes involving beeswax that I'll look around for...

#Appropedia - "Curdled milk paint recipe

The following is a recipe for quark, or curdled milk, based paint. Quark is a Casein Paint. The recipe is very specific but casein paints last a long time, are fungi resistant and compostable. Casein paints can be used inside or outside, on wood, stone, drywall, wallpaper, earthen plaster, masonry and to cover existing painted surfaces.

Milk paint is suggested for areas that will be subject to moisture. Milk paint is good for these areas because the borax (or lime) has antibacterial and anti-molding properties. When milk paint is dried it has a glassy surface that is wipeable.

There is a lot of preparation that goes into making milk paint. Both the chalk and the pigment must be slaked the night before. #Slaking is soaking a dry powder in water overnight so that the ingredient will mix with water in a more consistent smooth manner."

Learn more:
https://www.appropedia.org/Curdled_milk_paint_recipe

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #DIY #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture #Paint #Painting

#Appropedia - #NaturalPaints

"Natural paint is often a safer and more local alternative to conventional paints that can be high in VOCs and emboddied energy.

This page describes natural paints as a potential component of United States of America home construction. Only a few decades ago, the petrochemical industry largely took over the production of oil-based and water-based paints. The idea that paint should be able to breath was abandoned. Also, added synthetic chemicals are very harmful to humans and animals. Natural paints derived from plant and mineral materials have subtle, soothing colors, pleasant scents, and help create a healthy environment. Natural paints avoid indoor air pollution and can have an unusual, attractive appearance.

Advantages:
- Using natural paint can reduce the amount of VOCs present in the home, improving indoor air quality.
- Natural paints are microporous, allowing the walls to breathe. Because moisture is not trapped between the wall and the layer of paint, there is no blistering or peeling.
- Natural paints do not use petroleum products and contain ingredients from sustainable sources.
- Because of their non-toxic, natural ingredients, many natural paints are biodegradable, easily disposed of and even fit for a household compost pile once dried. This reduces landfill mass, environmental pollution and disposal costs compared to synthetic paints.

Disadvantages:
- Natural paints, especially store bought, may be more expensive than synthetic paints.
- Natural paints may be more difficult to work with than synthetic paints because of texture, rate of drying and inconsistent coloring from batch to batch.
- Although anecdotally durable and resistant, there is a lack of performance data on natural paints, so it is important to test natural paint before committing to a contract."

Learn more (includes links to recipes):
https://www.appropedia.org/Natural_paints

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture

#Appropedia - #NaturalPaints

"Natural paint is often a safer and more local alternative to conventional paints that can be high in VOCs and emboddied energy.

This page describes natural paints as a potential component of United States of America home construction. Only a few decades ago, the petrochemical industry largely took over the production of oil-based and water-based paints. The idea that paint should be able to breath was abandoned. Also, added synthetic chemicals are very harmful to humans and animals. Natural paints derived from plant and mineral materials have subtle, soothing colors, pleasant scents, and help create a healthy environment. Natural paints avoid indoor air pollution and can have an unusual, attractive appearance.

Advantages:
- Using natural paint can reduce the amount of VOCs present in the home, improving indoor air quality.
- Natural paints are microporous, allowing the walls to breathe. Because moisture is not trapped between the wall and the layer of paint, there is no blistering or peeling.
- Natural paints do not use petroleum products and contain ingredients from sustainable sources.
- Because of their non-toxic, natural ingredients, many natural paints are biodegradable, easily disposed of and even fit for a household compost pile once dried. This reduces landfill mass, environmental pollution and disposal costs compared to synthetic paints.

Disadvantages:
- Natural paints, especially store bought, may be more expensive than synthetic paints.
- Natural paints may be more difficult to work with than synthetic paints because of texture, rate of drying and inconsistent coloring from batch to batch.
- Although anecdotally durable and resistant, there is a lack of performance data on natural paints, so it is important to test natural paint before committing to a contract."

Learn more (includes links to recipes):
https://www.appropedia.org/Natural_paints

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture

#Appropedia - #NaturalPaints

"Natural paint is often a safer and more local alternative to conventional paints that can be high in VOCs and emboddied energy.

This page describes natural paints as a potential component of United States of America home construction. Only a few decades ago, the petrochemical industry largely took over the production of oil-based and water-based paints. The idea that paint should be able to breath was abandoned. Also, added synthetic chemicals are very harmful to humans and animals. Natural paints derived from plant and mineral materials have subtle, soothing colors, pleasant scents, and help create a healthy environment. Natural paints avoid indoor air pollution and can have an unusual, attractive appearance.

Advantages:
- Using natural paint can reduce the amount of VOCs present in the home, improving indoor air quality.
- Natural paints are microporous, allowing the walls to breathe. Because moisture is not trapped between the wall and the layer of paint, there is no blistering or peeling.
- Natural paints do not use petroleum products and contain ingredients from sustainable sources.
- Because of their non-toxic, natural ingredients, many natural paints are biodegradable, easily disposed of and even fit for a household compost pile once dried. This reduces landfill mass, environmental pollution and disposal costs compared to synthetic paints.

