Potato Towers and Open Source Innovation
Last fall, I built some wire mesh towers to house expand my home’s composting system. I had lots of leaves to dispose of and …
How your Home can produce MORE with Less
When I walk through my home and around my yard, I’m constantly looking for ways to do more with the space I have available. …
What I Found Interesting This Week 1/19/2013
What makes a home valuable in the 21st Century? Increasingly, it’s whether the home or the community it is in produces food, energy, and …
GMO Food is the Biggest Experiment in Human Health Ever, Opt Out
I get quite a few of the seeds I plant in my garden from Baker Creek. They’ve got a stunning variety of heirloom seeds …
What I Found Interesting This Week 1/12/13
Here’s the first resilience round-up for 2013. It’s going to be an amazing year… particularly for those of us building a human~scale future. A …
How to Support Local Farms
In twenty years, almost all of the food you eat will be produced locally. The reasons for this are simple and inexorable. People want …
What is Foodscaping, Waterscaping, and Solarscaping?
First off, I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. It’s been great fun here at the Robb household. A great chance to recharge …
What I Found Interesting This Week 12/22/12
It’s heartening to see how many people are using resilience as the mechanism to regain control of life, prosperity, and happiness. Don’t lose focus …
Is it Possible to Heat Your Home for Free? Almost.
I heat most of my home with a pellet stove insert. The house feels much warmer with a pellet stove than with a traditional …
The Coming Land Rush in Local Solar. Will it Benefit You?
Is Solar PV finally here? Yes. As I pointed out in my December Resilient Strategies report, Solar PV technology is now ready for prime time …