a movie about free, earth-friendly heat

A project in Missoula, MT by paul wheaton
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Some call it "carbon neutral," others "carbon negative." Heat your home with yard waste and cardboard while reducing global problems.
Backers: 1598
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49

Funded: $77,792 of $8,860
Dates: May 10th -> May 27th (17 days)
Project By: paul wheaton
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Latest News

approaching the summit of this kickstarter! behold, a snow-capped mountain of streatch goals!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
A note to all people that recently backed this kickstarter  Thanks for your support!  I hope to provide you with awesome candy!  Note the TEN stretch goals that are in addition to the $100 level!  If you raise your backer level to $100 or more... (Read More)

A reminder about tickets; soil microscopy

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
First ...  the whole thing about stretch goals is to entice people to raise their backer level - so all of the tickets (and all the other stretch goals) are for the $100 and up peeps. If enough people raise their backer level, we can hand out six... (Read More)

Quick! Pick the next stretch goal!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Vote for one or vote for several.  Follow this link and click on the thumbs up for each thing you like.  Notice that as the next few hours pass, we might put up some more ideas.  Make sure to go to the next page and scroll down a bit ... staying... (Read More)

We hit $70,000!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Your own Personal Rocket Mass Heater Shippable Core Just a reminder:  During the Permaculture Technology Jamboree, Uncle Mud will be teaching people how to build their own rocket mass heater shippable core - something they can take home!  So people... (Read More)

selecting the next stretch goal

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We have a few stretch options we are quickly exploring just in case this kickstarter goes big in the next few hours.  So which one will come next? To answer that, we've created a poor man's poll putting each of the current stretch goals up for... (Read More)

We must have butterfingers 'cuz . . .

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
. . . we're dropping stretch goals like crazy! I wrote you all a little poem about what we're stretching for now, and what's just around the corner after that:  We're chipping away  at seventy-K   For divying up all  4 consults with Paul   At... (Read More)

Hot dog! We hit 65k!

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hot dog! We hit 65k!  2 tix for pdc up for grabs - sneak some extra bucks into your pledge if you wanna be in the running!  Tomorrow afternoon we will send out the official "kickstarter survey" and find out who wants to come to the PDC.  And the... (Read More)

Shnikes, Another Stretch Goal!

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We're sooooo close to hitting the 65k stretch goal!   clicker here to learn more about the PDC - just two weeks away!  My guess is that there are more than a handful of people interested in the PDC tickets and other ticket rewards, so here are some... (Read More)

What a great way to wake up!

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
While we were sleeping a whole bunch of you pushed the kickstarter through the next stretch goal! Now, stretch goals reached for the $100 and up backers: Justin Rhodes' Great American Farm Tour  Mike Oehler's 6 hour Underground House Workshop ... (Read More)

Another stretch goal met! 55k - We are en fuego!!!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We blew straight past the 55k Stretch Goal for the RMH Workshop tickets!  Almost all of our current action is from backers raising their backer level!  You guys are amazing!   Is it because the stretch goal list is getting sweeter and sweeter? Is... (Read More)

48 hours!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We are almost to the 48 hour mark and we have made powerful progress! Big thanks to all the people that raised their backer level in the last 24 hours!  Wheeeeeeeee! Also, welcome to our new backers! super backer Greg Martin  Not only has Greg... (Read More)

We did it! We hit 50k! We're on fire now!!!

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit 50k, and we're seeing more action than we have since project launch!   Come on over to the Party at Permies.com to celebrate and cheer with us as we enter the home stretch! Now every backer at 100 and up gets the 9 presentation bundle from... (Read More)

Another stretch goal! Tickets to our next rocket mass heater event!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We now have a five day rocket mass heater workshop this october.  And if this kickstarter hits $55,000 then four of you will get to come! A lot of people say that the only thing keeping them from building their own rocket mass heater is the actual... (Read More)

We hit 45k!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The Lorena RMH and Cook Stove, as featured in the film 45k Stretch Goal Reached!  Now backers at the FULL-EVENT tier and up will get to attend Paul's live SKIP Webinar and ask him all kinds of questions.  permies.com - live skip webinar  Our new... (Read More)

You're hearing it here first - brand new stretch goal announced

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
The stretch goals are flowing like the swallows of Capistrano! There's a new one coming right up. But first, here's some detail on what's already been reached:      40k unlocked 6 tickets to this summer's Permaculture Technology Jamboree at... (Read More)

We hit $40,000!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Six people will now get tickets to our upcoming Permaculture Technology Jamboree! The way it works is that we will ask the $100 and up backers "who wants to go?" and of all the people that say "me!" we will pick the top six backers, by dollars.  So... (Read More)

2nd Stretch Goal Hit! Here's Our Next Stretch Goal . . .

May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, More big news! We hit our 2nd stretch goal!!! Mike Oehler's Ungerground House 3-Movie Set, for everyone at or above the $100 backer level! Paul is in the air on the way back from his speaking gig at the Exit and Build Land Summit. What a... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Reached!

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, Paul is on his way to Texas to speak at the Exit and Build Land Summit  (click here for info on how to watch). But this news couldn't wait for the Duke to touch down: We hit $30k, which means that everyone at or above the $100 backer level... (Read More)

We have a stretch goal!

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we had conversations about stretch goals and Beau worked something out with Justin Rhodes.  Last night we slipped past $25,000, so this morning I hereby officially announce that if we hit $30,000, everybody at the $100 and higher backer... (Read More)

We're funded!

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hot diggity dog! I was so very nervous! And we're even a lot more than funded.  And it hasn't even been 24 hours yet! To celebrate, here is my favorite creation for the movie - the dancing lorena: The key to the lorena is that the pot fits inside... (Read More)

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