Daily Schedule:
7 – 8am: Breakfast
8 – 9am: Farm work, breakfast clean or lunch prep. Two people will be assigned to help an LEFer with breakfast clean and lunch prep at this time. A few others may be assigned to help with farm work.
9am – noon: Workshop, see table below.
Noon – 1pm: Lunch
1 – 2pm: Lunch clean or dinner help. Two people will be assigned to help an LEFer with lunch clean and dinner prep at this time.
2 – 4pm: Workshop, see table below.
5 – 6pm: Dinner help. One person will be assigned to help with dinner, everyone else will have time off.
6 – 7pm: Dinner.
7pm-8:30pm: Dinner clean, time off or occasional farm work. One person will be assigned to help an LEFer clean up dinner. Everyone else will have time off, or we may sometimes do farm work in the evenings.
Workshop Schedule:
Week 1
10am-noon | 2-5pm | |
Monday 8/1 | Tour, Intro to DC Microgrids instructor: Alexis | Tour continued, discussion: DC Microgrids in Puerto Rico |
Tuesday 8/2 | Working with DC electricity instructor: Debbie | Appliance conversion instructor: Alexis |
Wednesday 8/3 | Pumps instructor: Alexis | Design Scenarios- Daylight Drive |
Thursday 8/4 | Off-grid batteries instructor: Debbie | Wiring a 12V Battery Kit instructor: John |
Friday 8/5 | 12V Battery Kits continued instructor: Debbie/John | Design Scenarios- 12V Battery kits |
Week 2:
10am – noon | 2 – 5pm | |
Monday 8/8 | Charge Controllers instructor: John | Solar Hot Water instructor: Alexis |
Tuesday 8/9 | Motors instructor: Alexis | Farm tour/ Seed Saving instructor: Debbie |
Wednesday 8/10 | Intro to ISECs instructor: Debbie | Building ISECs instructor: Debbie/Alexis |
Thursday 8/11 | Wiring ISECs instructor: Alexis | DC Kitchen instructor: Eleanor |
Friday 8/12 | Building ISECs continued instructor: Debbie/Alexis | Building ISECs or Design Scenarios |
Saturday 8/13 | Wrap up and Next Steps | OFF |