Awesome thread on a couple who built their home, an earth bermed home and documented the process completely.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/tennessee/359683-going-off-grid-east-tennessee.html

I often get asked what type of things do I read. What do I read as far as articles for work, articles for our property, ideas for the home and land, gardening, cooking and etc.

It dawned on me that since I use Google Reader I can actually share them with anyone who’s interested.

So now you can click here: Articles Rick Shared and see what I’ve tagged for future reading or to save.

As a follow up to other food related posts, check out this video from Ann Cooper. She’s bang on the money as to our kids diets, who controls the food supply and who allows it to be contaminated and destroyed. All the more reason for a move to controlling your own food. Grow it yourself!

Her website is: http://www.lunchlessons.org/

Quite a few thought provoking talks on TED…

Jules Dervaes gives a lecture at UCLA earlier this year on Sustainable Food.

One quote of his that I find totally intriguing:

In our society, growing food yourself has become the most radical of acts. It is truly the only effective protest, one that can – and will – overturn the corporate powers that be. By the process of directly working in harmony with nature, we do the one thing most essential to change the world – we change ourselves. ~ Jules Dervaes ~

The rest of the lecture is in the extended entry.

This website is worth the read! No eco-drivel, just honest information and discovery.

http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/