How to Grow Food in a Drought
The drought this year is pretty severe. Worse, it’s not only dry, it’s HOT. If you want to get a sense for how bad …
How a garden can add 5-7% to the value of your home and save you $530 a year
Find out why adding a garden can both increase the value of your home by 5-7% and save you $530 a year in expenses? …
Want a Healthy, Well Fed Family? Here’s How to Start
How do you keep your family healthy and well fed, in good times and bad? Read today’s letter for a way to start. __________ …
The Big Reset. Don’t Get Left Behind.
It’s a gloomy, rainy day outside and I’m stuck in front of a computer. That makes it the perfect day for thinking about the …
A Fit Home Increases Your Chance of Future Success
I went to a big party to celebrate my father’s 80th birthday over the Memorial day weekend. It was lots of fun and a …
Is Building a Resilient Dream Home Getting Easier?
I don’t know about you, but I have the same problem Thomas Jefferson had with Monticello. I’m constantly designing the perfect home in my head. My …
Can You Use Paleo Fitness to Become More Resilient?
How do you stay fit? It’s clear that staying fit is an investment in personal resilience. It builds up strength, energy, and health that …
How You and Your Community Can Avoid Catastrophic Failure
How do you and your community avoid catastrophic failure? To give you a good answer, I need to share with you a lesson I …
Windbreaks or Gone with the Wind?
I learned early on that wind matters. Here’s why: I received my professional pilot training in West Texas. If you haven’t been there before, the …
How to Power an entire Neighborhood with Solar Energy
How do you help a community transition from passive consumers of energy into active producers? One way to accomplish this is to start a …