resilience

Has anyone had problems with mites? We had trouble with them last year, and ended up culling our flock. This year will have new birds and a new coop! We really want to avoid mites again. p.s. we used diatomaeceous (sp?) earth, but it was not ...

Discussion - peakoilwelder - Apr 14 2013 - 5:24pm - 2 comments - 0 attachments

This is a great idea..a Repair Cafe'. http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-04-02/how-to-start-a-repair-cafe (frugal, resilience, Skills Development) This is a great idea..a Repair ...

Discussion - thebrewer - Apr 2 2013 - 6:55pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

by Gary Stamper, Ph.D. Whittier, NC www.collapsingintoconsciousness.com Not too long ago, I was having a conversation with a friend who was telling me that it seemed everything in his life was falling apart: His work no longer ...

Discussion - garystamper - Mar 23 2013 - 8:00pm - 0 comments - 1 attachment

http://www.upworthy.com/one-man-destroys-the-need-for-paper-money-in-a-single-interview Interesting discussion on bitcoin as a non-fiat currency. I wonder if this could be a good transition to local currency, with the understanding that this is ...

Discussion - Dave Barnett - Mar 11 2013 - 3:59pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

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

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

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

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

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

Hello all,           I just watched Crash Course, and thought I would register. I would give Crash Course a giant thumbs up. I think what interested me most was the part about Peak Energy. On that note, lets just say that "hypothetically" ...

Discussion - Ultrabrite71 - Jan 5 2013 - 7:52pm - 14 comments - 0 attachments