Coconut oil is a tropical oil with myriad uses and proposed health benefits from improving cardiovascular health to repairing tooth cavities [1,2]. It is a highly stable oil with antifungal and antimicrobial properties and is suitable for frying. Coconut oil Read more…
Recommended books This list includes some of the books that we have found informative, inspirational and mind-opening (in no particular order). Many of these books are free to download (provided free by the authors, protected under Creative Commons, or out Read more…
Laundry/outreach centre We are nearing completion of the vortex hydroelectric plant that will supply the Kadagaya community with over 5 kW of clean, reliable energy. This energy will enable many other projects and we are excited to introduce one of Read more…
The Kadagaya campus is located in Chanchamayo, which is one of the most well known coffee-producing regions in Peru. Like many coffee regions, the market has been challenged by coffee rust, which is a fungus affecting coffee plantations worldwide. The Read more…
Recommended documentaries An important part of our self-education has come from watching documentaries. A huge variety of documentaries discussing critical and fascinating issues such as science and technology, religion, society, the monetary system, holistic education, automation and more can be Read more…
Vortex hydroelectric plant update After more than a year of construction work on our hydroelectric plant we were finally able to open the gate and see a vortex forming in the tank! Thanks to the many people who helped with Read more…
Where does money come from? Supporters of a resource-based economy (RBE) advocate a moneyless society, not because there is something inherently evil about money, but because they envision a future society where such a means of exchange is obsolete. If Read more…
Experiences from our first year off-grid Planning for the Kadagaya project started in mid-2013 in Copenhagen where we were working as scientists in a research laboratory. Despite enjoying our work and the comfortable living conditions in Scandinavia (arguably some of Read more…
Chocolate banana chia pudding This is a delicious dessert or snack made from jungle favourites like cacao, bananas and coconut that all grow well around Kadagaya. 5 tbsp chia seeds50 g cacao paste2 bananas1 tsp coconut oil or butter1 C Read more…
Gravitational vortex hydropower plant For off-grid communities like ours trying to achieve self-sufficiency, a source of clean, sustainable and reliable electricity is critical. As we plan on implementing a high level of technology, we need to generate a lot of Read more…