! Journal of the New Alchemists Journal 1 - 1973 Journal 2 - 1974 Journal 3 - 1976 Journal 4 - 1977 Journal 5 - 1979 Journal 6 - 1980 Journal 7 – 1981 And Inform 'Ul8 Ear~hk SmCdlll'ds In addition to the seven ~of the New Alchemists, the activities and research of New Alchemy were published in Research Reports, Technical Bulletins, Working Papers, Quarterljes (7980-7990), Progress Reports on Solar Aquaculture, books, posters, films, and articles in media. This information embodies the design-DNA that will enable the creation of ecologically-derived human support systems to direct the course of humankind towards a greener, saner world. fB SOLAR AOIJACIJl TlJRE • perspectives in Renewable Resource-Based Fish Production A Report to the National Science Foundation (151 pp.) September 1981. [ this is a final report summarizing all research & computer modelling of solar pond aquaculture up to June, 1982 ] Ron Zweig (co-principal investigator) Robert Angevine (administrative officer) John Todd (co-principal investigator) Albert Doolittle (computer monitoring speciallist) John Wolfe (ecosystem analyst) David Engstrom (water chemist) Six progress reports were written as background to the above final report: "Assessment of a Semi-Closed, Renewable Resource-Based Aquaculture System" Progress Report No.1 "A Six-Month Progress Report" May 23, 1978 88 pp. by John Todd & Ron Zweig Progress Report No.2 [not found] Progress Report No.3 - May 20, 1979. 134 pp. (experiments from April 1978 to April 1979) + 14 appendices re: solar pond aquaculture, including: I Instrumenting the Arks. by Albert Doolittle & Charles Rockwell. II. Looking for a New Aquaculture: The Roads Ahead. by John Todd IX Agriculture & Aquaculture in Bioshelters: The New Alchemy Experience. by John Todd & John Wolfe. X The Energetics of Solar Pond Aquaculture. by John Wolfe Progress Report No.4 - December 7, 1979 (experiments from May 1979 to Sept 1979) Progress Report No.5 -September 22, 1980 Progress Report No.6 -Part 1 Experimental Data -June 30-1982 Progress Report No.6 - Part 2 Computer Simulation Model September 1981 Page I of 10 317110 Earle Barnhart :ESEARCH REPORTS: [ 1979 - 1995 1 RESEARCH REPORT 1. An Economic Comparison of Four 1 O,OOO-Square-Foot Food-Producing Greenhouses for Cape Cod, Massachussets. April 1986. 19 pp. by Norm Marshall RESEARCH REPORT 2. An Analysis of Costs and Returns in Conventional and Organic Vegetable Production. July 1986. 16 pp. by Kurt Teichert RESEARCH REPORT 3. The Composting Greenhouse at New Alchemy Institute: A Report on Two Years of Operation and Monitoring. Nov 1986. 30 pp. by Bruce Fulford. RESEARCH REPORT 4. (not found) RESEARCH REPORT 5. The Potential for Commercial Food-Producing Greenhouses in the Northeast: A Review of the Literature. March 1987. 19 pp. By Norm Marshall. RESEARCH REPORT 6. Report on a Survey of New England Organic Farms. June 1987. 22 pp. by Kurt Teichert & Debra Schulz. RESEARCH REPORT 7 .. Laboratory and Field Application of Entomologenous Nematodes for Control of Insect Pest Species- Part One -Literature review. 1986. 19 pp. by Dave Simser. RESEARCH REPORT 8. Lab and Field Trials 1987: Nematodes RESEARCH REPORT 9. Lab and Field Trials 1989: Nematodes RESEARCH REPORT 10. Cover Cropping and Green Manuring on Small Farms in New England and New York - An Informal Survey. July 1988. 27 pp. Mark Schon beck. RESEARCH REPORT 11. Bigflower Vetch and Rye vs. Rye Alone as a Cover Crop for No-till Sweet Corn. 1995 12 pp. by Ralph DeGregorio, Mark Schonbeck, Joshua Levine, Guillermo Iranzo-Berrocal, and Heidi Hopkins. (as published in J. of Sustainable Agriculture. Vol. 5(4) 1995) RESEARCH REPORT 12 A Preliminary Experiment on Covering Sweet Corn with Netting to Exclude Raccoon. 