Archive for the 'Self Sufficiency' Category
(Chronologically Listed)
- 200 Things: Clothing |
Posted by e4 on Mar 14 2008
By Sharon Astyk. Reprinted with permission. **** Practice doing laundry without power. There are several ways, including long soaking, using a plunger and a bucket and various devices such as hand washers and pressure washers. But make sure you are not dependent for clean clothes upon power. **** If you are troubled by towels ...
- 200 Things: Animals |
Posted by e4 on Feb 19 2008
By Sharon Astyk. Reprinted with permission.**** Grow some food for your animals in your garden. Alfalfa, root crops, even wheat are easy to grow in garden beds, and the animals can sometimes even harvest them themselves. **** Make sure your animals have updated vaccinations, in case the time comes when you are unable ...
- The Zero Mile Diet? |
Posted by e4 on Feb 18 2008
If you want to grow your own calorie crops, here's an interesting option: "The Zero Mile Diet seed kit" from Salt Spring Seeds in British Columbia. It's a diverse collection of grains, legumes, greens, and tomatoes (all heirlooms, if I'm not mistaken), along with a 20-page growing guide for $36. ...
- 200 Things: Home |
Posted by e4 on Feb 06 2008
By Sharon Astyk. Reprinted with permission. **** If you live in a place where it gets hot in the summer, consider building a screen room (a room with screened windows all around or almost always around), either attached to your house or separate. You can put a wood cookstove in the screenroom ...
- “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: 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 ...
- Oil worries? Make your own! |
Posted by e4 on Jan 09 2008
Here's an interesting device for your peak oil wish-list: A home-scale oil press. It's made in The Netherlands, and it'll set you back about 100 euros ($142 as of today), including shipping. Using a hand crank and a small lamp oil heat source, you can turn a wide variety ...
- Low impact on the high seas? |
Posted by e4 on Dec 29 2007
Some time ago, I received a couple of suggestions for new additions to this site. After pondering, I find that I'm just totally unqualified to comment on them. But I figured I might as well pass these along anyway. The first is a book called Sea-Steading by Jerome FitzGerald. The second ...
- John Howe’s solar tractor, solar car, and solar-powered chainsaw |
Posted by e4 on Dec 13 2007
I wish I could get this guy to come work some of his magic at our place... --