Archive for January, 2008
- “When are you gonna blog about the cow?” |
Posted by e4 on Jan 31 2008
So, we're thinking of getting a family cow. The one in the picture, in fact. (The little red one, not the momma...) How's that for a way to use those "economic stimulus" funds? Crazy, right? With a baby on the way? Well, we've got ...
- 200 Things: Spring |
Posted by e4 on Jan 30 2008
By Sharon Astyk. Reprinted with permission. **** Rethink your seed starting regimen. How will you do it without potting soil, grow lights and warming mats. Consider creating manure heated hotbeds, using your own compost, building a greenhouse, or coldframe, direct seeding early versions of transplanted crops, etc... **** Your local feed store has chicks ...
- Signs of the time? |
Posted by e4 on Jan 28 2008
[ This is a guest post from Lise Maring, as originally posted on ROE3. I thought it said a lot, and said it well. Reproduced with permission. ] -- I hear the reports about the roller-coaster ride the stock markets are taking these days. I half-heartedly wonder how my 401ks are doing. ...
- 200 Things: Winter |
Posted by e4 on Jan 27 2008
By Sharon Astyk. Reprinted with permission. **** Your local adult education program almost certainly has something useful to teach you - woodworking, crocheting, music training, horseback riding, CPR, herbalism, vegetarian cookery... take advantage of people who want to teach their skills **** Get serious about land use planning - even if you live in ...
- Two Hundred Things You Can Do to Get Ready for Peak Oil |
Posted by e4 on Jan 26 2008
Soon I will be starting a new series of posts focusing on simple, everyday things you can do prepare for peak oil. I mean, that's the whole point of this site, right? Sharon Astyk originally compiled a long list of ideas, which was published on Energy Bulletin here. She followed up ...
- Going Nuts |
Posted by e4 on Jan 24 2008
Among the fifty other things I want to do this spring (besides that whole baby being born thing) is plant some trees. Specifically, I want to plant a bunch of nut trees. I've got apples and peaches already, and I'd dearly love to add cherries (especially since we're in that ...
- Questions |
Posted by e4 on Jan 21 2008
For die-hard peakniks, this is not quite breaking news, but for readers who don't follow this stuff on a day-to-day basis, I have a couple of concerning tidbits. Stock markets around the world have been plunging since yesterday, despite (because of?) the US President's announced plan to stimulate the economy, and ...
- Colloidal Silver, Part Four: Results |
Posted by e4 on Jan 21 2008
See Also: - Colloidal Silver, Part One: Backstory - Colloidal Silver, Part Two: Explanation - Colloidal Silver, Part Three: Homebrew [ Disclaimer: Any time you write about something related to health and medicine, it seems you need a disclaimer. So here's mine. I am not a doctor. I am not an expert. I cannot ...
- Colloidal Silver, Part Three: Homebrew |
Posted by e4 on Jan 20 2008
See also: - Colloidal Silver, Part One: Backstory - Colloidal Silver, Part Two: Explanation Coming soon: - Colloidal Silver, Part Four: Results [ Disclaimer: Any time you write about something related to health and medicine, it seems you need a disclaimer. So here's mine. I am not a doctor. I am not an expert. I ...
- Colloidal Silver, Part Two: Explanation |
Posted by e4 on Jan 17 2008
See also: - Colloidal Silver, Part One: Backstory Coming soon: - Colloidal Silver, Part Three: Homebrew - Colloidal Silver, Part Four: Results [ Disclaimer: Any time you write about something related to health and medicine, it seems you need a disclaimer. So here's mine. I am not a doctor. I am not an expert. I ...