If the first solar entrepreneur hadn’t been kidnapped, would fossil fuels...
George Cove stands next to his third solar array. Popular Electricity Magazine, April 1910 / Low Tech Magazine Sugandha Srivastav, University of Oxford One argument put forward in defence of fossil...
View ArticleWhy We Try to Fix Other People, and What Might Happen if We Didn’t
It’s uncomfortable to be around someone who is suffering because it wakes up all that’s untended to within our own selves. We can’t stand that, so we hurry to put a band aide over what-ever is hurting...
View ArticleOkinawa Spinach
Okinawa spinach is an edible leafy green that once established will last for years with only pruning (harvesting) for maintenance. The tops of the leaves are dark green with a striking purple...
View ArticleWild Mint: An Exploration of the Varieties and Culinary Applications of the...
Wild mint, a versatile and aromatic herb, has been cherished throughout history for its culinary and medicinal properties. With its refreshing fragrance and distinctive taste, wild mint has found its...
View ArticleEasy ways to preserve tomatoes off the grid
In A Year in an Off-Grid Kitchen I included recipes for five of my favourite ways to preserve tomatoes with water bath canning – as tomato passata, tomatoes in brine, pizza sauce, salsa, and tomato...
View ArticleSweet Violet – Edible, Medicinal, Beautiful
Sweet violet is one of so many low-maintenance perennial plants that can be used as deeply nutritious food and simple, safe medicine. I wrote this post about sweet violet when I first brought it into...
View ArticleWhat is Hummus? Does It Really Exist?
To answer this question, let’s first look at what organic matter is. Organic matter is any plant or animal part that falls into the soil. These organic materials may be in different stages of decay. In...
View ArticleGlyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in...
Cynthia Curl, Boise State University and Carly Hyland, University of California, Berkeley Living near farmland can significantly increase people’s exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the...
View ArticleA Real Green Life – a Way of Living That Makes a Difference
“REAL” – genuine, authentic, true; not artificial, imitated, or virtual. “GREEN” – regenerative, or doing as little harm as possible. I’d like to share some ideas relating to living “a real green...
View ArticleYoghurt Without Fail
Yoghurt with a taste similar to what we might find in a grocery shop was something I gave up on for a long time. I made only room temperature viili for years, thinking that a good Greek or Bulgarian...
View ArticleOne Garden Serving per Day
I’m convinced that the best way to get more effective at growing your own food is to make it as easy and simple as possible to eat something–anything–directly from your garden on a daily basis. Here...
View ArticleWood Vinegar and Bioactive Charcoal
Today, I will tell you about two important agricultural inputs that have started to be used in our country in recent years, which permaculturists already know, and which have been used by ancient...
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