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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. 8220;The job of peasants, you might say, is to stay out of the archives.” –John Scott, “The Art of Not Being Governed” A half dozen years ago I made an important realization: I am a peasant. The word came to me from biologist and plant breeder Carol Deppe, through a comment she made in one(…). Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life. Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. Farming has take...

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The State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. Here are two excerpts from each of two texts that inform my thinking and current practices. A) Charlie Brown Lunges Again: The Fed’s Third Stock Market Bubble. The Fed’s data for household balance sheets nailed the story. By year-end 2011, when the Fed was well along inflating its third equity bubble, the figure for household stock and mutual fund holdings stoo...Whateve...

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. Working with Soil Blocks. On Making a Soil Block Tray. On Making a Soil Block Tray. Grandma's Kitchen Tips. Bull; Themify WordPress Themes.

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Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life. The 100-Year “Profit” Horizon. Our Heartland “Oval” waiting to be connected. The stove is keeping this part of the house at a more-than-adequate 72 degrees this morning. Thermal winter curtains separate the living room. The temp out there: 48. Outside it’s 17 degrees. I thought that was as good as it would get, but our last bill was just $101, another 23% reduction. Overall, w...

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Cookstove Profit, Energy Intentionality, and Quality of Life. In my last post I quoted David Holmgren, a co-founder of Permaculture, who says we should think about what is worth investing in by asking ourselves whether an investment will benefit our children and grandchildren. That perspective was common to our ancestors just 2 and 3 generations ago, before we became so highly dependent upon meeting our(…). Taking Stock, 2012. Last spring I ...

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Here are cartoons from Willow starring…me! Aug 03, 2011. Leave a Reply Cancel. Working with Soil Blocks. On Making a Soil Block Tray. On Making a Soil Block Tray. Grandma's Kitchen Tips. Bull; Themify WordPress Themes.

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Musings | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. 8220;The job of peasants, you might say, is to stay out of the archives.” –John Scott, “The Art of Not Being Governed” A half dozen years ago I made an important realization: I am a peasant. The word came to me from biologist and plant breeder Carol Deppe, through a comment she made in one(…). Reflections on the State of Society and Why I am Studying Permaculture. How I Eat Now. Farming has taken on a new seriousness for me, so I have violat...

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Garden | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Time Constraints Force a Reevaluation of My Priorities and Methods. Farming has taken on a new seriousness for me, so I have violated my initial principle of doing everything on the cheap. This last summer, for example, I bought a 17′ x 28′ greenhouse. I did get it used, of course, for about 1/3 its new price, and at a third less than the seller(…). Making and Using Garden Tripods. In Bits and Pieces. In Working with Soil Blocks. I’ve ...

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Resources | Woodchuck's Apprentice

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long. This book Eliot Coleman explains his ground-breaking method of using no heat and minimal heat in hoop-style greenhouses to grow fresh produce in Maine even in the dead of winter. The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Garden. Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food. Jul 30, 2014. Leave a Reply Cancel.

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Learning and practicing sustainable gardening in rural Vermont. Chicken with Peanut Curry Sauce and Coconut Rice. Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive, coconut, or pure peanut oil 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, cut in 1-inch pieces Salt and pepper 8 ounces frozen cut green beans, thawed 8 ounces frozen pepper strips, thawed (or one pepper thinly sliced – I like sweet red) Note: Pure peanut oil is hard to find, and expensive when(…). Meet My Egg Flock. Tags: dual purpose chickens. I am a couple weeks shy of 60 y...