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The '''New Alchemy Institute''' was a research center that did pioneering investigation into [[organic agriculture]], [[aquaculture]] and [[bioshelter]] design between 1969 and 1991. It was founded by [[John Todd (Canadian biologist)|John Todd]], Nancy Jack Todd, and William McLarney. Its purpose was to research human support systems of food, water, and shelter and to completely rethink how these systems were designed.<ref>((cite news|last1=Gordon|first1=Alastair|title=Remembering Jay Baldwin, experimental geodesic dome champion - Archpaper.com|url=https://archpaper.com/2018/04/remembering-jay-baldwin/|accessdate=18 May 2018|work=archpaper.com|date=12 April 2018))</ref>

==Purpose of the Institute==

The New Alchemy Institute was founded on a ((convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on)), former dairy farm in Hatchville, part of [[Falmouth, Massachusetts]], on [[Cape Cod]]. Their stated aim was to do research on behalf of the planet: <blockquote>
"Among our major tasks is the creation of ecologically derived human support systems - [[renewable energy]], agriculture, [[aquaculture]], housing and landscapes. The strategies we research emphasize a minimal reliance on [[fossil fuel]]s and operate on a scale accessible to individuals, families and small groups. It is our belief that ecological and social transformations must take place at the lowest functional levels of society if humankind is to direct its course towards a greener, saner world.</blockquote>
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Our programs are geared to produce not riches, but rich and stable lives, independent of world fashion and the vagaries of international economics. The New Alchemists work at the lowest functional level of society on the premise that society, like the planet itself, can be no healthier than the components of which it is constructed. The urgency of our efforts is based on our belief that the industrial societies which now dominate the world are in the process of destroying it." (Fall 1970, Bulletin of the New Alchemists. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100617193950/http://www.thegreencenter.net/newalchemy.html])
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==Areas of research==

===Bioshelters===

A [[bioshelter]] is a solar greenhouse that is managed as a self-contained [[ecosystem]].  The groupings of plants, animals, soil and insects are selected so that closed loops of life cycles, materials, water, and energy are created, and require minimal inputs from outside the system.  They emulate natural rhythms of growth and cycling of nutrients.

New Alchemy built several bioshelters:

* "The Ark" located at the property in [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Hatchville, Massachusetts]], United States
* "[[The Ark (Prince Edward Island)|The Ark]]" located at [[Spry Point, Prince Edward Island]], Canada
* others

===Organic agriculture===
New Alchemy investigated the practices of organic agriculture for both field crops, and greenhouse growing. They researched intensive gardening, biological pest control, cover cropping, irrigation using fish pond water, perennial food crops, and tree crops.

===Aquaculture===
New Alchemy experimented with growing edible fish  in ponds in the bioshelters. The solar aquaculture ponds were  above-ground, translucent tanks. The fertile pond water was used for irrigating the crops in the greenhouses. This proved to be a successful way to raise edible fish, floating hydroponic crops, and irrigated greenhouse food crops.

==Ideological basis==
The scientists working at New Alchemy were determined to rethink how human support systems were designed. They looked to nature as the ultimate designer, using careful observation of natural cycles and processes as the template for creating truly sustainable systems.

==Publications==
The research conducted at New Alchemy was documented in a series of journals and technical bulletins.  A complete list is available at: [https://newalchemists.net/ New Alchemy Institute]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://newalchemists.net/ New Alchemy Institute]
*[http://www.oceanarksint.org/ Ocean Arks International]

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