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Need Help w/Solar-Powered Water Heater for NE NY Poultry

I have a great idea just not the know how to get it done: Objective: Keep the bird water from freezing.

This summer we built a 10x10 Chicken Shack. I oriented the roof so that one flat side it was facing south to south-west to catch the sun. I had planned to place a solar panel on the roof and made a place for a battery at the edge of the roof inside but I just cannot wrap my head around what I need to get this done.

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Passive Solar Heat for Cold Houses

I finally finished the greenhouse on the roof of my apt building here in Brooklyn, measuring 10' X 20'. I attached all the plastic using Wiggle Wire, which turned out to be strong enough to make it through Hurricane Sandy, so W.W. has my endorsement forever;) My landlord asked me to secure the GH frame using pallets, so I ended up bracketing the pallets to the baseboards and then cutting out the interior top boards of the pallets to form planting beds. We lined the pallet/beds with landscape fabric and threw in potting mix.

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eFarmony in NYC?

Interesting organizing idea outside of Philadelphia

A group there is bringing together landowners and potential farmers to help young/new farmers gain access to land leases to get their operations up and running.

That's all well and good for our suburban/near-rural friends, but what about the city? Our land access issues are a little more extreme, if you asked me...