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Project green junk – Reflector oven
CommunitiesApr 25, 2015

Project green junk – Reflector oven

I have some truly ingenious friends on FaceBook, and Kent Lee Ivey is one of the best, he loves nothing more than to travel around, pick up seemingly unrelated ...

Keyhole garden
CommunitiesMar 11, 2015

Keyhole garden

It’s so nearly spring, I am itching to get out and do some gardening, I’ve been getting seed catalogs, the siren song of the gardener. About a year ...

49 Raw Food Recipes
Courses, guides & tutorialsFeb 11, 2015

49 Raw Food Recipes

50 Raw Food Recipes By Audrey & Matt You may: – already be following a raw food diet (100% or less) – know about raw food and want to learn mor...

Kicked my freezer-fridge conversion out
CommunitiesJan 11, 2015

Kicked my freezer-fridge conversion out

Not away, but outside, I’m still using it, but with the colder temps and the more overcast days, I decided to let nature work for me instead of against me...

Permaculture in Colorado needs a water permit
FoodOct 19, 2014

Permaculture in Colorado needs a water permit

“A forest full of food” has a nice ring to it, and the concept is realized using permaculture farming techniques. Grant and Kathy Curry of Dolores are creating ...

Pizza pizza
CommunitiesOct 19, 2014

Pizza pizza

This past week was a hard one, my work partner and I worked extra long days so that we could have a few extra days off over the weekend, that meant 12 and 14 ho...

Freezing food
FoodOct 3, 2014

Freezing food

For the longest time, I’d buy my produce at the farmer’s market over the weekend. When the next Friday rolled around and I hadn’t used everything, I’d regretful...

Fermented foods
CommunitiesSep 7, 2014

Fermented foods

Earlier today, after church, I was getting ready to lay down to take a nap, the radio was playing softly in the background, I typically don’t care for wha...

How to start a farm with *no money – video
CommunitiesAug 13, 2014

How to start a farm with *no money – video

This video is titled, “How to start a farm with no money”, well I’m here to tell you that you need SOME money, but if you are creative, you wi...

Permaculture in Moretown, Vermont
CommunitiesJul 30, 2014

Permaculture in Moretown, Vermont

Ben Falk is a permaculture designer based in Moretown, Vermont. In this video, he speaks about different aspects of homesteading and cold weather, notably his w...

Gardening roundtable
CommunitiesJul 13, 2014

Gardening roundtable

About a week ago, I got a phone call from one of my neighbors and friends out here, it was time to do another gardening roundtable. That’s where a bunch o...

Mom knew best – cooking from scratch
CommunitiesMay 16, 2014

Mom knew best – cooking from scratch

Mother’s Day passed last weekend, for me it’s a bittersweet day, I’m happy because I’m a mother, but it’s sad because my mother is...