Sustainable and Simple Living Projects

For the last 25 years, ASPI has been producing tech papers. Each one contains concise and informative facts on many appropriate technology subjects. Ranging from DIY how-to directions to scientific reference materials, these timeless fact sheets provide valuable resources for low-cost simple living. Click on the paper to download for free!

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DIY Projects:

TP 1: Solar Cooker

TP 2: Compost Toilet

TP 3: Cisterns

​TP 4: Solar Greenhouses

TP 5: Cordwood Buildings​

TP 6: Solar Food Dryer​

TP 7: Year-round Gardening​

TP: 8 The Yurt: Low-Cost Home​

TP 9: Breadbox Solar Water Heaters​

TP 10: Nature Trails​

TP 11: ​Composting for Gardens

TP 12: Contraflow Masonry Heaters/ Oven​

TP 13: Organic and Intensive Gardening​

TP 14: Rural Solar Photovoltaic Use​

TP 18: Reuse for Household Waste 

TP 19: Water Purification​

TP 20: Aquaculture​

TP 21: Quilted Insulated Shades​

TP 22: Organic mulching​

TP 24: Root Cellars​

TP 25: Drip Irrigation Systems​

TP 29: Seed Saving​

TP 30: Constructed Wetlands​

TP 37: Pressed Earth Blocks​

TP 39: Elbow Torch Wood Cooker​

TP 41: Using the Compost from the Compost Toilet

TP 46: Backyard Gardens​

TP 48: Naturalizing your Backyard ​

TP 53: Landscaping with Edibles​

TP 62: Herb Growing in Appalachia

TP 66: Longwe Solar Box Cooker 

TP 69: Straw Bale Housing