Search Results for: label/appropriate%20technology/2010/06/the-urban-homestead

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A viewing suggestion from the media arm of Root Simple

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Domesticus, Food, Gardening, Preparedness, Resources, Thoughtstylings
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...reality show faux drama. Instead, it’s just full of juicy nuggets for the appropriate tech geek. The series is on YouTube. I pray the BBC doesn’t take it down before I get to finish it. In the first episode alone, they cover goodies like: Coppicing How to make two type of fences: a hazel wattle fence and a dead hedge fence, both of which can be made with a machete and a club Treadwheels: Giant human powered hamster wheels which, along with water...

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What Epuipment Do You Need to Bake Bread?

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Bread, Food
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...eone promoting gossip news about Beyoncé and Jay-Z (a bit off topic for an appropriate technology blog, perhaps?). One spam comment that came in last week fascinated me. The website had an extensive collection of bread baking how-to videos. Within a few minutes, on the first video I watched, the instructor was already selling a ton of equipment I’ve never heard of: strange $800 mixers, bread machines, dough conditioners etc. Even with the aid of a...

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Grief is the pathway to action

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Back to the Garden, Thoughtstylings
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...s all that uncommon to be sad, and what’s more, it is, of course, entirely appropriate to be sad. We’ve been discussing environmental degradation since the 70’s, if not before, but I feel like now it’s beginning to hit home, and hit hard. It’s not uncommon to feel sad because: That little wilderness you loved playing in as a kid has been covered by a housing development You can’t see the stars from your parents’ house anymore You don’t hear the fr...

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StoveTec’s Hot Rocket Stoves

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Appropriate Technology, Preparedness, Rocket Stove
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...tested one, the $37 to $40 price is a bargain. Rocket stoves are a simple “appropriate” technology that burns small pieces of wood and charcoal efficiently. We’ve blogged about them before and even constructed our own out of a vent pipe and bricks. Instead of burning a log to cook you can use trimmings from trees, bushes and even agricultural waste. According to StoveTec, “StoveTec Stoves, rocket stoves invented by Dr. Larry Winiarski, use 40-50%...

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