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Another casual get together in the Portland Suburbs

I am having a casual get together this Saturday at 2 pm at my home in West Linn. Anyone interested is welcome.  RSVP is appreciated but not required. We will discuss all things Peak and I will share my preparations, including solar hot water, ...

Event - mutschler - May 21 2013 - 5:26pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

solar generators

Hi all. I have some questions about solar generators and am hoping someone can help me, or at least head me in the right direction  . I would like to soend my tax refund on a solar generator. I do not have a lot of money, so need to make the best ...

Discussion - amharp - Apr 19 2013 - 9:59am - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Northwest Connecticut - Resilient Life

It is my intent to engage in meaningful discussion with folks who seek to create and live a resilient life here in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. Folks who subscribe to the philosophy of Peak Prosperity. It is also my hope that we can all meet on ...

Group - thebrewer - Mar 13 2013 - 2:08pm - 0 comments

Las Vegas, NV Preppers

Las Vegas Preppers is about Survival, Preparedness and Sustainable Living. Family is first and preparing for an emergency at home is just as important as home or automobile insurance. We are here to promote a positive image and will remove inappropriate ...

Group - dude59 - Mar 10 2013 - 1:05pm - 0 comments

Moving to Texas, general information

I'm from Kentucky and currently live in central Ohio.  I have family in Houston and was there for the week following hurricane Ike almost 5 years ago, and I was quite impressed with the Mayor (I think) of Houston and the county judge of Galveston ...

Discussion - DougD8046 - Mar 6 2013 - 9:35pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

Kingman Arizona Preppers

Welcome.  This forum is to provide an anonomous place to meet like minded people.  Then take it offline if applicable.  An objective is to prepare yourself and your family in case of a currency collapse.  If you are into mathematics or statistics, then ...

Group - dolphinsrsmart - Mar 5 2013 - 6:45am - 0 comments

If you live within 250 miles of zip 64628, what resilient/sustainable actions have you taken to improve your part of the world?

What post-peak skills do you have are are you developing? Do you live without flush toilets at home? What food do you raise at home? What have you repaired yourself this past year? How do you live without public water supply? How will you ...

Discussion - NorthCentral_Mi... - Mar 2 2013 - 2:01pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE A FREE DIY AQUAPONICS MANUAL

Aloha All! There are NO POSTS visible to me now, for some reason. If you've requested the manuals, please email me directly at friendlyaquaponics@gmail.com , and reference our group or Peak Prosperity, and which manual you would like to ...

Discussion - Friendly Aquaponics - Mar 1 2013 - 5:07am - 2 comments - 0 attachments

"Forgotten" Wisdom

Let's collect it here!  What useful things have you learned from your elders, your childhood, and the stories of others?  In another group, user ptwisewoman wrote: [My elderly mother] grew up on a subsistence farm in this area and has ...

Group - Amanda Witman - Feb 28 2013 - 9:52am - 0 comments

Community based social network

https://nextdoor.com/   Join the free private social network for your neighborhood. nextdoor.com "Here's an interesting way to form a community social ...

Discussion - Dave Barnett - Feb 12 2013 - 3:50pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sharing Circle

At last -- Peak Prosperity's own virtual "swap shop."  Let's increase our group resilience by making connections and generously offering what we can.  Need something?  Have something to offer that others might find useful?  Post ...

Group - Amanda Witman - Feb 20 2013 - 11:16pm - 0 comments

Living with Varroa Destructor

Concerning how to manage varroa mites without chemicals.  I recently wrote this.  Feedback is welcome. http://honeybeekeep.com/content/living-varroa-destructor ... dons (Beekeeping, permaculture, resilience, resiliency) ...

Discussion - dps - Feb 6 2013 - 6:36pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

TODAY - Wed 1/30 Potluck get together with sustainable-focused folks

Today,( Wed Jan. 30th) the Petaluma Grange is hosting a community potluck at The Seed Bank . It's focus is to support small farmers, to education, to legistate, to build community and network.   It starts at 5:30 and will go until 7:30. ...

Event - FarmersWife - Jan 30 2013 - 2:05pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Winter project: growing pomegranates from seeds

If you live in zones 7-10 , you can grow pomegranates . Pomegranate bushes need full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, they’re fairly drought-tolerant, which makes pomegranate well-suited for mild desert climates or drought ...

Discussion - Wendy S. Delmater - Jan 23 2013 - 8:28am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The coming of the New Dark Ages

Tim O'Reilly on the coming of the New Dark Ages Technology Futurist Tim O'Reilly just blogged about signs of a new Dark Age.(See http://www.edge.org/response-detail/23786 )  Key ideas: "...consider how conservative elements in ...

Discussion - Dave Barnett - Jan 22 2013 - 12:57pm - 6 comments - 0 attachments

Wood chips in a garden

I was speaking with my neighbor and he was telling me about using wood chips on his garden. What he does is leave a thick layer of chips over his garden and then to weed he just walks around with a rake and moves the chips to cover any weeds thus ...

Discussion - OptOut - Nov 6 2012 - 1:50am - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Frugal Living

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ~ Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Resiliency is about being able to do well (or "well enough") with the resources that are available to us.  Frugality is about creatively finding ways ...

Group - Amanda Witman - Jan 8 2013 - 11:49am - 0 comments

Preppers Without Partners

Leading a well-prepared and resilient lifestyle as a single adult is a different experience than prepping or homesteading as part of a marital team or domestic partnership.  Here we will explore challenges and solutions, advantages and disadvantages to ...

Group - Amanda Witman - Jan 8 2013 - 11:24pm - 0 comments

Tidewater Virginia - Community and Resiliency

To help people in the Tidewater area of southeastern Virginia and surrounding areas connect to exchange ideas on building community and adding resiliency in preparation for whatever the future brings.  We have a small (~25), but functioning group of ...

Group - Dogs_In_A_Pile - Aug 8 2012 - 4:09pm - 0 comments

Aquaponics on a Commercial Scale

Our Mission: To support and forward the developent of Commercial Aquaponics as a viable way to earn a good living, in the face of "Big Ag" and to level the playing field for small commercial farmers without resorting to mechanization or the ...

Group - Friendly Aquaponics - Jul 29 2012 - 1:19pm - 0 comments