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Cinder Block Rocket Stove
Cinder Block Rocket Stove Partly the reason has been health issues (not Covid-19), and partly the reason has been a husband who has been working a lot more than usual (totally Covid-19). Even though it hasn’t been a productive fall for writing, it’s been a very productive fall for resilience activities. I’m excited to tell […]
This is the Year to Save Seed! Here’s How
This is the Year to Save Seed! Here’s How If ever there was a year to learn to save seed, I think this is it. So many people planted coronavirus gardens this spring that many seed sources ran out. Some seed-selling establishments considered seed “nonessential,” and restricted sales even when there was ample stock, simply […]
How to Have a Garden When You “Can’t” Have a Garden
How to Have a Garden When You “Can’t” Have a Garden Are you itching to grow something for the table in these times of bare shelves, but don’t have space? Well, you’re definitely not alone. Gardening is suddenly very popular, both for the calories and the many other benefits. Are you renting and your landlord isn’t […]
Ten Ways I Use My Solar Oven
Ten Ways I Use My Solar Oven Several years ago when I moved into my little house heated only by a wood stove, I knew I needed a summer baking option, pronto. Enter the All-American Sun Oven. Beets and onions in my All-American Sun Oven Even if you don’t have a wood stove, summer cooking […]
Cheap, Simple DIY Water Catchment and Irrigation
Cheap, Simple DIY Water Catchment and Irrigation Last year in foothills North Carolina, we had a hundred-year flood in June. Then we went three months without any rain at all. Some things produced well in spite of drought, but tomatoes really suffered and I hardly got any pumpkins. I was not able to keep things […]
4 Things I Learned by NOT Going to the Grocery Store for a Month
4 Things I Learned by NOT Going to the Grocery Store for a Month I just walked into my grocery store for the first time in a month, and it was surreal. First, because I was there without my two kids (ages 5 and 7), so I kept feeling like I was forgetting the most […]
Fertilizing a Garden Entirely for Free
Fertilizing a Garden Entirely for Free At our house we have a goal to produce 80% of our fruit, veggies, meat and dairy within five years of moving onto our land. We only eat a little meat and dairy, but we eat tons of veggies, so we grow a great big garden. Gardening is full […]
What is Low-Carbon Living?
WHAT IS LOW-CARBON LIVING? It’s re-imagining our lives to be more resilient, more abundant and more luxurious, while also being gentler on the Earth. Sound impossible? It’s not! My little family of four utilizes appropriate technology to lower our homestead’s carbon footprint, and it makes us happier, healthier and better connected to our community. Check out […]
Retire early… to save the planet?
Retire early… to save the planet? If it’s not this, it must be the opposite. How often do you witness this sort of thinking? When I pay attention I find it’s everywhere, framing nearly every argument. Author Daniel Quinn calls it two-handedness: imagining there are only two options, usually framed as opposites. Democrat or Republican. […]
