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When you flush to the toilet in Wildpoldsried, Germany where does it go? You might be shocked to find out how simple their wastewater system is, and how successful it has been. Visit our website for a complete write up on Wildpoldsried energy system: https://www.newstorystudio.org/writings/why-wildpoldsried-matters

Our time in Wildpoldsried, Germany has opened my eyes to what is possible when citizens get involved in their energy systems. They have become an international example as a guide to local energy independence. Their system of residential solar, communal wind farm, and commercial dairy biodigesters provides a 3 tier system of local energy generation.

Want to see our renewable energy future? Tour Wildpoldsried's 20 MW wind farm that was financed by citizen investors and smart government energy policy in Germany. Now in this time of increased energy uncertainty, many are looking to their example to see what a resilient system looks like.

Find out how to turn your greenhouse into a climate battery while expanding your growing season and crop opportunities. Enormous thanks to the work of John Cruikshank, Jerome Owstenosky, and Michal Thompson for developing this technology. See "The Forest Garden Greenhouse" for further reading and www.ecosystems-design.com for their very helpful climate battery calculator.