1995. by Ralph DeGregorio, Mark Schon beck , Dave Simser, Susan Cady, et al. I of Sustainable Agriculture. Vol. 6(2/3) 1995. P 21-28. RESEARCH REPORT 13 Winter Annual cover Crops for the Home Garden. 1995. by Mark Schonbeck , Ralph DeGregorio, & Peggy Elder. J of Sustainable Agriculture. vol 6(2/3) 1995. p.29-53. RESEARCH REPORT 14 Evaluation of a Paper Mulch Made from Recycled Materials as an Alternative to Plastic Film Mulch for Vegetables. 1995. by Mark Schon beck , Ralph DeGregorio, et al. I of Sustainable Agriculture. Vol. 7(1) 1995.p 39-61. Page 2 of 10 317110 Earle Barnhart MISC. RESEARCH REPORTS: MISC RESEARCH REPORT 1: Observations of Plant Response and Food Production in Solar Bioshelters. November 1977. 14 pp. by Kathi Ryan & Earle Barnhart [report on maiden winter of Cape Cod Ark, built in fall 1976 1 MISC. RESEARCH REPORT 2 Importance of Carbon Oioxide in Greenhouse Crop Production: A Greenhouse C02 Dynamics Primer. Nov 1 1978. 35 pp. by Robert "Sardo" Sardinsky MISC. RESEARCH REPORT 3. Greenhouse C02 Dynamics and Composting in a Solar Heated Bioshelter. 1979. 19 pp. by Robert "Sardo" Sardinsky. Published in " Solar Greenhouses: Living & Growing" -proceedings of 2"" Natl Energy-Conserving Greenhouse Conference. p 22-40. Am. Solar Energy Society. MISC RESEARCH REPORT 4: A Design Report on The Bioshelter Exhibit for the Boston Museum of Science. April 1983 by Earle Barnhart & Peter Burgoon MISC RESEARCH REPORT 5: The New Alchemy House: An Example of Sustainable Design" by John Quinney and Donald Watson TECHNICAL BULLETINS: 1. How to Build the New Alchemy Sailwing Windmill by Gary Hirshberg, Jay Baldwin, Joe Seale. 8 pp. 2. How To Construct a Solar Algae Pond. by Carl Baum and Ron Zweig. 4 pp. 3. Notes on Greenhouse Agricultural Management. by Colleen Armstrong. 8 pp. 4. The New Alchemy Institute Bibliography. 8 pp. 5. Designing Sustainable Small Farms & Homesteads. by John Quinney 12 pp. (a reprint from Mother Earth News July/August 1984) 6. Home-Scale Wastewater Treatment Systems. by Tad Montgomery. 23 pp. 7. Controlling Aphids in the Greenhouse. 9 pp. Colleen Armstrong, Steven Chamay, Richard Heiman, Canstance Wiseman 8. Nontoxic Insect Pest Management for the Garden. 23 pp. Pam Moran and Dave Simser. 9. Toxins In the Home and Safe Alternatives. 22 pp. Maureen Mc Clelland 10. Gypsy Moth Control Page 3 of 10 317110 Earle Barnhart QlJARTERIIES: [ 1980 - 1990 ] New Alchemy Quarterly [ plus selected articles] 1. Spring 1980. Notes on Tree Crops at New Alchemy. 8 pp. 2. Summer 1980. . 3. Fall 1980. 8 pp. 4. Winter Solstice 1980. -Notes on Greenhouse Agricultural Management. by Colleen Armstrong. 12 pp. 5. Summer 1981.. 16 pp. -- Gardening in Fertile Waters by Carl Baum 6. Fall 1981. 24 pp. --Bioshelters - Pillowdomery by J. Baldwin 7. Winter 1981/1982. 24 pp. -- Bioshelter. by John Wolfe --Relative Insulating Properties of Gases. by Joe Seale 8. Spring 1982: Reading Up, Reaching Out. 24 pp. --Costa Rica: A Report from N.A.I.S.A. by Wm. McLarney --Aquaculture - Hydroponics in the Ark. by Peter Burgoon 9. Summer 1982 Second Generation Bioshelters 24 pp. --Tefzel --The Pillow Dome Opening: The Modern Age of Bioshelters Begins. by Gary Hirshberg --The Latest Year of Research on Bioshelters : A Summary. by John Wolfe -- [Fish] Breeding in Bioshelters. by Linda Gusman --Bioshelters : How's the Dome Project doing? by J. Baldwin --Heat Transfer with Insulating Gases. 12 pp. by Joe Seale 10. 1982. Annual Report 11. Spring 1983. 