Free Introduction to Permaculture

January 11, 2007

...as the basis for designing integrated systems of food, shelter, renewable energy and community. Permaculture is the perfect solution for creating sustainable lifestyles in the city. Learn how to cope with peak oil and the energy descent society of the future. Become the solution! Learn how LA can be a model for sustainable cities. This Free Introduction to Permaculture Class is an outline of the science and art of Permaculture. It will define the...

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Steal this Book!

Mr. Homegrown

May 28, 2008

Thoughtstylings

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...tes are becoming farmers. By growing their own food and harnessing natural energy, city dwellers are reconnecting with their land while planting seeds for the future for our cities. Whether you’d like to harvest your own vegetables, keep heirloom chickens, or become more energy independent, this smartly designed handbook has step-by-step instructions to get you homesteading immediately wherever you may live. It is also a guidebook to the larger mo...

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That Time I Got Deplatformed

Mr. Homegrown

December 26, 2018

Thoughtstylings

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...ithm when the company rejected an ad he had taken out for his blog post on energy security. Energy security article again censored by Facebook. They forbid me to boost the post: fake news. Because Facebook obliges me (and other publishers) to boost posts in order to reach all subscribers, this means roughly 9,000 followers won’t see it cause FB decides so. — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) December 14, 2018 This incident combines the idiocy of...

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Saturday Tweets: Rocket Emissions, Tarkovsky and Borges Quoting Furby

Mr. Homegrown

December 15, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...CMsjS via @Verge — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 14, 2018 "To improve energy security, we need to make infrastructures less reliable". Keeping Some of the Lights On: Redefining Energy Security https://t.co/vQajUrme0v pic.twitter.com/sAUZyd3ObO — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) December 10, 2018 Fumigate your home with the Colonel’s salty musk!https://t.co/1j1eTsQXaG — The Baffler (@thebafflermag) December 14, 2018 Don't miss our big 10...

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Root Simple Busted: Drying Racks, Clothes Lines and Cheese Puffs

Mr. Homegrown

March 16, 2015

Appropriate Technology, Water and Power

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...the dryer issue yesterday when I admitted to using it. She noted how much energy dryers use and how she ditched hers many years ago and has never looked back. We have a gas dryer which means that, while we use less energy than an electric dryer, we’re still complicit in the use of fossil fuels. In short, fracking is supporting my attempts to parry, riposte and flèche. The truth is that we had a clothes line for several years when we first moved i...

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