Forest Viridiana

Does anyone know anything about the dangers to the body of standing near an induction oven and getting a dose of magnetic energy? Yea, I know, Google. Google just isn't as reliable or as easy to research as it used to be so I thought I would ask all the erudite experts here 😀

I was born missing half my immune system, so I feel your pain! I have been hospitalized with e Coli. I live in a suburban area and and I wasn't sure about eating fruit from my mulberry tree or about growing a garden in my back yard. I have an older house with leaky sewer pipes. I got conflicting information about eating the mulberries. My local extension service told me my garden would be too close to the sewer lines to be safe for me. Plus the abundant pesticides and herbicides my neighbors use. Then a friend came to the rescue. She made jam out of the mulberries for me in exchange for being able to come over and pick mulberries.  Problem solved. No e Coli after cooking. As for the garden, a friend suggested raised beds with landscape fabric underneath to keep the roots from going deep into the soil. As long as I grow vegetables I will cook, no problem there. I would also like to grow some things I will eat raw in pots. Blueberries,  tomatoes, herbs, etc.

Sleepy Burrito Mountain

I have tried everything.  Borax,  vinegar,  alcohol,  baking soda, salt, hydrogen peroxide, various soaps and detergents. (Soap is chemically-different than detergent)  The only thing that has worked is non-scented fabric softener, and only to a certain extent.

I use ethanol (grain alcohol like Mohawk or Everclear) when needed for my laundry. It dissolves certain stains such as ink pen. I've never had luck using it to get rid of perfume,  though.

LOVE this thread. I am looking to move into the mountains in the southwest and build my retirement semi-natural home (I am no dogmatist, hence 'semi-natural').

I lived in Texas with weather extremes, without electricity and without heating and cooling, for four years after becoming disabled. I was preyed on financially by mortgage companies and insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies and was dirt-poor despite having been a scientist and computer engineer.  It was all stolen from me.  I understand alternative heating and cooling in a more intimate way than most.

One issue is I have is seasonality.  My needs in the summer will be very different than in the winter.  Here are two ideas I had that I have never seen discussed elsewhere. I want high ceilings in the summer and low ceilings in the winter.  I have thought about constructing some type of temporary loft over my living room with panels that could be easily removed or swung upwards and secured during the summer.  The loft could be used for sleeping areas for my grand kids or for temporary storage.

The other idea I had is the refrigerator. Why not have some type of panel behind the fridge that could be opened to the outside to create a cool-area for the fridge in the winter? With an area for cool-storage of fruits and vegetables? I can see lots of issues, like avoiding freezing,  but it is something I would like to consider more.  I don't like the idea of a cellar so much.  Not convenient and I am old and don't like stairs.  Also, we had a cellar when I was a kid and had so many problems with it leaking and flooding when it rained.  What a nightmare.  

I have thought a lot about the business end.  Coops, intentional villages, creative mortgages, etc.  I leave that to others to pursue as it really IS NOT my cup of tea.  And I hope they do pursue it, and soon.  Seems like we FINALLY have enough societal momentum to do so.  I have waited for this day for many years.
Thanks for the discussion, Tim.