June: National Bathroom Reading Month
...aceful Valley and have been happy with all of these items. Of course, here’s a book that should be in every bathroom, the Humanure Handbook....
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We’re Car Free
...ne to a college that combined rigorous writing classes with machine shop and auto repair. My dream: a Kickstarter campaign to fund the conversion of a 1970s era Dodge Viper into a bad-ass electric vehicle. Or fuel it with our humanure methane digester. Airbrush the Root Simple logo on the door and folks would really notice our arrival at book signings–especially when we do donuts in the parking lot. So, dear readers, what do you think we should do...
Picture Sundays: Superbowl Edition
...t? Reading homesteading blogs? Constructing a lacto-fermented snack stadium?...
Ten Uses for Palm Fronds
...ed by a falling frond) I got an idea that I’m as proud of as my milk crate humanure potty. 5. Celebrate Sukkot. Sukkot is the Jewish feast of the tabernacle. Unfortunately, it seems that our Washingtonia Robusta is not the right kind of palm. 6. Celebrate Palm Sunday. As with Sukkot, it looks like there’s some entrepreneurs on this idea. 7. Make a basket. Here’s a tutorial using coconut fronds, so I’m not sure this will work with Washingtonia. 8....
065 The Martian
...n has read both John Jeavon’s How to Grow More Vegetables and Joe Jenkins’ Humanure Handbook. We have many questions about the film: Can you really grow potatoes on mars? Do you need to compost human waste before applying it to crops? Is NASA headquarters actually full of tasteful, mid-century modern furniture? We also discuss some deeper philosophical issues raised by the film. We reference Adam Bartos’ book of photographs, Kosmos: A Portrait of...