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2 The only thing we can be sure of, at the moment, is more erratic weather.

3 Climate Extremes

4 Eight days, 1,000-year rain, 100-year flood There was no way to know the region was in the first hours of what experts would ultimately call a 1,000-year rain and a 100-year flood.

5 Texas Floods Prompt Dozens Of Rescues; 2 Dead In all, the National Weather Service said, more than a foot of rain fell across Texas' midsection, including up to 14 inches in Wimberley, southwest of the state capital.

6 How will Permaculture Help? Low Energy Greenhouses Diversity & Redundancy Energy Production & Conservation Harvest Preservation Water Catchment & Soil Creation Observation of the Natural World Spread The Word!

7 CRMPI Greenhouse Climates Shree Temperate Mana Mediterranean The Cabin Greenhouse Temperate Phoenix Tropical Core Greenhouse Mediterranean

8 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy One Low Energy Greenhouses Four-Season Food Production

9 Shree Temperate Temperate Wooden Structure 6mm Greenhouse Plastic Built for Under $200 9 Months of Growing 3 Months of Worm Farming, Compost Tea, Wood Storage

10 Mediterranean Attached to Home Wooden Structure 16mm Polycarbonate Glazing Plants go Dormant Perennial Varieties Fig Pomegranate Rosemary Pakistani Mulberry Olive Mana

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13 The Cabin Greenhouse Temperate Attached to Cabin Wooden Structure 6mm Greenhouse Plastic Mostly Annuals

14 The Cabin Greenhouse

15 The Cabin Greenhouse

16 Core Greenhouse

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19 Pele & The Fire Sub-Tropical Annuals & Perennials Wooden Structure 6mm Double Inflated Greenhouse Plastic Basic Climate Battery

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22 Charred remains of the Pele Greenhouse

23 Phoenix Tropical Climate Steal Structure 16mm Polycarbonate Glazing Improved Climate Battery Wood-Fired Sauna Mainly Perennial Pellet Stove

24 Building the Future at CRMPI

25 GREENHOUSE SPECS: 72 L x 26 W 1872 square feet Steel Truss Construction (Salvage) SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) Walls & North Roof Triple Wall Polycarbonate Roof & South Wall Bigfoot Pier System Undersoil Heating and Cooling System Galvanized Steel Gutters Marble & Granite Sauna (Salvage) Manual Vent System Designed by Ecosystems Design, Inc.

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27 Salvaged Steel Trusses Transporting & Storing Materials

28 Assembly of Steel Support Structure

29 Completed Steel Support Structure

30 Prepping and Installing Polycarbonate Roof

31 SIP Panel Construction

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33 View of Closed in Phoenix Greenhouse from Road

34 Mind-Map

35 Multi-Functions of Phoenix Temperature Regulation Continual Soil Creation Water Indoor Forest Gardening Pollination Relaxation Education Recreation Pallet Stove Summer Shade Canopy

36 Low- Energy Temperature Regulation Climate Battery Venting Sauna Thermal Mass

37 What is a Climate Battery?

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40 Climate Battery Controller

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42 Sauna Heat Circulation

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44 Venting

45 Stone Rock Terraces Stone Patio Gabion Wall Water Storage 300 Gal. Tanks Stock Tank Banana Stalks Thermal Mass

46 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy Two Diversity & Redundancy Perennial Polycultures & Resilient Varieties

47 CRMPI Outdoor Forest Gardens 9 Acres Total One Acre of Highly Cultivated Gardens Over 150 Varieties of Perennial Fruit, Culinary and Medicinal Herbs as well as Nut and Vegetable Crops

48 Diversity = Multiple Yields

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58 Every Good System Needs Animals

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61 Indoor Perennial Polyculture

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68 Highlands Papaya

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70 Key Lime

71 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy Three Energy Production Passive & Active Systems

72 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy Four Harvest Preservation Storing Your Yield

73 Bringing Back the Pantry

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75 Tinctures Salves Teas

76 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy Five Water Catchment & Soils Strategies for Utilization & Conservation

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78 Creating Rich Soils Rocky Mountains to Rich Soil Sheet Mulching Stable Cleanings Manure Carbon Leaves, Straw & Other Carbon Comfrey

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82 Water Collection & Usage Internal Gutter System Drip System Gravity Fed Water Storage 300 Gal. Tanks Stock Tank

83 Roof Water Collection System

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85 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy Six Observation Mother Knows Best

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89 Extreme Climate Mitigation Strategy Seven Spread the Word! Share, Teach & Consult

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92 Red Butte Ranch Aspen, Co

93 ElkStone Steamboat

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96 Community Green House TCI Ranch

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100 TCI CSA Farm

101 A Forest Garden Created as a Center Piece for a Gated Community Maytag

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106 Roaring Fork High School Growing Dome

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109 Eagle Crest Nursery

110 Climate Battery AirFlow

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116 CRMPI offers a variety of courses and welcomes volunteers!

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118 Epilogue

119 Beckman Greenhouse

120 CMC Breckenridge

121 Rubin Greenhouse

122 Fairacre Farm

123 Goodin Greenhouse

124 Humble Ranch

125 Singer Greenhouse

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