Liv Smith

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SKIP Accelerator bundle




Purchase includes (US shipping only):
  • three physical copies of SKIP: A Framework to Connect Industrious People with Elderly Land Owners by Paul Wheaton and Mike Haasl, 190 pages/physical copy (value: $75).
  • one ebook copy of SKIP: A Framework to Connect Industrious People with Elderly Land Owners by Paul Wheaton and Mike Haasl, 562 pages/epub format (value: $9.99).
  • one deck of the Permaculture Playing Cards by Paul Wheaton and Alexander Ojeda (value: $17.50).
  • 65 Low Tech Things - tour movie - 2hrs4mins/HD streaming (value: $12)



  • Full Contents: 4 physical items (3 books and a deck of playing cards) + 2 digital items (ebook and streaming movie)

    Get the added bonus of both formats of the SKIP book to refer to throughout your journey to learn practical permaculture skills and potentially inherit land! Accelerate your chances of completion in the shortest amount of time possible with assistance from these additional resources.

    To sweeten the deal further, Paul has also included the beautiful (and informative) permaculture playing cards.  Learn about key concepts, players and integral plants with a deck of cards - and enjoy playing with them at the same time!

    And, as if you needed more encouragement to buy this package, the 2-hour Wheaton Labs tour movie (HD streaming) is included to give you some inspiration and information about Paul's permaculture experimental site.







    21 hours ago




    The 2023 Permaculture Adventure Bundle includes 43 resources to help you reach your sustainable homesteading goals.  Begin or advance your permaculture adventure today!  With a diverse bunch of resources, this incredible package will accelerate your resilience and shortcut your journey to creating a permaculture homestead in next to no time with this epic deal.

    $514 worth of digital content from the most trusted names in permaculture and homesteading.


    This bundle covers the spectrum, with resources for permaculture, gardening, food preservation, farming, carpentry, cooking for groups, tiny homes, off-grid living, building, soap making, fruit tree care, herbalism, homesteading and so much more.

    Grab this amazing deal at only $65


    Thanks to our contributing authors and creators for making this such a great deal.


    What's inside:


    SMART Homesteading Webinar
    by Nicole Sauce

    This webinar recording will walk you through creating a working plan for your homestead dream. Change your home from a thing you work to pay for, to something that works for you!  Design a SMART homesteading plan.



    Mortise & Tenon Apprenticeship Series: Foundations  
    from Mortise & Tenon Magazine

    This first foundational video in the Mortise & Tenon Apprenticeship series serves as an overview for those interested in hand tools in the furniture-making process.  This beautiful and expertly crafted installment will inspire, educate and delight lovers of wood, traditional skills, and craftsmanship.



    Growing Fruit Trees with Ease: Fruit Tree Fundamentals E-course
    by Susan Poizner

    This online course gives you all the fundamentals in video format, with several ebooks as reference guides.



    You can have your Permaculture and Eat it, too!
    by Robin Clayfield

    This is a compendium of practical permaculture ideas, designs, species lists, suggestions, hints, inspirations, processes, potions, and pointers.  There are chapters devoted to edible flowers, garden cosmetics, weeds and abundant plants, permaculture foods, hints for cooking in bulk, and recipes to cook for events/large groups of people.  Not only is there an abundance of recipes, but also food preservation techniques and gift ideas, and games!



    How to Create a Resilient Off-Grid Home
    by Kate Downham

    Discover how to build a self-sustaining home that thrives without reliance on traditional electricity grids. From minimizing electricity use to implementing uncomplicated solar power systems, learn various strategies for off-grid living. Learn how to select optimal off-grid land and design a home that caters to a grid-free life.



    3 issues of Tiny House Magazine: Issue 123, Issue 124, Issue 125
    Enjoy 3 issues of Tiny House magazine, exploring all aspects of living in all kinds of small and often unconventional homes.



    Down the Carrot Hole
    a film by David Trood of the Weedy Garden

    David Trood's stunning documentary, "Down the Carrot Hole," is a heartfelt film of great importance that showcases his two-year journey of creating a food forest using Permaculture principles during Australia's Covid-19 lockdowns. Through his 'Weedy Garden', David shares his enthusiasm and knowledge, inspiring others to achieve food self-sufficiency with a guest appearance by Geoff Lawton.



    Working Together: The Homestead Tree Handbook
    by Harold Thornbro

    With a balanced blend of guidance, illustrations, and insightful tips, the "Homestead Tree Handbook" is an essential companion for anyone seeking to include trees in a more sustainable and self-reliant lifestyle.



    Homestead Building Plans Bundle
    by Teri Capshaw of The Homestead Larder

    These detailed build plans include a variety of outbuildings for housing your chickens, sheep, goats, or other small farm animals, a log shelter, potting shed and versatile structures that will protect and enhance your assets.



    Simple and Affordable Permaculture: Growing Your Own Food on a Budget Session
    by John Bush with Paul Wheaton

    Join John Bush from the Live Free Academy in his 'Meet the Experts' session with Paul Wheaton.



