Patti Stouter’s New Earthbag Building Slide Series
“A how-to slide show series. A picture is worth a thousand words. And many natural builders have limited access to the internet. These slide shows will speed information transfer into many languages because they are mostly visual and come in small and large formats. Slide sets are also available in French.”
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The Contrary Farmer
It Pays to Stay Home by Gene Logsdon “One of the unsung advantages of being in love with a garden or a farm is that the lover doesn’t mind staying home and by doing so, saving gobs of money. In fact most of us land lovers much prefer to stay home. A back forty even … Read more
The Woodwright’s DVD Set
“So…those of you who last week asked if we might have something up our collective sleeve? Well…I’ll admit it now. You were right. I’m delighted to announce that Popular Woodworking has negotiated an exclusive deal to bring back all the episodes from the first 28 seasons of “The Woodwright’s Shop.” We plan to bring out each season on a multi-disc DVD set and broadcast individual episodes on a special “Roy Underhill Channel” at ShopClass On Demand.
10 Ideas for the Next 10 Years
The Dropout Economy
“Middle-class kids are taught from an early age that they should work hard and finish school. Yet 3 out of 10 students dropped out of high school as recently as 2006, and less than a third of young people have finished college.
But what if the millions of so-called dropouts are onto something? As conventional high schools and colleges prepare the next generation for jobs that won’t exist, we’re on the cusp of a dropout revolution, one that will spark an era of experimentation in new ways to learn and new ways to live.
Two More Earthbag Videos
More great tips from Luke over at the Natural Building Blog Facebook page. (They’ve changed their name to match our new blog name.)
Great small backyard use of earthbags, a cob oven and other permaculture stuff.
“Dylan and Jo have packed a lot into a small space with earth bag vegetable beds, chickens, a food forest, espaliered fruit trees, a bee hive and more.”
List of Healthiest Foods in the World
Grow the healthiest organic plants in the best soil for maximum nutritional value