![]() ![]() David Lee Hoffman's philosophy and drive: "it all works the systems work": 23:00 A paradise for hummingbirds and other species: 21:40 Meet David's 70-year-old working fridge, bought "old" second-hand and "never serviced" since going strong: 20:35 Visiting the rest of the compound: 20:00 ![]() "Tea-heated" bedroom structure atop the property, made of pencil factory scraps and aged by weather over the decades: 18:30 Structural details, inspired by Easter architecture and Northern California vernacular, and work-in-progress for tea storage: 17:10 Chatting with David's friend, movie director Martin Brest (Meet Joe Black, Midnight Run): 16:30 Originally designed for the solar cooker: 15:20 David Lee Hoffman's stone pots for cooking and storing food. David Lee Hoffman's "lick your hands after washing them" test: 14:30 Wood-ash activation with water for washing: 12:30 David's kitchen furnace and slow cooking philosophy: 12:20 David Lee Hoffman's experience with the county, as explained by him: 11:30 Difficulty in permitting unusual structures & systems in areas with zoning restrictions. Scalability of Hoffman's biodigestive system, according to its creator: 11:10 The black water composting bin "goes through more steps of decomposition": 10:15 Worms take care of food scraps and black water treatment. Efficiency of the biodigestive system: "no odors": 09:40 "The magic of worms," as explained by David Lee Hoffman: 08:50 Feeding the Worm Palace (main worm composting bin, built on the shape of an Eastern pagoda): 08:30 The worm colony descends from the first worms David brought to the property 50 years ago: 08:20 Introducing the Worm Palace at The Last Resort: 07:50 Composting toilet inner workings, using vermicomposting: 06:50 The Last Resort's "intestines," or purification system: 05:50 Four 12-volt pumps circulate the water system, all connected to a single solar panel: 05:00 Rainwater wash faucet (using a solar-powered 12-volt pump). Explaining the fish tank connected to plants and to the toilet: biodigestion: 04:00 The property's motto, as explained by David Lee Hoffman in 3 Eastern characters (he lived in Europe and in China for years at a time): 03:00 30 feet well with solar-pumped water: 02:20 The boat pond reservoir, among his first structures in a property relying on circular water management: 02:00 Original property value: David paid $38K for it: 00:25 View of David Lee Hoffman's compound, The Last Resort, his personal home, and tea production facility in Northern California: 00:10 Most of Hoffman’s system isn’t legal, according to his local county (Marin, California), and Hoffman has spent decades fighting the local government. Water flows through moats and even a boat (which hides a 30-foot column that taps into groundwater), and everything is powered by solar. ![]() " onClick="activateTab('playlist1') return false">ĭavid Lee Hoffman has spent 50 years building a composting compound where waste - whether from the toilet or kitchen - is cleaned by worms and reused in the garden. ![]()
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