paulwheaton (56)in #permaculture • 4 years agoREALLY saving energy: Paul Wheaton at TEDxWhitefishMy TED talk where I break down that carbon footprint is really about home heat. I think most people think there is…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 4 years agoa 3 minute tour of a mud house near missoula, montanaWell, mud and logs. And a bit of straw bale. Most of the materials came off the land where it is built. A house…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 4 years agoan off grid rocket cooktopThis is a special creation by Peter van den Berg, and enhanced by Kirk "Donkey" Mobert. It was further enhanced by…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 4 years agothree cob floor experimentsThere are multiple floor experiments going on up at the Allerton Abbey wofati at the moment, and Jen is here to…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 4 years agoGin Pole mounted on a tractor loader bucketTwo different experiments with a gin pole. We needed to lift heavy logs higher than the tractor bucket would go.…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agobuilding a junk pole fenceA fence made of waste wood (this wood is typically burned in an effort to reduce wildfires). It's a bit like making…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agothe things to do to get a post in the ground to last a long timeIn this case, it is a pole structure. And the number one thing to do is to keep the post dry. Next, make sure that…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agoharvesting a few potatoes from a hugelkulturGrabbing a few potatoes for dinner. Jennifer, Bella, and Dave harvesting the volunteer polyculture potatoes from the…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agoI am now an author!Shawn and I started writing this book about 20 months ago. About six months ago we had a kickstarter - which was one…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agodrystack retaining wall for a trailCovering the basics of building a drystack retaining wall. And there is a giant rock sloping the wrong way right…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agodrystack step - one over two and two over oneJocelyn showing you how to build a dry stack stone step! First, you want to prepare the area for your stone step by…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agooff grid rocket water heater and showers!Jennifer’s first time lighting the rocket water heater! Featuring Josiah's narration. Both wonderful Boots in the Boot…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agobuilding a 7 foot tall hugelkultur bed for a PEP BBAshley is here to get her hugelkultur BB certified. She has to build a hugelkultur 7 feet tall and plant it. Not…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agobuilding a simple road gateThe folks in the permaculture bootcamp built a quick gate. This is the kind of gate to keep vehicles out. The whole…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agoSealing a pond without a linerJosiah digs a hole and pours the water in. The water runs out because this is a patch of sand. Then he packs it and…paulwheaton (56)in #homesteading • 5 years agoIt's that time of year to think of wood heatIt's the time of year to put up your firewood. And as you might be bringing in yet another truckload, you might be…paulwheaton (56)in #investment • 5 years agointerview with jacob lund fisker, author of Early Retirement ExtremeShawn and I finished the chapter of our book "Building a Better World in Your Backyard Instead of Being Angry at Bad…paulwheaton (56)in #permaculture • 5 years agohoney bee care as an example of quality animal careShawn and I are writing a book - we hope to do a kickstarter in a few weeks. So here we are, reading a chapter into…paulwheaton (56)in #permaculture • 6 years agopodcast 412 - building a better world instead of being angry at bad guysShawn and I have spent the last nine months working on a book. We are about 80% complete. We explore the idea of…paulwheaton (56)in #permaculture • 6 years agothreshing grain by hand with a pillowcase - and some winnowing tooWe're calling this the pillowcase threshing technique. The seedheads go in the pillowcase. Close the end with…
