Monthly Archives: March 2013
Earth box update
WE HAVE FOOD!! It’s amazing what can grow in one week!
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Rocket Stove
As much as I want to build a real rocket stove, I really don’t have the time, nor do I have anywhere to put it. Maybe I’ll put one in my next rental cabin. With additional searching I saw some … Continue reading
Observations of building styles
I find it pretty cool that my neighbors keep showing up in these lectures. From Matt Springer’s (Rue) garden to the Goodman’s straw bale home, we are in good company. My observation walk took me a 1/4 mile across the … Continue reading
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Week 11 notes
Old sod houses. Building in rural alaska…old houses in southurn style. CCHRC is helping to build a new style of homes. The house is a system so you need to know how to run it. Efficient houses….The sykes. Tracker works well. … Continue reading
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Week 10 Earth Box – BC
For this week’s class I chose to make an earth box because I have been wanting to try growing a year round food garden in our house for some time. Our space is very limited so the full size box … Continue reading
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Dialog notes for week 9
Sepp Holzer’s bone sauce. To keep the “moose” away. It was basically meat drippings well baked. As everyone noted, it smelled like a barbeque grill. I might try out just hanging a grill near a tasty tree in a popular … Continue reading
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I know they are out there somewhere. I have seen them before. There are chives that come back every year to feed us. I just planted some more by the water tank, given free by Calypso due to their over … Continue reading
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Wild plants. Botany in a day! Cool! Need to check it out. Alaska Plant Materials Center. Why cultivate native plants, easier to get. you know what is on them, not disturbing the wild lands. The world is full of wonderful … Continue reading
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Notes for dialog on week 7
Chet said soil is nature’s secret society, Tilling – a lot of work, hard to get out the weeds, warms the soil more. POint out Elizabeths use of lasagna gardening. Worms in a flow through system. Winter composting challenges. Eloise … Continue reading
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Local Resources
Pondering the resources available in my neighborhood quickly makes me think of the village of Iqaluit (which is even harder to say than spell). Ever since I built a rental cabin on my property I have asked the renters … Continue reading
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