    Handmade Natural Soaps
    by Jan Berry, The Nerdy Farm Wife

    This well-regarded guide includes cold-process soap basics, adding herbs & flowers to coloring soap naturally and 30+ palm-free recipes.



    Natural Facial Soaps
    by Jan Berry, The Nerdy Farm Wife

    Another excellent ebook.  Learn how to make soaps that are gentle on your skin using pure, natural ingredients.



    The Amazing Elderberry Presentation
    by John Moody from the Superfood Garden Summit

    Join the elderberry expert, John Moody, as he talks you through how to succeed with this wonderful medicinal plant in your backyard.



    2 issues of Permaculture Design Magazine: Issue 97, Issue 98
    Permaculture Design Magazine has served the North American permaculture community and readers around the world for over 30 years, originally known as Permaculture Activist. The magazine receives no public funding and has consistently garnered high regard for dedication to grassroots learning and design intelligence.



    How to Get Cream from Goats Milk
    by Leigh Tate

    This little gem does exactly what the title says and also gives instructions for making 9 cream products and 11 recipes using them.



    How to Make Mozzarella from Goats Milk
    by Leigh Tate

    True to its title, learn how to make delicious & quick mozzarella cheese from goats' milk and understand the science behind it all.



    Stockman Grass Farmer magazine (12 Issues - 2022 year)
    from Stockman Grass Farmer magazine

    The Stockman Grass Farmer is the only magazine focused entirely on management-intensive grazing, helping you make a profit from grassland agriculture since 1947.



    Preserving-Fruits-Vegetable-Guide
    by Lynn Gillespie of The Living Farm

    This practical ebook walks you through the process of preserving your harvest with Lynn's preferred methods for a range of common fruit and vegetables in a handy guide.



    Simple Mead Making
    by Colleen Codekas of Grow Forage Cook Ferment

    Learn the basics of how to make mead and experiment with new flavors using this simple, adaptable one-gallon batch recipe.



    Fungi! Growing Specialty Mushrooms chapter from Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist
    by Michael Judd

    This chapter from Michael Judd's book, "Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist", will give you a head start on growing specialty mushrooms.



    Garden Master Guide eBook
    by Andres Bernal

    This illustrated guide and colorful e-notepad will help you absorb and retain the oodles of information taught in the online Garden Master Course with Helen Atthowe.  Inside, you’ll find a syllabus with summaries for each part of the course, time stamps for each chapter, special spaces to take notes for each theme, visuals, graphics, and much more!



    Ram Pumps webinar
    by Tim Barker

    In this presentation from the online PDC, Tim details the use of ram pumps and how you can pump water higher than the level of input, using the power of the water as energy.



    The Hugelkultur movie from the World Domination Gardening set
    by Paul Wheaton & Diego Footer

    The movie covers two separate permaculture designs, including the earthworks for building a pond without a liner, a swale, and a hugelkultur bed on a terrace in a cold climate and warm climate.



    Building a Better World in Your Backyard audiobook
    by Paul Wheaton & Shawn Klassen-Koop

    This book is full of practical projects you can do today, right where you live, to make a difference in your life and in the world.



    SKIP: A Framework to Connect Industrious People with Elderly Land Owners eBook
    by Paul Wheaton & Mike Haasl

    This book explores a unique system by which people can SKIP the rat race and start homesteading and permaculture sooner.



    Rocket Mass Heater Risers: Materials & Designs
    by Paul Wheaton & Chris "Uncle Mud" McClellan

    This detailed eBook features a heap of information about heat risers - how to build one, what to use, how much to spend, and how long it'll last.



    Carbon Negative Mass Heaters webinar
    by Alan Booker

    Alan Booker discusses in this illuminating presentation how a home heating system that includes a Rocket Mass Heater can be carbon negative.  Alan's webinars are not to be missed!



    Building the Easy-bake Coffin micro documentary
    by Paul Wheaton

    The easy bake coffin is an appropriate technology that combines a crock pot and a haybox cooker. This 50-minute video will teach you how it works, why it works, and the elements you'll need to create one of your own.



    A Gob of Permaculture Podcasts
    by Paul Wheaton

    Listen to 40 of Paul's podcasts, all in one sitting, if you dare! Podcasts on the PDC, communities, building a better world, batch box rocket mass heaters, Zach Weiss – Spring Terrace, stink, and more.


    All items in the bundle are digital and are available immediately after purchase.  Enjoy your permaculture adventure with this epic summer bundle!


     


    2 days ago
    cover for Building a better World in Your Backyard instead of being angry at the bad guys


     
    Dozen Books Shortcuts!



    Most of the people coming to this page already have the book and they are looking to get a dozen physical copies to hand out.  So we made this spiffy shortcut!

    Here's a growing list of ideas for who and where to give the book. And here's a slightly different angle focusing on  how a shy person might give away 12 copies of the book

    little free library


    The most popular way to share these books is to utilize the Little Free Libraries. Within your zip code, there are probably more than a dozen Little Free Libraries.  To find yours go to the Little Free Library map and plug in your zip code. Take a trip around your neighborhood, enjoying the sights and visiting all the Little Free Libraries, transforming minds in your neighborhood!