24 pp. --Farming Black Locust and Bamboo on Cape Cod. by Earle Barnhart --Notes from the Winter Dome. by Daryl Bergquist 12. Summer 1983: 24 pp. 13. Fall 1983: Naives and Visionaries 20 pp. --Overall, the Pillow Dome is working well. by Daryl Bergquist Page 4 of 10 3nll0 Earle Barnhart 14. Winter 1983: 24 pp. --The Composting Greenhouse for Commercial Regenerative Agriculture. by Bruce Fulford -- Some New Ideas for Residential Bioshelters. by Earle Barnhart --Working to Breed a Better Predator. [ greenhouse IPM] by Colleen Armstrong. --How Warm are Our Bioshelters? by Daryl Bergquist. --Seasonal Aquaculture : Outdoor Summer Production. by Ron Zweig & Linda Gussman 15: Spring 1984. 24 pp. 16. Summer 1984. Alternative Agriculture. 24 pp. 17. Fall 1984., 24 pp. 18. Winter 1984 .. Do Integrated Systems Really Work Better? 24 pp --Business School Student Looks at NAI's Composting Greenhouse. by Norm Marshall. --The Economics of Integration: The Composting Greenhouse as a Case Study. by Bruce Fulford. --When Do Solar Algae Ponds Make Cents? by Ron Zweig. --Infared Radiation Heat Loss Through Greenhouse Glazings. by Daryl Bergquist. 19. Spring 1985: GrOWing Food in Water: The Art & Science of Aquaculture and Hydroponics. 24 pp. --Why Aquaculture? by Wm. McLarney --A Simple Demand Feeder for [Fish] Cage Culture. by John Hargreaves. --The [Typical] New England Household. by David Rosenmiller & John Quinney. --Evaluation of Biological Islands for Control of Greenhouse Whitefly. by Richard Meadows. --The Compost [Greenhouse] Story Heats Up. by Bruce Fulford. 20. Summer 1985: Educating for the Future - Now. 24 pp. 21. Fall 1985: Beating the System. 24 pp. --An Aphidoletes aphidimyza Update. by Colleen Armstrong --The Economics of Food-Producing Greenhouses in the Northeastern United States. by Norm Marshall 22. Winter 1985: Some New Ideas on the House of Your Dreams. 24 pp. --Our Superinsulated Auditorium : Monitoring Results summary. by Bill Smith. 23. Spring 1986: Designing The New Landscape. 24 pp. --Lessons Learned from an Established Edible Landscape. by Earle Barnhart . --Composting Greenhouse Update. by Bruce Fulford 24. Summer 1986: Alternative Technology Around the World. 24 pp. 25. Summer 1986: The Future of the Small Farm. 24 pp. 26. Winter 1986: We Design Our House. 24 pp. --Hard Choices in Building Design [the New Alchemy House] Page 5 of 10 3/7/10 Earle Barnhart 27. Spring 1987: Between the Pointed Stick and the Chisel plow: Small Farm Technology. 24 pp. 28. Summer 1987: Keeping Our Eyes On The Vision, Feet On The Ground. 24 pp. 29. Fall 1987: Solar Greenhouses. 24 pp. --Composting Greenhouse Design Update. by Norm Marshall --Refurbishing the Ark. by Mark Ward --Nitrogen in the Composting Greenhouse by Mark Schonbeck. 30. Winter 1987 : Biological Controls: A Promising Future. 24 pp. 31. Spring 1988: Meeting the Affordable Housing Challenge. 24 pp. 32. Summer 1988: Preserving Genetic Diversity. 24 pp. 33. Fall 1988: Composting and Cover Crops. 24 pp. --Nitrate in Winter Greenhouse Leafy Vegetables. by Mark Schonbeck 34. Winter 1988 : Old Alchemists Write Home. 24 pp. 35. Spring 1989: Educating Tomorrow's Environmentalists'. 24 pp. --New Alchemy's Green Classroom. by Judy Salisbury --Ecosystems for the Classroom. by Earle Barnhart 36. Summer 1989: Managing Growth. 24 pp. --Composting Greenhouse Update. by Mark Schonbeck. 37. Fall 1989: Promise Rediscovered: New Alchemy's First Twenty Years. 24 pp. [ an overview of New Alchemy from 1969 to 1989 1 38. Winter 1989-90: Curcs, Legumes, Fruit Loops & More: Our Researchers' Latest Work. 24 pp. --Growing Mulch in Place. by Mark Schonbeck & Ralph DeGregorio 39. Spring/Summer 1990: A Message to Earthkeepers. 24 pp. --The Future of Entomogenous Nematodes and the Modern Insect Pest. by Dave Simser --Cover Crops at a Glance. by Mark Schoenbeck & Ralph DeGregorio --Cutting Off the Nitrate Supply. by Robert Rivera, Mark Schon beck & Ralph DeGregorio [ nitrates in winter-grown greenhouses leafy vegetables 1 40. Fall 1990 : New Alchemy in the '90's. 24 pp. --Cover Crops for Weed Control in Lettuce. by Mark Schon beck, Judy Browne, & Ralph DeGregorio. Page 6 of 10 317110 Earle Barnhart NEW ALCHEMY BOOKS: The Book of the New Alchemists 1977. 