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Thoreau and He is More Relevant Than Ever

This is a post about self-sufficiency and about minimalism and a million more things.  But mostly this is a post about following what you know to be right in your heart and not just knowing the right path but walking it.

In 1854 a man named Henry David Thoreau wrote a book called Walden: A Life in . . . → Read More: Thoreau and He is More Relevant Than Ever

When to Start Seeds

There is no better way to increase your self-sufficiency than by starting your own seeds. But the big question is: When?

Too hard to describe in a podcast and too verbose in text I chose to take the engineer’s solution and put it into a visual timeline.Sure there are better tools on the web, some . . . → Read More: When to Start Seeds

Five Reasons to NOT be Self-Sufficient or Hey, Why Try?

My subjects for blog posts drop out of the sky like fruit from an idea tree.  Sometimes it ripens and falls and sometimes someone shakes the tree a bit.  Well recently I got two shakes on my idea tree and what fell surprised me.

The first shake was an arrogant little troll who left a . . . → Read More: Five Reasons to NOT be Self-Sufficient or Hey, Why Try?

Front Porch Review – Book – The Forgotten Skills of Self Sufficiency…Mormon Pioneers

 

Self-Sufficiency is a Myth – Or is it?

 

I like to look at my blog and podcast stats.  In fact I’ve been told that I obsess over them a bit.  That may be true but it does help me understand things.  I can determine which podcast subjects people like (and which they don’t).  I can also see what . . . → Read More: Self-Sufficiency is a Myth – Or is it?

Episode 128 Interview with Dave Whitinger from Allthingsplants.com

Today I have the pleasure of sitting down to talk with Dave Whitinger.  Dave’s name might not be familiar to most of my listeners but chances are you have used one of his sites or found his site through a google search.  Dave was the creator of Davesgarden.com and more recently the improved version:  . . . → Read More: Episode 128 Interview with Dave Whitinger from Allthingsplants.com

Composting: What You Need to Know – Part 2