-
Free Herbal Course
-
Herbal Board Game for Kids of All Ages!
Self Sufficient Family
Energy —
Category Archives: Energy
Wood-gas Stoves Made Out Of Clay! And With No Electric Fans for Drafting!
The post title says it all. I just happened to stumble upon this gem of a post:
Low-cost Wood-gas (Gasifier) stove - BEST STOVE
Potters in India are making non-electric wood-gas stoves out of clay! The wood-gas camping stove I have is very cool, err hot. And I love using it. But for [...]
Thinking About Your Food Supply
In North America, most people I observe live by a very dangerous assumption. It’s not surprising since the generation that we call the Baby Boomers are currently our private and public leaders. And I doubt any other generation in the history of humanity has ever had the luxury of this assumption.
By the title of this [...]
Video - Who Am I? in a Post-Petroleum World
Some interesting ideas for reframing collapse.
Wind Power without a Turbine
No spinning blades. Cheap and easy to build. Check out the video at PM.
I love this stuff.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html?series=37
http://www.humdingerwind.com/windbelt.html
(Research Credit: a comment on TheOilDrum.com)
Steam Power for Self Sufficiency?
http://www.tinypower.com/store2.php?crn=54&rn=258&action=show_detail
Interesting little steam engine for home use. It’s even kinda cute.
Video - Biodiesel : Do Not Drink
If you’re interested in biodiesel these kids put together a short clip you might find helpful.
July 11, 2007
WHAT TO DO? WHAT TO DO? Taking Action In The Face Of Collapse
Lessons from our ancestors about the countryside
Wonder what life could look like when we’ve got one fourth the oil to use (projected level in 2030, see quote below) that we have today. Matt over at http://lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/ found this one. Closer to that than what we’ve got now I’d guess.
Matt Simmons, founder of Houston-based Simmons and Company Inter-national, criticised the [...]
Some Self Sufficient Inspiration and Ideas
http://www.solarhaven.org/AchievingSelfSufficiency.htm
A short read with links and examples.
Found: Peak Oil, Total Collapse, and the Road to the Olduvai
Found: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlasBabylon/message/32238
Research credit to Matt Savinar at http://lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
Peak Oil, Total Collapse, and the Road to the Olduvai
A Commentary
by
Perry Arnett
18 April 2007
(May be freely transmitted with proper attribution)
1) most members of Western Industrial Civilization are about to enter a ‘Bottleneck’ of historical magnitude and significance;
2) a confluence of various events is acting to cause the [...]
Video - Wood Gas Stove
Here’s a video of someone demonstrating a Wood Gas Stove.
Video - Folding Houses
Interesting designs and concepts. Video is about 10 minutes.