Healing Appalachia: Sustainable Living through Appropriate Technology

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Ahrens, Chris, 267 Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven ), 210 air conditioners, consumption of electricity by, 238–39, 240 Alligator Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, 158 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), 153, 154. See also off-road vehicles Alsace, 1–2, 171 alternative technology, the promise of, 389–90 Aluminum Anonymous, Delaware, 332 American Chestnut Foundation, 127 American Electric Power, 50 American Solar Energy Society, 383 American Wind Association, 51 Anderson, Gary, 170, 178 apiculture, 109–10 Appalachia: apple varieties in, 129; definition of, 2–3; diet in, 113, 384; exploitation of resources in, 6, 148; flooding in, 370, 384; gender roles in, 12; land disturbances in, 207–9; as model of appropriate technology, 3, 6, 9–10, 371–72, 389; natural wetlands in, 197; number of visitors to, 161; rainfall in, 40, 361; scenarios for, 383–89; self-reliance in, 372, 389; shortage of arable land in, 115; and tourism, 3, 160–61. See also under specific technologies Appalachian Highlands: A Field Guide to Ecology, 10 Appalachian Institute, 4 Appalachian State University, North Carolina, 40, 54 Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project, North Carolina , 113, 377 Appalachian Trail, 154 Appalachia–Science in the Public Interest (ASPI): and artificial wetlands, 196, 198–99, 205; and Bluegrass Energy Exposition , 379; and cisterns, 353; and composting, 311; and composting toilets, 319, 325, 326; and cordwood buildings , 264, 280, 282, 284; and cycling, 298; and energy conIndex servation, 31; and food preservation, 95; and forest commons conference, 171; and ginseng, 193; and native building materials, 258–59, 264; and nature center, 79, 157, 237; and net metering, 8, 36–37; and passive solar housing, 228, 229, 231–32, 233, 237; and recycling, 333–34; and reduction in travel, 300; and shade trees, 79; and solar electric cars, 303–7; and solar greenhouses , 138, 141; and solar heating applications, 74, 76; and solar photovoltaics, 27–28, 34; and testing programs, 7; and water heating, 74; and wood heating, 62–64; and yurts, 289, 293–95 apples, heirloom, 128–29 Appleseed, Johnny, 128 apple trees, reproduction of, 128 appropriate technology: criteria and characteristics of, 10–17; definition of, 2; need for, 5–10, 389–90 Aprovecho Research Center, Oregon , 62 aquaculture, 343–49; advantages of, 346-47; fish feed for, 345–46; fish selection for, 344–45; planning for, 347–49; types of, 343–44 aquatic plants, 203–5 ASPI. See Appalachia–Science in the Public Interest AstroPower, 29 Athabascan peoples, 15 attic vents, 245–46 automobiles, appropriate 301, 302–3. See also solar electric vehicles autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata ), 210, 211–12 awnings, 243 Baldwin, Albert and Becky, 333 bamboo, American, 163, 203 Barden, A., 64 beavers, 150 beekeeping, 109–10 beetles, Japanese, 106, 121 berms, earthen, 81, 262–63 berries: in edible landscaping, 104–5; gathering of, 189 Bills, Joshua, 37, 296 BioActivator, 313 biodigestion, 23 biodiversity, importance of, 125 biofuels, 24–26, 301–2 bird sanctuaries, creation of, 156–57, 380 bison, American, 158–59 blackberries, how to pick, 189 Black Elk, 286 black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia ), 91, 140, 141, 162, 255 black walnut (Juglans nigra), 105–6, 173, 190, 255 Bledsoe, Deb, 276 Bluegrass Energy Exposition, 379 Bluegrass Historical Trust, 334 Blue-XR grow tubes, 104–5 box cooker, 75–76 424 ❖ Index Bronson, Helen Graham, 219 Brown, Norman, 39, 40 buckwheat, 110 buffalo (American bison), 158–59 building materials, 252–75, 378; brick, 264; cordwood, 276; earth, 261–75; GigaCrete, 265; need for native, 224, 252; pressed earth, 267–75; stone, 257–61; wood, 252–57 Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 124 burgoo, 152 Burke, Louis, 314 cabins, retreat, 217–27, 374; construction of, 223–26; need for, 217–19; sacred space for, 219, 226–27; siting of, 219–22 Cahill, Thomas, 222 Campbell, Joseph, 33 cane, river, 163, 203 CANMET Energy Technology Center, Ottawa, 65 canning food, 92–93 canning kitchen, 92 carnivores, need to reintroduce, 151 Carousel composting toilet, 324 castor bean, 118 Catoosa Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee, 158 caulking, 235–36 cedar, eastern red (Juniperus virginiana ), 91, 140, 141, 254 cell phones, 393–95 cement board, 140 Chaco Canyon, 134 Chernobyl, 16 Cherokee(s), 124, 166, 189, 191, 377 chestnut, American (Castanea americanus), 83, 85,173; and blight, 126–27, 150; growing seedlings of, 104–5; and efforts to restore, 127 Chicago Botanic Garden, 132 chicory, 164, 180, 181 Cinva-Ram brick, 60, 267, 272 cisterns, 350–60, 376; acceptance of, 359–60; advantages of, 351; construction...