Do-It-Yourself Projects to Get You Off the Grid: Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, Solar Panels, and More

Backyard chicken coop -- Clipping chicken wings -- Small chicken tractor for the city dweller -- Chicken barrow -- Collect rain water with a wine barrel -- Roughneck rain barrel -- Green solar-powered water barrel -- Rainwater collection and distribution system -- DIY 1000 watt wind turbine -- Chispito wind generator -- How to build a thermoelectric lamp -- Build a 60 watt solar panel -- Solar power system -- How to make PV solar panels -- Solar lawn mower! -- Solar powered fountain/herb garden -- Solar PV tracker -- Greenhouse from old windows -- An algae bioreactor from recycled water bottles -- Conversion tables.;"Instructables is back with this inspiring book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green. 20 Instructable projects illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. You will learn to: Clip a chicken's wings; Power your lawn mower with solar power; Create a chicken tractor for the city; Water your garden with solar power; Build a thermoelectric lamp; Create an algae bioreactor from water bottles and much more! Illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs per project accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this Instructables collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, turning a far-reaching group of people into a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and, in this case, greener."--Provided by publisher.