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Is it fall already? | Mostly Weeds
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Working with Mother Nature in Austin, TX. Laquo; Sunny days are here again! Is it fall already? It turns out that I really am the world’s worst blogger. I have many excuses and some pics so please forgive me. I got engaged at the end of June and Bridezilla channeled all my energy and computer time into planning the most special day of my life. But life in the garden went on as usual. Proof is below. This pic is from July 9 and shows tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant. They were all delicious. 7 Respo...
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Off-grid living: Off Paper Towels
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Living on the earth. The beard is gone. I now have only a moustache. The other day i cleaned the kitchen in the new van with all the OCD i could muster using only rags, and sponges. The stove was disgusting, at a level i'm really embarrassed by. It was a huge step to letting go of the idea that i needed paper towels for good. I dirtied two rags and ruined one sponge. It's a small step for man. [sic]. September 6, 2012 at 9:39 AM. Cya soon I hope! September 6, 2012 at 9:56 AM. Hi, how are you?
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Off-grid living: a slow appreciation for the sun
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Living on the earth. A slow appreciation for the sun. I got my first solar panel in may of 2009 after my gasoline powered 2000W honda-knockoff generator died the death of john henry. i had it maxed, 12 hours a day, running an air compressor while putting up tongue and groove. it stroked out and never ran again. a moment of silence for that well-used, annoyingly loud generator of electricity. My first panel, a 60W kyocera. Always an adventure . from Flagstaff, Arizona, Best wishes. Its great reading your ...
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Off-grid living: May 2012
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Living on the earth. Neither ice, nor zeer. Around December of 2010 I quit ice. For a while I lived without cold food storage. Then I heard about a thing called a "Zeer Pot" . I youtubed it and found videos of African women keeping produce in clay pots so it lasts long enough to bring to market. Inspired, I decided to build my own. It was May 2011 in Flagstaff AZ. There's a wiki page. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Neither ice, nor zeer. View my complete profile.
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Off-grid living: August 2012
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Living on the earth. The beard is gone. I now have only a moustache. The other day i cleaned the kitchen in the new van with all the OCD i could muster using only rags, and sponges. The stove was disgusting, at a level i'm really embarrassed by. It was a huge step to letting go of the idea that i needed paper towels for good. I dirtied two rags and ruined one sponge. It's a small step for man. [sic]. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Off-grid living: March 2011
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Living on the earth. Water is a precious resource out here in the desert, and something the city of El Paso does not supply to my neighborhood. The health department requires a septic tank, which are not only expensive and extremely invasive to the natural environment, they require a lot of water. So I've been using a better option, a composting toilet, for 3 years now. Finally, i give the pit a good solid watering with hose. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Off-grid living: Neither ice, nor zeer.
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Living on the earth. Neither ice, nor zeer. Around December of 2010 I quit ice. For a while I lived without cold food storage. Then I heard about a thing called a "Zeer Pot" . I youtubed it and found videos of African women keeping produce in clay pots so it lasts long enough to bring to market. Inspired, I decided to build my own. It was May 2011 in Flagstaff AZ. There's a wiki page. The Dirt on Soil. May 16, 2012 at 6:18 PM. I tweeted this (@thedirtonsoil). You are so awesome! July 24, 2012 at 3:17 AM.
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Off-grid living: June 2010
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Living on the earth. End of a Tether. I've talked about my methods for off-grid internet. As you may recall, I'm using a cellphone amplifier/antenna and tethering my laptop through my cellphone's data plan. My cellphone is quickly becoming obsolete, and I have less than a year left on my cell phone contract. It's got me wondering who my next cellular company is gonna be, and what device i will upgrade to. The future is now in Austin, Texas. Links to this post. A slow appreciation for the sun. In the not ...
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Off-grid living: Composting Toilet
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Living on the earth. Water is a precious resource out here in the desert, and something the city of El Paso does not supply to my neighborhood. The health department requires a septic tank, which are not only expensive and extremely invasive to the natural environment, they require a lot of water. So I've been using a better option, a composting toilet, for 3 years now. Finally, i give the pit a good solid watering with hose. March 20, 2011 at 4:19 PM. March 22, 2011 at 8:58 AM. Hi, how are you?
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Off-grid living: April 2010
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Living on the earth. This Dust makes that Mud. I didn't know anything about plastering a strawbale house and the books/websites I read lacked pictures. So I'm gonna use a lot of pictures. I made a muddy slip coat out of that. Then I did another super thick adobe coat. It took some testing to get the mix right, and I ended up using 2 parts of the earth I bought and 1 part of my native earth, plus 1 part chopped straw. Originally I was going to try a suggestion from the The Barefoot Architect. When researc...
