I got this book in preparation for a week long natural building workshop I’ll be attending in early August. This is written by pioneers of the American cob renaissance Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith, and Linda Smiley. Just getting into the meat of it, but could not help but post about it. So far it’s… Continue reading Book Shelf: The Hand Sculpted House
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Enter the fortress, building a raised garden bed
I have never worried about cold weather before, nor about any animals eating my bounty. Those days are over… Now I live in an area with plant killing frost and gophers a plenty. In lieu of this, I have created the raised garden bed fortress. Turn down the lights and queue the drums please:
Need a career change?
The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service provides a vast amount of information on sustainable farming and how to get started. They offer a sustainable farm internship search tool that will knock your socks off, a large list of resources to get you started with sustainable farming practices and good marketing advice if you are already on your way.… Continue reading Need a career change?
Old Habits Die Hard
Since the big move is coming in three days, I’ve not had any place to put my compostables. The refrigerator has more food scraps in it than food! Now today for the first time in years I threw compostable material in the trash. What a complete waste of resources!
What’s this money thing all about?
I asked my self some questions a while back that got me researching currencies for a while now. What’s the point? How do they work? Who controls the flow? And several more… Recently, thanks to Transition California I found some easy to understand and quite informative resources. The money fix is entertaining and best of… Continue reading What’s this money thing all about?
Rain Water Collection
Being that it’s raining like it’s monsoon season here in LA, I thought I’d post some info and resources on rain water collection. So as you hear that rain falling, think of all it could be doing for us… The basic principle uses rain gutters to re-purpose rainwater that would otherwise run down the street… Continue reading Rain Water Collection