Nature has set the rules and as a steward of her lands, I abide. Thus it is, in these times, I feel the necessity to change the way we think and live. Gone are the days of wanton spending. Gone are the days of gilt free bliss as oil extracts the real cost.

 

Imagine if white men did not conquer the Americas but learned to live in harmony. What wondrous sciences we would have achieved with that kind of knowledge combination; with wisdom, a sense of spiritually and respect,…

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What do I fear? The same thing that may give us a chance at restructuring the way we (humans) do things…or throw us back into serfdom and the new Dark Age: Global unrest and the collapsing of governments.

 

Food security seems to be an issue that escapes most people, even those within the industry. It seems that a lot of people with good intentions and ideas are too focused on their own little whatever to be able to cooperate and conclusively draw a plan of action and most…

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This was written several years ago for another group but I think some of you might still be interested without me having to rewrite. The practice and theory is still pretty much the same; just on a bigger scale.



Living on 5 Mu of Land: A Road to Self-Sufficiency – Sustainability in Rural Beijing



Traditional (modern mono-crop farming) gives a Beijing area farmers with five mu (5/6 acre) about five thousand pounds (jin) of corn and another three to five thousand pounds of… Continue

Root zone heating

I'm from Indiana and many years ago I went to collage in Berrien Springs and then Lansing so I know about the wind-chill factor and lake effect. You poor soul! My situation isn't much better; in fact other than the heavy smog (all year long) we have here, it's quite the same. Hot muggy summers and bitter, dry, cold winters.

 

The following holistic ideas can be used in a layering method to supplement enough heat to grow food even in extremely cold…

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