The Law of Three Choices
They bug me! 4 things you can do, only 1 of them is healthy.
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The Functional Future
The Functional Future
Food is Central for Civilization
Civilization as we know it arose out of annual agriculture and the domestication of animals in the fertile crescent about 10,000 years ago. In other words, civilization depends on food.
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Thriving on One Planet: The Big Picture
Thriving on One Planet means shifting from the dysfunctional status quo to an ecosystem future
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Top 6 lessons learned living in cohousing: A psychologist’s view
Living together: Hard enough as a family…try a community
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Using Dehumidifier Water in Valuable and Effortless Ways. Mine Does Laundry.
Use the water from your dehumidifier for your laundry machine
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Wild Rice in Wisconsin
Wild rice is an annual plant growing in lakes or rivers in Wisconsin. It re-seeds itself every year and thus acts as a perennial in this way. Perennial food producers are a mainstay of permaculture approaches to food production (see, “Can permaculture feed the world?“). Apparently, there used to be large wild rice beds in
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4 Energy Saving Tips from Paul Wheaton
(1) Compact Fluorescent bulbs do not save energy (most of the time) (2) 57% of home energy use comes from natural gas (29% electricity, 9% oil, 5% Propane). Energy used for heat is more than 1/2 of home energy use. (3) 3 types of heat: (a) Convective heat (we heat air and the air heats
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Tree-inspired 30′ High Basket Brings Water to the Desert
Collects over 25 gallons of fresh water daily, costs about $550, and can be built from local materials by a team of 4 in under 1 week (Wired Magazine article). See Worka Water.
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Consensus: Balancing Action and Discernment, the Voice of the Many and the Few
Troy Cohousing community has been around for since 2007 (Reflections on living at Troy). We operate on a modified consensus model. The goal of our process is to balance timely action and discernment, honoring the voices of the community in 2 ways: (1) by hearing all pieces of the truth spoken by each person (minority opinions and dissenters included), and (2) by honoring the views of the majority. […]
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