Disadvantages:
- Natural paints, especially store bought, may be more expensive than synthetic paints.
- Natural paints may be more difficult to work with than synthetic paints because of texture, rate of drying and inconsistent coloring from batch to batch.
- Although anecdotally durable and resistant, there is a lack of performance data on natural paints, so it is important to test natural paint before committing to a contract."

Learn more (includes links to recipes):
https://www.appropedia.org/Natural_paints

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture

#Appropedia - #NaturalPaints

"Natural paint is often a safer and more local alternative to conventional paints that can be high in VOCs and emboddied energy.

This page describes natural paints as a potential component of United States of America home construction. Only a few decades ago, the petrochemical industry largely took over the production of oil-based and water-based paints. The idea that paint should be able to breath was abandoned. Also, added synthetic chemicals are very harmful to humans and animals. Natural paints derived from plant and mineral materials have subtle, soothing colors, pleasant scents, and help create a healthy environment. Natural paints avoid indoor air pollution and can have an unusual, attractive appearance.

Advantages:
- Using natural paint can reduce the amount of VOCs present in the home, improving indoor air quality.
- Natural paints are microporous, allowing the walls to breathe. Because moisture is not trapped between the wall and the layer of paint, there is no blistering or peeling.
- Natural paints do not use petroleum products and contain ingredients from sustainable sources.
- Because of their non-toxic, natural ingredients, many natural paints are biodegradable, easily disposed of and even fit for a household compost pile once dried. This reduces landfill mass, environmental pollution and disposal costs compared to synthetic paints.

Disadvantages:
- Natural paints, especially store bought, may be more expensive than synthetic paints.
- Natural paints may be more difficult to work with than synthetic paints because of texture, rate of drying and inconsistent coloring from batch to batch.
- Although anecdotally durable and resistant, there is a lack of performance data on natural paints, so it is important to test natural paint before committing to a contract."

Learn more (includes links to recipes):
https://www.appropedia.org/Natural_paints

#SolarPunkSunday #CraftSupplies
#SaferProducts #Crafts #ToxicFreeFuture

Searching for #solarpunk #symbol s:

A flash memory pendant containing an offline copy of #Wikipedia , #OpenStreetMap , #Appropedia and #OpenSourceEcology project.

Oversimplifying, a stand-in for "the sum of human knowledge".

(Possibly some Linux distro, some documentation, manuals to restart infrastructure as needed)

The EN Wikipedia with Pictures ( #kiwix ) is only 110 GB, will easily fit on a modern pendrive.

Is it a good symbol of a better future?

#library #sustainability #openSource

Oooooh... I just came across this community from a #SolarPunk Reddit post. Contains such topics as #SolarCookers, #CompostingToilets, #PedalPoweredGenerators (one of my favorite topics), natural paints, vertical #gardens, and more...!

Welcome to #Appropedia, the #sustainability wiki!

"Help us build rich and sustainable lives by sharing knowledge, experiences, ideas and more.

"We help individuals and organizations produce, publish and spread knowledge focused on poverty reduction and sustainability."

https://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia
#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #Resiliency #Knowledgebase

Nunca voy a cansarme de recomendar #appropedia

https://appropedia.org

Acervo de conocimiento situado y tecnologías apropiadas

You may have heard about professor #JoshuaPearce and #appropedia , but have you heard about #agrotunnels ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5gvqka2wY

https://www.appropedia.org/Agrivoltaic_agrotunnel

#agrovoltaics #sustainable #solarpunk #farming #agrivoltaics #photovoltaics #solarpower #solarpanels #agriculture

You may have heard about professor #JoshuaPearce and #appropedia , but have you heard about #agrotunnels ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5gvqka2wY

https://www.appropedia.org/Agrivoltaic_agrotunnel

#agrovoltaics #sustainable #solarpunk #farming #agrivoltaics #photovoltaics #solarpower #solarpanels #agriculture

You may have heard about professor #JoshuaPearce and #appropedia , but have you heard about #agrotunnels ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5gvqka2wY

https://www.appropedia.org/Agrivoltaic_agrotunnel

#agrovoltaics #sustainable #solarpunk #farming #agrivoltaics #photovoltaics #solarpower #solarpanels #agriculture

You may have heard about professor #JoshuaPearce and #appropedia , but have you heard about #agrotunnels ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5gvqka2wY

https://www.appropedia.org/Agrivoltaic_agrotunnel

#agrovoltaics #sustainable #solarpunk #farming #agrivoltaics #photovoltaics #solarpower #solarpanels #agriculture

You may have heard about professor #JoshuaPearce and #appropedia , but have you heard about #agrotunnels ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya5gvqka2wY

https://www.appropedia.org/Agrivoltaic_agrotunnel

#agrovoltaics #sustainable #solarpunk #farming #agrivoltaics #photovoltaics #solarpower #solarpanels #agriculture

Welcome to #Appropedia, the sustainability wiki!

https://www.appropedia.org

#OpenHardware #ReUse #Upcycle

I'm a bit slow to the latest issue of Branch, the online magazine that adapts to the carbon intensity of your electricity grid.

