William Wallace

Jay Angler wrote:Get a laundry rack or line and use it. Why waste electricity to do what the sun is more than willing to do for free?

This worked when I lived in the south, but I had to search for other alternatives up in the north east during half the year.  I found a small butane Kovea Cupid heater was an effective way to dry my clothes hanging in my bathroom.  One butane canister costs like 2.50 and heats for four to six hours.

When it's raining or cold, this is my alternative.  It's also the cheapest space heating for my house that I have found, and Ai really got it for some car camping.  It's a little too bulky for much bsckpacking

Timothy Norton wrote:My usual first recommendation to a person if they want to make change is as follows.

Start a compost pile.

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My opinion is that many might see compost as daunting, as drawing pests, or inconvenient due to their living situation.  This is a nice suggestion for those who can, but many live in an apartment and are not allowed to have refuse around outside.

I definitely think that vermicompost is a bit more apartment friendly, but still can seem more difficult than it actually is.

Our cities need to compost on a larger scale

Have you seen the viral videos of people asking trees to touch their faces with their leaves.  

You might look at other people, and think that there's no way that you'd be able to do as many permaculture things as them.  This sort of permaculture envy is very elitist, and it's far from the truth.  At the heart of Permaculture are the little things.  Small little adaptations in your life can make a difference.  I'm not saying that you can do many small things, but rather that even only doing one tiny change should be commended.  

You have identified a need, or something that can get changed.  You have taken initiative, and have physically taken steps to make things a little better.  

So what type of changes am I discussing?  Very simply, I think that every bath tub and shower should be plumbed backwards with the hot being the cold and vice versa.  This change is for tubs whose flow and temperature are handled by the same knob.  You shouldn't have to send the most water to get the hottest water.

When you flip your water lines, then you are able to conserve much more water.  I personally think that this small Changes helps to show people a different way of thinking.  We get into the habit of turning on the shower full blast, because we like it hot.  There's something more relaxing about taking a milder approach with reverse plumb.  

Now there are tons of small little tiny things that you can do.  Mine that I have suggested is a slightly complex one, as you might need some plumbing knowledge on how to do it properly.  Ideally, you could ask for this to be installed this way, but I think that it might be a slight conspiracy for the industry to go away from flow rate knobs into the single handle choice.  Maybe it is all just aesthetic, but I am a little bit skeptical as it seems such a backwards thing to have no choice.  

The truth is that a person could get wrapped up in worrying that finding the perfect permaculture system is complex and difficult.  I am simply lobbying that one single small change is all that you need.

What type of small changes do you think that a homestead could make?  

This is a beautifully detailed video about the construction methods of old.  The commentary really brings in a ton of understanding also

This video is better than I had expected



Is that a hand stacked wall?

This video is more steel, but they used a bunch of wood for support.  Not sure where to put this video

So there were only five deaths during all of this, which is odd to consider when we can see the dangerous work in less than ideal conditions.  This is big pieces moving around at a height that is deadly on its own accord.

Yes this building is metal, but they accomplished much with brick and wood

These type of disposable fabrics might be a place that microplastics are created in large number.  

Points for overalls

My opinion is that people having symptoms should do a DNA test and run it through geneticgenie website to find your genetic predispositions.

I found that I am MTHFR and several other things.