Sunday 23 March 2014

Baie dankie vir die mooi groot donasie wat ons van David Otto ontvang het - www.aardskip.com - Volhoubare Energie Groep - (Sustainable Energie Group)

Ten eerste wil ek my dank uitspreek aan almal wat al 'n donasie gegee het vir die Aardskip Projek. Verder wil ek 'n spesiale dank betuig aan David Otto van IOWA wat 'n groot bydra gee het vir die projek.

Die meeste van die donasies word gebruik vir die Aardskip se maandelikse Orania Dorpskantoor heffing. Op ons beurt skenk ons van die donasies aan die Orania Helpsaam vonds. Die vonds word gebruik vir ander behuising projekte wat deel is van die Aardskip Projek se visie.

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Die week was ek baie besig om mense te help om onafhanklik te word van Eskom. Ongelooflik hoe baie mense graag vir Eskom wil totsiens sê. In die volgende paar jaar voorsien ek dat Orania gaan grotendeels onafhanklik wees van Eskom. Ons het onder andere die Volhoubare Energie Groep (VEG) in Orania gestig sodat ons gefokus kan bly op die doel.

Vir die wat belangstel om deel te word van ons Volhoubare Energie Groep (VEG). Stuur vir my 'n versoek na navraag.veg@gmail.com of info.everson@gmail.com vir die Grondwet en Aansoekvorm.

VEG se DOELSTELLINGS in kort:
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Om hernubare energie bevorder vir die volhoubaarheid van die Afrikaner in die Noord-Wes Kaap.

VEG se DOELSTELLINGS iets langer:
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1. Om 'n groep te skep wat die gebruik van hernubare energie bevorder met die oog op die volhoubare vestiging van die Afrikaner in 'n eie gebied in die Noordwes Kaap.
2. Om individuele pogings tot volhoubare energie saam te snoer in ʼn sinergistiese geheel, sodat die voordele van kollektiewe aanwending van hulpbronne benut kan word. Dit moet geskied sonder om individuele pogings te demp, maar definitief te bevorder
3. Om kundigheid te bekom en tot beskikking van die individue te stel teen bekostigbare tariewe.
4. Om finansiering te kan voorsien.
5. Om ʼn omvattende energieplan vir Orania en ander klein dorpe en plaaseenhede in die omgewing van die Noordwes Kaap te help ontwikkel en van hulp te wees met die implementering. Die oogmerke van so ʼn plan is om onafhanklikheid van energie voorsiening na te streef.

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First I want to thank everyone who donated money to the Earthship Project. I also want give a special thanks to David Otto for his fantastic contribution to the project.

Most of the donations are used for the Aardskip's monthly Orania Town Office tax. We in turn donate some of the doations to the Orania Helpsaam fund. This fund is used for other housing projects and that is part of the Earthship Project's vision.

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The week I was very busy helping people to become independent from Eskom. Amazing how many people would like to say goodbye to Eskom. In fact in the next few years I see that Orania will be largely independent of Eskom. We have founded a Sustainable Energy Group (VEG) in Orania to keep us focused on this goal.

For those who are interested to become part of our Sustainable Energy Group (VEG). Send me a request to navraag.veg@gmail.com or to info.everson@gmail.com for the Constitution and Application form.

VEG objectives in brief:
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To promote renewable energy for the sustainability of the Afrikaner in the North West Cape.

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Monday 17 March 2014

Noord-Kaapse LUR vir Omgewingsake besoek aan - www.aardskip.com - MEC for Environmental Affairs Patrick Mabilo, Director Les Abrahms and staff.

Northern Cape MEC for Environmental Affairs Patrick Mabilo, Director Les Abrahms and staff visiting Orania to investigate good practices in waste management.
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Noord-Kaapse LUR vir Omgewingsake Patrick Mabilo, dir Les Abrahms en personeel op besoek aan Orania om goeie praktyke tov afvalbestuur te ondersoek.

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig en Retha Everson

Saturday 15 March 2014

Son skuif in - www.aardskip.com - it is autumn and we are getting sun inside.

In die foto sien die herstelde plantebak. Die plantebak se muur was gebou met cob en blikkies. Die bokant se pleister laag was iets te dun en moes dikker gemaak word.

Verder kan u ook sien hoe die son weer begin inskyn in die plantebak in. Dit is goeie en slegte nuus. Die goeie nuus is dat ons weer saadjies kan saai, want in die somer wou die plante nie groei nie. Daar was geen direkte sonlig in die plantebak nie. Die slegte nuus is dat Orania nog nie behoorlik afgekoel het nie en die gang bly nou iets te warm.

Wie van julle kan die botterskorsie sien?