Issue 4 is an #OpenClimate edition, applying #openness to #ClimateAction. From #Appropedia to #SolarPunk it embraces #slowness, hope, and the power of #openness
https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-4/

@BillySmith @derek @hydroponictrash Have you tried #appropedia , https://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia ? ;)

@lex @MalthusJohn @valkyrie @phneutral

7. If you want to get into details, grant incentives for universities, spinoffs, startups to work on open projects and share them publicly, not only on some esoteric sub-page. https://crastina.se/ is doing some of this work, encouraging 3% of every grant to be spent on communication.

But seriously, it's not only startups that are innovative. We could get A LOT from universities contributing to #appropedia , #wikipedia , #OpenStreetMap and similar.

@MalthusJohn @lex those projects already exist, they're just not widespread!

https://www.appropedia.org/Recyclebot is an open source project from #appropedia , which also has a lot more materials on sustainability and appropriate technology.

fridge0, an off grid fridge. Not for everybody, of course, but good example of real innovation and research that MAKE sense https://fridge0.branchable.com/ #refrigeration #openHw #appropedia #appropriateTech #offTheGrid #resilience

@requiem I've been thinking about writing a Solarpunk story like that - "Want to know more about what characters are doing? here!"

In the meantime, Joshua Pearce made an illustrated novel like that to promote sustainability and open source solar panels: https://aditiandslick.tumblr.com/

#solarpunk #appropedia #diy #writing

In that youtube you also find the previous talk in that series from @emiliovelis, executive director of Appropedia, a wiki for sustainable projects. (Such a great resource!)

His topic: Share how you make = Documentation and Story telling, which is truly useful talk for any person working with knowledge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUZ_b_ps_io

#WeAreGIG #CriticalMaking #Appropedia https://appropedia.org

@martijnreintjes did you know that @emiliovelis , the director of Appropedia is here on Mastodon?

We can make it a hashtag, #appropedia !

One of the biggest contributors, professor Joshua Pearce, wrote an illustrated #solarpunk story for kids: https://aditiandslick.tumblr.com/ and co-wrote https://www.appropedia.org/To_Catch_the_Sun book!

@LightHiker @ginevra I am actually the guy who is all about showing the existing solutions, especially from the Global South! At some point I created #solarpunkReporting to help inspire people with real ideas.

There are organizations like Global Innovation Gathering, networking hackers and activists from the Global South and helping them build sth.

There is #appropedia and a lot of similar projects.

We just dont hear about them in the mainstream.

@MistyPop to jest chyba nasza największa różnica w postrzeganiu tak Mastodona, jak i Solarpunka: ja sam widzę je jako ruchy, platformy, które mogę współtworzyć, ciągnąć w którąś stronę, nie tylko stać z boku i zauważać rzeczy na ich temat.

Mamy tu całkiem niezłą społeczność #solarpunk ową, która może powiedzieć Ci znacznie więcej niż kilka książek o których wspomniałeś w swojej recenzji - pokazać też aktywistów, praktyków, jak twórcy #appropedia i podobnych ruchów DIY :)

@JulianOliver @tomasino @SolarpunkPrompts the point is to write about real problems and solutions: refugee camps, #appropedia advocating tech that is just enough, #wikipedia ns saving the dying knowledge, militaries focusing on climate disaster help, Global South communities creating their own, local solutions. Lots of partial, dirty, but working ways forward.

Finding the beauty and dramatism in them.

Check a few episodes and share what you think

@wordswithnima https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/712597-solarpunk has quite a comprehensive list!

In addition to Sarena's work, you can also check out https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56246030-rebuilding-tomorrow and https://www.appropedia.org/To_Catch_the_Sun - the latter on Creative Commons, created by #solarpunk engineers and practitioners from #appropedia .

Professor Joshua Pearce who took part in that project also made an illustrated novel on Tumblr: https://aditiandslick.tumblr.com/

@emiliovelis good to see you here!

Have you seen our #solarpunk #podcast ? In https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts/episodes/the-electronics-graveyard episode we're talking about #appropedia and how it can be used to write about creative use of technology in fiction!

Hey if anyone wants to help out over at the Appropedia - http://www.appropedia.org/Solarpunk - that'd be awesome. Particularly if someone has words and thoughts about specifically solarpunk art and music, that'd be great. If we can create an awesome, thoughtful, and well-referenced wiki we might be able to use it to convince wikipedia that 1) we exist and deserve to be there again, and 2) could just port it over there. Also any solarpunk art that is Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike would be fantastic! The nice thing about this project is how you can leisurely help out from the comfort of your chair, when you have time. And if you don't feel like getting an account there, you can just send it to me and I'll try my best to work it in somehow. #solarpunk #appropedia #art #music

@mike_hales by the time I got to the end of the presentation I could definitely see why you propose that the P2P/ commons movement is the "third movement", it definitely represents a turn towards #CitizenResearch and #CitizenScience, just as much as it does a participatory approach to software development or design. #Wikipedia is the archetypal early example, but there are so many others, like #SourceWatch, #Appropedia, #PlantsForAFuture, even more rebellious sites like #Erowid.