Sunday, December 9, 2012

laundry soap recipe

http://www.everydaycheapskate.com/home-and-family/a-fantastic-new-recipe-for-laundry-detergent/

3 tablespoons borax
3 tablespoons washing soda
2 tablespoons original dawn blue dish soap

put in one gallon container with two cups of hot water.
shake until dissolved.

fill with cold water.
use a cup per load.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Let's talk soil...


Agriculture destroys civilization



Modern Agriculture destroys the carbon cycle.


We can put carbon back in the soil and increase fertility and decrease global warming.


We should maximize the carbon in the soil.


We need to put the fungi back in the soil and can solve so much of the problems with them.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Thursday, September 13, 2012

How do we move water?

This is a really good video about how one guy moves water around on his side of the mountain...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X-BMbLBozA

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Aquaponics video

I think this is the aquaponics system I'd like to build...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6WfWPOvVwQ&feature=related

Wicked beds!

Now that I have your attention: The best method of garden irrigation is... drum roll please...

Wicking beds... It would work great with an aquaponics system...

This is a tutorial


Farm Legal stuff

There are always new farm bills and ways that the feds (and states) are trying to regulate and control farming... One good source of news on this front is the  Farm and Ranch Freedom alliance.

check it out.


http://farmandranchfreedom.org/

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

How to build a warre bee hive

According to brrthinking.com, the warre hive is the best of the best in natural bee hives...
And what is a warre hive?
How do you build one?
Here you go...

http://thebeespace.net/2008/07/30/introduction-warre-beehive-construction-guide/


Thursday, May 10, 2012

When is low tech high tech?

We often wonder how the world survived at all before electricity and before  all the high tech gadgets we have now.

But then, when I look at so many of the low tech solutions, I am amazed at how high tech they are. And how simple...

This is an organization in Bolivia that does really cool things in a high tech/low tech sort of way. I am impressed.

http://vimeo.com/channels/emas#8454559

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

PV and electric tractors sources and supplies...

When I get to needing an electric vehicle or a PV system, I should call Steve here and http://www.renewables.com

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Are CFLs the way to go?

If you read the box that the bulb is packed in, it makes so much sense. But have you ever noticed that you have to change a CFL bulb every year or so? Why doesn't it last ten years???
http://www.richsoil.com/CFL-fluorescent-light-bulbs.jsp

In case you missed it. hugelkultur is making a move

Paul has a great description of it here:
http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/

How can you keep warm?

Rocket Mass heaters are the bomb, and Wheaton, once again, rocks the world with it.

It is probably the most efficient heating system ever devised by man that doesn't involve a down sleeping bag.

http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp

How to go Cast Iron

There is a move to get back to those nice cast iron skillets.
http://www.richsoil.com/cast-iron.jsp

No more chicken coops

So, why do we coop chickens?  I don't know why?

But Paul Wheaton suggests something different... http://www.richsoil.com/raising-chickens.jsp

Sunday, April 22, 2012

The world is just crazy sometimes

What do you do the world has gone mad. It seems that the public enemy number 1 is the small organic food producer. It appears that the USDA has made it their job to shutdown any operation that isn't multi million dollars in size.

There is a movie that just came out called farmageddon. which chronicles the battle being waged.

see the trailer here Farmageddin Movie Trailer.

I suggest that  we all support the guys fighting the battle in the courts pro-bono
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/

Found a great blog posting from a homesteading family that does lots of cool stuff.

http://claimingliberty.com/

They have a good bug spray recipe there..

Thursday, April 5, 2012


If you are unfamiliar with aquaponics, it is probably the fastest way to grow anything...


Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Dreams are lost because we hold on to what we have

I think a lot of us are not on a path; we’re in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life. And for many of us, our dreams will be buried under the epitaph, “I refused to let go of what I had.” - Erwin McManus

I ran across this quote today from my favorite Pastor. It reminded me that the path I choose is directly related to whether I keep walking my current path. In order to get "there" I have to leave "here". This takes courage. I only pray that when the time comes, courage will abound.


Sunday, March 25, 2012

If an Amish guy without an computer can make a lot of money, then it ought to be doable... Article of millionaire Amish Farmer - Age 32.