176 pp. edited by Nancy Jack Todd. publ. E.P. Dutton, New York. The Village As Solar Ecology : proceedings of the New Alchemy/Threshold Generic Design Conference of April 1979 1980. 135 pp. editors John Todd and Nancy Jack Todd. Backyard Fish Farm Book' Growing Fish in Floating Cages. ,1981. 90 pp. William McLarney and Jeffrey Parkin Brickhouse Publishing Co. A Guide to Home Food Production 1982. 176 pp. by staff of New Alchemy. publ by Cape & Islands Self-Reliance Corp A Teacher's Water pumping Windmill Book 1982. 141 pp. by Gary Hirshberg. Brickhouse Publ. Gardening for All Seasons 1983. 309 pp. by staff of New Alchemy Institute. editors Gary Hirshberg and Tracy Calvan. Brickhouse Publ. Manual for the Green Classroom - A Garden Based SCience Curriculum. Aug 1988. 166 pp. by Judith Salisbury. publ by New Alchemy Institute BOOKS BY NEW ALCHEMISTS - OTHER PUBLISHERS: The Freshwater Aquaculture Book' A handbook for small scale fish culture in North America. 1984. by William McLarney. 583 pp Cloudburst Press Bioshelters Ocean Arks City Farminr;r Ecology as the Basis of Design 1984. by John and Nancy Todd From Eco-cities to I iving Machines 1994. by John and Nancy Todd A Safe and Sustainable World' The promise of Ecological Design 2005. by Nancy Jack Todd Island Press Page 7 of 10 3/7/10 Earle Barnhart WORKING PAPERS: [1983 - 1988 1 1. The Pillow Dome Bioshelter : part I, data analysis. Joe Seale, Daryl Bergquist, and John Quinney. Fall 1983 2. The Pillow Dome Bioshelter : part 2 - test cell investigations. Daryl Bergquist and Joe Seale Spring 1984. ( A final report to E.!. duPonde Nemours & Company, Inc.) 3. Biothermal Energy: cogenerants of thermophilic composting and their integration within food-producing and waste-recycling systems. Sept 1983. 19 pp. by Bruce Fulford. (reprinted from Proceedings of the First Inti Conf. of Composting of Solid Wastes& Slurries, Leeds England) 4. Year-round vegetable growing in Massachusetts: an economic comparison of a hydroponic greenhouse and a composting greenhouse. May 1984. by Rob Lichtman 5. Studies on the suitability of several sages and scented geraniums as host plants for greenhouse whitefly Trjaleurodes yaporarjorum Westwood and its parasite Encarsja formosa Gahan. Fall 1984. by Richard H. Meadows. 6. Integrated pest management in bioshelters : research and education. Dec. 1984. Colleen Armstrong and John Quinney (A final report to the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture) 7. Non-chemical pest control for year-round food production in cold climates: research and education. April 1986 Colleen Armstrong and John QUinney. ( A final report to the C.S. Fund) 8. Collaborative projects involving the egg-parasitic wasp, Edovum puttlerj. December 1985. Bugg, R.L. 9. The use of nectar-bearing plants to enhance biological control of pests of collards. Jan 1986. Robert L. Bugg .. 10. Insects visiting flowering herbs on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Fall 1986. 64 pp. Hilde Maingay. (masters thesis, Antioch New England) 11. The New Alchemy Institute superinsulated auditorium: monitoring results - a low-cost computer monitoring system for superinsulated buildings. Fall 1985. Bill Smith, Daryl Bergquist, & Joe Seale 12. Relevant statistics on the life support systems of a typical family of four in New England. Jan 1985. 98 pp. David Rosenmiller 13. An economic analysis of home food production. April 1987. 143 pp. David Rosenmiller 14. Alternative technology demonstration houses. Spring 1986. Jake Sterling Page 8 of 10 317110 Earle Barnhart