     
    Summary

    From the Introduction:
    "For nearly every global problem, there are solutions we can implement in our backyard that also save us money and help us live more luxuriant lives. A few of us do these things and bask in the glow of the opulence and extra cash. Others observe and think "I want extra luxury and money too! Not fair!” and then they emulate. And on and on it goes. Then the global problems sorta just dry up and blow away. That’s what this book is all about.

    I think the reason we see so many people angry is because they authentically care. But they seem to get stuck at being angry. Some people spend a hundred hours a week for 20 years being angry and not much changes. But I think that if you spend a tiny fraction of that time doing the things mentioned in this book, your global positive impact will be a thousand times greater."


     
    Where to Buy
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    Table of Contents

    table of contents introduction

    chapters 1-6 environment vs environmentalist, light bulbs, carbon and petroleum and toxic footprints,

    Chapters 7-12, Wheaton Eco Scale, recycling, vote with wallet, organic, vegan, financial strategies

    chapters 13-15 home energy conversation, reducing toxins, living in community

    Chapters 16-24 gardening, native plants, uses for sticks, composting, solar dehydrator, greywater, lawns vs mowable meadow

    chapters 25-31 vegan livestock, replacing petroleum with people, pee in garden, humanure, colony collapse, food forest, natural building, natural swimming pools

    table of contents conclusion


     
    About the Authors

    Paul Wheaton:
    Paul Wheaton is a giant doofus who is bonkers about permaculture. He won’t shut up about permaculture. On and on, every day . . . it’s annoying. He has gone so far as to make a 3-DVD set that is just about the earthworks for permaculture gardening. And not only did he make a 4-DVD set about rocket mass heaters, but he made ANOTHER 4-DVD set about rocket mass heaters. Why on earth do people need 8 DVDs about something so simple? If you think that is ridiculous, take a look at his 177 hours of video of a full Permaculture Design Course, and Appropriate Technology course. Then there’s the cards. Okay, the permaculture playing cards are pretty cool...

    Shawn Klassen-Koop
    Shawn Klassen-Koop’s passion for building a better world grew from many years of working at a summer camp. This time inspired awe and wonder for the natural world through many hours camping in the woods, paddling on a lake, or sleeping under the stars. Seeking to solve world problems with clever thinking, Shawn decided to pursue computer engineering as a career, where he learned the importance of good design and strong critical thinking. In time he felt like modern technology was causing more problems than it was solving and started looking for a better way. "

    Illustrator: Tracy Wandling

    More Information

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    Building a Better World Book
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    Buy the eBook: 1 eBook ($7.99)

       12 gift codes ($30.00)  100 gift codes ($150.00)


    Buy the physical book

       With US Shipping:    1 book($19.50)

            12 books ($95)  64 books ($400)


       With non-US Shipping:  1 book ($38.00)

            12 books ($195)  64 books ($600)


    Buy the audiobook ($12.50)  

            12 audiobooks ($50)  100 audiobooks ($250)


    6 days ago




    Buy the eBook: 1 eBook ($7.99)

       12 gift codes ($30.00)  100 gift codes ($150.00)


    Buy the physical book

       With US Shipping:    1 book($19.50)

            12 books ($95)  64 books ($400)


       With non-US Shipping:  1 book ($38.00)

            12 books ($195)  64 books ($600)


    Buy the audiobook ($12.50)  

            12 audiobooks ($50)  100 audiobooks ($250)



    6 days ago
    A few days lumped together.

    A not so great image of salmon fry, which are baby salmon fish, trying to survive the rushing waters of the creek.

    And some other little miracles.
    2 weeks ago
    New special bundle available!

    J-Tube Plans + Rocket Oven Plans + Rocket Oven Movie



    A combo package for Davin Hoyt's beautiful and functional Rocket Oven and J-Tube plans and Paul Wheaton's Rocket Ovens Movie!

    This bundle includes the Rocket Oven Plans 1.0 & 2.0 ($40 value), the J-Tube Plans ($20 value), the 2hour 16min HD streaming movie ($15 value) on rocket ovens, as well as 2 micro docs: Materials, Tools and Safety + Cooking With a Rocket Oven (Total Value: $90!) .











    J-Tube Rocket Plans
    Format: PDF file
    Pages: 5
    Print size: 48"x36"
    Price: 20 USD




    2018 Rocket Oven Plans
    Authored by Davin Hoyt
    Format: PDF file
    Pages: 3
    Print size: 48"x36"
    Price: 20 USD




    This HD video is 2hour and 16 minutes long and includes discussion over the general design that was decided on and a step by step build of a rocket oven. This purchase will also include a micro doc with 20 minutes of rocket oven materials, tools and safety. This movie complements the 2018 Rocket Oven Plans included in this package

    2 weeks ago
    Here is an idea about compost bin made of recycled can. I did not make this, but took these pictures a few years ago at a feed store in town.

    Notice how the whole thing sits on these rollers, for easy turning.

    2 weeks ago
    The new dog ran away today while I was running errands in town. I had to go get him from a neighbor a mile up the road. Bad dog!

    We went for a walk afterwards.
    2 weeks ago