April 9, 2010

• Rain water and drip irrigation

  Here is a great idea, combining rain water harvesting and drip irrigation.
  A couple of articles I came across, that explain more about it.
  Drip irrigation with rain water | Green-Trust.Org
  It’s gardening time here in the southeast, and our thoughts return to watering. Rainwater is my favorite source of water, as it’s free, and takes no energy [...]

March 12, 2010

• Building Local Communities

  Several organizations are building local communities, providing training and guidance to youth and young adults, working toward increasing awareness about the need for Sustainable Local Food Systems.
  I’m sure there are more groups like these two:

  Real Food Challenge
  The Food Project

  but I just learned today about them, and want to let you know about them.  Please go [...]

February 22, 2010

• Energy From Woodchips

  This is a post that I had on my first site, altenergyradio.com, which I decided to change to this one.  I am now deleting that site.  I wanted to save/move this post.
  Jean Pain is dead now, and has been for a few years.  He was a man ahead of his time, with lots of practical [...]

January 14, 2010

• The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui

  When I come across videos and information like this, I get excited!  Things are happening across this country.  Change is in the air.  Educational systems, people involved in local government are seeing the light about changing the way we live and conduct business.
  The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui’s mission statement:

  The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui [...]

January 1, 2010

• Sustainable City Living- The Dervaes

  Most of us, well, at least myself, normally think about having land in the rural countryside, when we think about becoming more self-sufficient and sustainable.  This family that I’d like to report about, only have about 1/5th of an acre!  Live in a big city.  They have been doing this for quite awhile.  I only [...]