An Earthship is a radically sustainable home made of recycled materials. * Electricity is from the sun with solar panels and wind with wind modules. * Water is caught on the roof from rain and snow melt. * Sewage is treated on site in interior … Read More →
Category Archives: Health
Artisan Breads in 5 Minutes a Day
from kk_ct Why Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day? Literally five minutes of effort. Throw the ingredients together, mix, pop the dough into a bucket and then into the fridge. After a couple hours of rising, I have enough for three big loaves. The … Read More →
What do I read?
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 … Read More →
Slowing Down in a World Built for Speed
NOTE: The volume in the pre-roll BMW ad is quite loud! Journalist Carl Honore—author of the best-selling book In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed—discusses how he believes our culture’s obsession with speed “erodes [our] health, productivity and quality of life”.
Tainted Foods
I was sitting here this morning thinking about the garden and it hit me – all these folks (farmers, ranchers and other small vegetable producers) have pissed and moaned about the government wanting to implement various tracking systems for livestock and foods on “their dime” … Read More →
The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1
Since I know a couple readers here are also interested in cheap eats… Brie Cadman over at DivineCaroline has a great post on The 20 Healthiest Foods for Under $1. Of course #12 gets a thumbs up from me - 12. Beets Beets are my … Read More →
The Living Machine
Great quote at the end of the video from Gandhi: Its a tragedy of the first magnitude that millions of people have ceased to use their hands as hands. Nature has bestowed upon us this great gift which is our hands. If the craze for … Read More →