Patrick Stanton

Thanks, Jordan, for the re-tea idea!

Well, I have to agree that taking a fireplace from a note of interior decor, to actual use, just might (read:will) entail an enormous undertaking; and, unfortunately, it must be remembered that any improvements you make are the property of the landlord when/if you vacate. That being said, since the landlord has put his imprimatur on going through an exterior wall for this project, can he not be talked into green-lighting a more extensive reworking of the heating, to get post-carbon?

Thank you, Kate!

We have found ourselves in need of an effective Kombucha technique...Any advice from the permies crew would be greatly appreciated!

Spinning wheel here, on my Fire tablet...(US).

...Just two brief thoughts: When you leave the site of the problem, don't take the problem with you; and, "If you build it,..."

Yes!...Well, a photo can't hurt...And this can be a very good space for discussion; at least in my experience...

Dante, good evening from Burlington! It's good to hear about your project! You've got my attention...

(I'm posting this in Zero Waste because I'm not sure that we have a board for minimalism, proper)
I was watching the video in the above link, where a so-called "extreme" minimalist has reduced his property to 50 things! Looking around here, I have to be honest, I'm under 100; but 50 is a whole new level...
How little is too little for the sake of sustainability?
Fortunately, for some of us minimalists, the military does effectively teach one to get down to essentials!
-Patrick

Since there has been some recent traffic on the Singles board, I'll mention that I, too, am open to partnership/collaboration on mimimalist/simple living. I'm currently in Vermont, but also open to conversations about location...PM, if you wish...

Winter is Coming,
Patrick

An edit, by request: Some backround: Politically, I'm anti-statist (anarchist, etc.); Religiously, (or, more accurately, non-religiously) I'm a freethinker; I am former military; a martial artist (Aikido); divorced (for 5 years now), a cook, by profession; and an enthusiast of post-carbon ideas...