Okay. I am not talking about visiting people, but rather that monthly friend that comes to visit most women. After a 5 year hiatus from my visits, I was recently reintroduced to the joys of menstruation. I was one of those lucky few who have no sign or hint of menstruation during nursing — thus […]
We have poo. We have a lot of poo. We have poo in the barn, in the hen house, in the fields, and in a bucket.
See, when the Amish left, they let behind a lot of waste. Not only the piles of waste that will be brought to a junkyard or dump, but piles of […]
Note: Posting will be light the next two weeks, as the crazy Passover preparation insanity hits full swing, and then, so does Pesach. Plus I just accidentally lost a long post on marriage, gay and straight, and its role in the Long Emergency. I spent two freakin’ weeks on this, hit a wrong key and then […]
It’s been a few weeks, but I haven’t forgotten my pledge to “Independence Days”. We’ve kept ourselves busy with lots of cooking, yard clean-up, and doing a major organization of the garage. Not exciting but I was really pleased that Jeff was able to make a bank of shelves for one wall just “off […]
When mother nature gives you free food, why waste it! Now how to preserve all those pears. If you have like I do, a tree in your yard that bears fruit, find a way to put it to good use. Give it away. Eat it or preserve it. In times of plenty gather what you […]
I have had so much fun being a part of The Riot for Austerity/ 90% reduction project. The project started last June 1st and our family joined in July. Sharon Astyk and her friend Miranda were discussing George Monbiot’s book “Heat”, where he discusses the need for industrialized nations to reduce their emissions by 94%. […]
We all know that it is, in general, more sustainable and environmentally friendly to cook your own meals (from local ingredients, of course) than to go out to eat or get takeout. That said, we love to get takeout here occasionally, but I feel guilty every time it results in a tiny mountain of styrofoam […]
Riot for Austerity/ 90% reduction project started last June 1st and our family joined in July. For those who started when the project began, the year has come to maturity. I had not planned on keeping data for another month, but since I did, I figured I would post it. I am pretty sure this will […]
When Jeff and I first met, he had a much more developed sense of environmentalism than I did. Not only was he supportive of and well informed about large scale environmental issues such as climate change, he acted responsibly on a personal level. Jeff walked or biked to school and he always turned […]
I have been lazy about posting my Independance updates. I have only done one prior to this. This is my update for about the past month or more. I don’t think I have the mental energy to update every week. What have you guys been up to?
PLANTED- Rattlesnake pole beans(94)
HARVESTED- lots of tomatoes, 4 veg marrow, one EGG, […]
