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////////2011///Berlin////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
This year there was not enough time to do any projects in Brazil, but instead some I did some experiments in Berlin.
////////2010///India////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
From October to December Markus
Shimizu from
Oiyakaha is collaborating with Sohei Iwata from Apam Napat to develop a
biological water purification module in Santiniketan, West Bengal,
India. The biological water purification method utilized is a system
devised by Dr. Nakamoto from Japan. It is capable of purifying water
contaminated with substances like fluoride, arsenic, iron and harmful
bacteria.
////////2010///Brazil//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////2009//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Currently we are preparing for the next projects at Oiyakaha and are doing research on:
////////2008//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
This spring was full with construction activities. Iwan and me enlarged the hut, made walls, a basic kitchen, stairs and even got running water from a fountain thanks to engineering enthusiasm by Maiká. There was lots of hard work by Iwan who stayed six weeks and had to sweat dragging wooden poles and sawing hardwood. I had an exhausting time too making wooden shingles, but it was worth the trouble, since we have a rainproof roof now. Unfortunately we couldn't get so far to build a compost toilet nor a water wheel, but hopefully it is going to be realized next year. All included in our jungle experience were some casual visits by scorpions or tarantulas, flybys by macaws and toucans or early morning roars by howler monkeys, not to mention countless ants and thirsty horsefly's. Luckily there was time to plant some new trees too. Have a look an the plant section to see some photos of our current plantations on Oiyakaha. ////////2007//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
During spring 2007, one wooden house of 6 x 4m has been build out of "dead" wood (wood from trees which have died naturally or from trees which have been cut down by someone and and left aside). Furthermore one hectare that had been cut down by the former owner several years ago has been reforested with the following plants: Abiu, Abiurana, Açaí de Touceira, Açaí Solitario, Andiroba, Avocado, Bacaba, Banana-pacovão, Banana-maçã, Banana-prata, Biribá, Brazil nut, Buriti, Green Coconut, Yellow Coconut, Coffee, Cacao, Cacaurana, Cupuaçu, Cupuí, Guaraná, Jambo, Louro Tauba, Lime, Mango, Marí, Maçaranduba, Orange, Papaya, Patauá, Black Pepper, Pineapple, Piquiá, Pupunha, Sapota, Sorva, Tucumã, Tangerine, Taperebá, Uxí |