Using a 50 gallon plastic drum filled with rocks, gravel, charcoal, and sand to purify water for domestic use. more
Past Projects
Permaculture Design Workshop, May 2008
Compost pile hot water heater. The pile consisted of brush, straw, and manure. A hose inside the pile heats water as it passes through. After 24 hours, the temperature reached 120 degrees F. Workshop facilitated by Loren Luyendyk on the Orella Ranch in Gaviota, California.
photo by Aubrey Falk
Electrolytic Hydrogen Fuel Generator demo at the Permaculture Design Workshop. An electrical current generated by the car’s alternator is passed through a bath of distilled water and baking soda. The electricity breaks the water into Hydrogen and Oxygen gas (HHO or hydroxy), which is then routed through the air intake on the carburetor, improving fuel economy. The goal is to use sea or waste water as fuel.
photo by Loren Luyendyk
Natural Building on the Orella Ranch
Cob and Ferro-cement building with an earthen oven. Over the last two years, many volunteers have come together to create this amazing structure made mainly from clay, sand, and straw.
photo by Loren Luyendyk
Nias Island, Indonesia Art Project Fall 2007
Art supplies were stuffed into board bags to be distributed to local children. The kids were enthralled by the bright colors of the paints and captivated by their own ability to use them.
Trash cleanup on Nias
A group of local children played a game of “pick-up” on the beach. Each child received a prize of surf and art stuff for their participation.
back to home
photo by Aubrey Falk
photo by Aubrey Falk
Children are like sponges; they soak up whatever is around. For this reason they are the ones we need to teach why and how to protect the Environment. more
Ripples... the beginning of waves
Composting Toilets: Using a 50 gallon plastic drum to collect and biodegrade human waste. more
SWoBs have been encouraging local businesses to offer refills for reusable water bottles to reduce the use of plastic. more
Surfers Without Borders is a Fiscally Sponsored Project of The Ocean Foundation
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site design by Loren Luyendyk and Aubrey Falk
In February 2011, E-N-ergy visited Surfers Without Borders at the Orella Stewardship Institute to demonstrate the innovation that turns common household plastics into usable oil.
SWoBs promotes local and organic agriculture in the communities they live in and visit by planting gardens and sharing seeds and ideas.
SWoBs began a Marine Plastics Debris Study to determine what types of plastic beach trash is composed of. Water bottles? Food wrappers? If we know the sources of plastic trash, we have a better chance of stopping it before it gets to the ocean.