NOTA: Dit het so week gelede 16.9 mm gereën en gister nog so 6mm. Van laas week al is ons 30kl tenks vol.

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In the photo you can the renovated planter. The planter wall was built with cob and cans. The top plaster layer of the wall was to thin and had to be made thicker.

You can also see the sun shining into the planter again. This is good and bad news. The good news is that we can sow seeds again. In the summer the plants did not grow, because there was no direct sunlight in the planter. The bad news is that Orania has not properly cooled down and the passage is
now still a bit to hot.

Who of you can see the butter nut?

NOTE: Last week it rained 16.9mm and this week 6mm. Out tanks are full. - 30kl!

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig en Retha Everson

NOTE: Thanks for all the donations that we already received.

Aardskip donations / skenkings
Bank: ABSA
Swift code: ABSAZAJJ
Branch: 632005
Account name: LRHV Everson
Account nr: 9272495193
Reference: Aardskip

Tuesday 4 March 2014

Lees wat ons besoekers sê - www.aardskip.com - Read the visitors entries December 2013

(Picture of an off-grid development, Sunpark, where we help as well. /
Die prent is van 'n outargiese ontwikkeling, Groot Geluk - Sonpark, waar die Aardskip Projek ook betrokke is.)

Guestbook entries - Gasteboek inskrywing (17 - 30 December 2013)
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17/12/2013
* Johan & Marie Bosch (Nelspruit)- Interessant, alle sukses. / Interestingly, success.
* Wim de Wet (Brakpan) - Doet zo voort! / Continue!

18/12/2013
* Nina & Flip Buys (Pretoria) - Indrukwekkend en baie inspirerend, dankie! :) / Impressive and inspiring, thank you! :)
* Frans - Innoverend, effektief en baie zen! / Innovative , effective and very zen !
* Megan Groenewald (Amanzimtoti) - Baie innoverend - dankie!!! / Very innovative - thanks!
* Louis Kriel (Robertson) - Baie mooi ek sal weer kom kyk wanneer die projek klaar is. Baie dankie. / Very nice, I will come again when the project is finished. Thank you.
* Annalie & Herman vd Walt (Villieria) - Baie interessant - Hoop jul;le kry hulp en bou gou! "Baie vreemd - baie geleer" / Very interesting - Hope you will get help and build soon! "Very strange - learned a lot"

26/12/2013
* Arno, Elmarie Lambrecht, Annika Kiegordt en Werth Muller (Villieria) - Baie indrukwekkend. / Very impressive.

27/12/2013
* Johan & Kallie en Reinhardt de Beer (Polokwane en Bloemfontein) - Puik, die pad is definitief na selfonderhoudend! / Great, is definitely the way to go!
* Selma & Barry Voster (Pretoria) - Baie interessant en leersaam. / Very interesting and informative.
* Hennie en Naomi (Bronkhorstspruit)
* Celia & Dylon Pienar (Pretoria) - Dankie, baie leersaam. / Thank you, very informative.

28/12/2013
* Jaco & Annamarie vd Merwe (Jeffrey) - Sterkte met die interessante projek. / Good luck with the interesting project.

30/12/2013
* Frikkie J v Rensburg (Sasolburg) - Baie, baie interessant. / Very, very interesting.
* Quentin & René van Eeden Theunissen - Baie werk ingesit haal my hoed af vir julle pragtige plekkie!! / Put a lot of work in. Take my hat off to you, beautiful place!
* Gerald & Hildegarde Wise - Indrukwekkend! / Impressive!
* Coen (Jan Kempdorp) - Baie baie interessant! / Very interesting!
* Nadine (Alberton) -
* Carel(Pretoria) - Baie oulik / Very cute
* Barend (Heidelberg) - Baie slim / Very clever
* Charnel(Heidelberg) - Warm
* Pieter Srauss (De Aar) - Baie interessant / Very interesting

31/12/2013
* Tzana & Lynn Hemmens - Baie mooi, ons is waarlik geïnspireer!! / Very nice, we are truly inspired!
* Martin Knoetze (Bloemfontein) - Mal oor wat julle doen. Dankie dat julle dit met ons deel. / Love what you do. Thank you that you shared it with us.


Vrywaring: Vertaling bygestaan deur Google. (http://translate.google.com/#en/af/)
Disclaimer: Google assited translations.(http://translate.google.com/#af/en/)

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We will add more entries to the blog in due course.

Sal binne kort nog inskrywings plaas.

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Deel van alle donasies gaan na Orania Beweging se Helpsaamvonds.
We share our donation with the Orania Movment's Helpsaamvonds. (fund for helping people with amongst others housing)
(http://www.orania.co.za/mygate2/donasie.php)

Groete/Greeting
Ludwig en Retha Everson