Say howdy to Wendy and Mikey, intrepid homesteaders from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Thanks to the wonders of internet video we can all see what they’ve been up to: a long list of activities that includes, papercrete, oyster mushroom cultivation, DIY drip irrigation, vegetable gardening, rainwater harvesting, dome building and more.
The Grand Tour from Mikey Sklar on Vimeo.
Wendy and Mickey blog about their activities at blog.holyscraphotsprings.com.
Here at Homegrown Evolution we’d like to start featuring more profiles of what you, our readers, have been up to. Please drop us a line, a link, a video or some photos–we’re interested in any effort, from the simple to the grand.
I’ve got a couple of things.
First, a slick video of me talking about the need for more city people to grow a little of their own food. Not as boring as it sounds.
Second, a blog, Green Roof Growers,that tries to show how they can do just that.
http://thirtyfivebyninety.blogspot.com/
Modern urban homesteading in Western New York utilizing an organic intensive raised bed gardening technique, vertical & gorilla gardening, foraging, gleaning, and bartering as alternatives to traditional/modern rual homesteading methods on less than 1/14 of an acre. Learning nonelectric homesteading skills as a family. One too many vintage issues of MEN magazine crossed with MacGyver type mentality done on the cheap