It’s ALIVE!
August 17, 2010
http://www.sanftestrukturen.de/index.html
Living homes aka Arborsculpture.
Conversations with my Mother
May 21, 2010
Over the past two days, I have been lamenting the fact that it is time to take out the compost, including humanure compost. It’s not that labor intensive and smelly as it sounds. The most annoying part is when the buckets are full and you have to shit.
“Ah, man, I have to shit and the humanure buckets are full,” I say as I head upstairs to the bathroom.
“What?!” My mother says, even when she hears me perfectly well.
“I said I have to shit in the toilet ’cause the buckets are full.”
In an encouraging tone, my mother replies,
“Yeah… Yeah, that’s OK.”
The next day…
“I gotta get the compost thermometer out of the grand marquis. It’s in the trunk.”
“Oh.”
I return indoors with the thermometer and enthusiasm, “that’s the most exciting part of humanure composting, to see how high you can get the temperature. When I was composting upstate, and it was 44 degrees F outside, it was 132 degrees F in the center of the pile.”
“Oooh, hot shit!!”
Later that day…
“I posted some writing about our interactions about humanure composting.”
“You’re letting people know you’re shitting in a bucket?…”
“…Yeah…”
“…Jesus Christ.”
Peak Moment 168
May 11, 2010
Four Acres and Independence – A Self-Sufficient Farmstead
OVERSHOOT v1.8 Tracklist
April 19, 2010
Track info. Some of you may have received CDs entitled “Share” or something else. I do not have the track info posted for those versions, if you leave a comment I can direct you to the sources. “Overshoot” versions 1.4-1.75 do not have a track info list, but many tracks are similar. The sources can also be obtained by browsing the various links throughout this blog. Enjoy and spread the word!
1. Dmitry Orlov on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
2. “The Good Times Are Killin’ Me” by Modest Mouse
3. Matthew Stein on The Reality Report with Jason Bradford
4. Dennis Meadows on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
5. Dmitry Orlov on Voice America with Jay Taylor
6. Paul Kingsnorth on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
7. Colin Campbell on Zone 5 with Graham Strouts
8. Paul Ehrlich lecture “The Dominant Animal“
9. Paul Kingsnorth on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
10. John Michael Greer on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
11. James Howard Kunstler lecture
12. James Howard Kunstler on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
13. Good Morning Beautiful by Deftones
15. Richard Heinberg on Reality Report with Jason Bradford
16. Bill Wilson on Peak Moment Television with Janaia Donaldson
17. Charlie Hall on Peak Moment Television with Janaia Donaldson
18. Charlie Hall on Peak Moment Television with Janaia Donaldson
19. Charlie Hall on Peak Moment Television with Janaia Donaldson
20. Jay Hanson on The Reality Report with Jason Bradford
21. Jay Hanson on The Reality Report with Jason Bradford
22. James Howard Kunstler on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
23. Richard Heinberg lecture, “The Energy Transition”
24. Richard Heinberg lecture, “The Energy Transition”
25. Michael Parenti lecture, “The Hidden Ideology of Mass Media”
26. James Howard Kunstler on The KunstlerCast with Duncan Crary
27. Kurt Cobb on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
28. Ross Gelbspan presentation
29. Keith Farnish on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
30. “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime“ by Beck
31. Colin A.M. Duncan on Against The Grain with C.S. Soong
32. Richard Heinberg on the Reality Report with Jason Bradford
33. James Howard Kunstler on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
34. Paul Kingsnorth on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
35. Jan Lundberg on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
36. Old Future by John Gorka
37. KMO of the C-Realm Podcast reading a quote by Tim Bennett
38. Dmitry Orlov on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
39. Sally Erickson on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
40. “Hole in the Earth” by the Deftones
41. Richard Heinberg lecture, “What Will We Eat After the Oil Runs Out?”
42. Rick Munroe interviewed by Kathleen Petty on CBC Radio
43. Dmitry Orlov on Voice America with Jay Taylor
45. Bill Wilson on Peak Moment Television with Janaia Donaldson
46. David Blume on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
47. “Be Healthy” by Dead Prez
48. Adam Schick of Linnea Farm interviewed on Deconstructing Dinner
49. Dmitry Orlov on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
50. Dmitry Orlov on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
51. Paul Ehrlich lecture, “The Dominant Animal”
52. “Nothing But Flowers” by Talking Heads
53. Erik Assadourian on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
54. Charles Eisenstein on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
55. Dmitry Orlov on Business Matters with Thomas White
56. Charles Eisenstein on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
57. Dmitry Orlov on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
58. Erik Assadourian on Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith
59. Charles Eisenstein on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
60. James Howard Kunstler on the KunstlerCast with Duncan Crary
61. Jan Lundberg on the C-Realm Podcast with KMO
62. “Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event” by the Deftones
Stake Your Acre Challenge
March 26, 2010
by Sharon Astyk
I’m calling it the “stake your acre” challenge. And the sum of it is this – I want everyone who can to find an acre of land and tend it. There are so many profound pressures on the land and people around us – our places need us to take more responsibility for them, for keeping them safe, clean, humane, wild….
…One person, taking responsibility for a piece of land can do a lot. And you can and should partner with others – those who can stake out other, overlapping acreage, or those who want to help you with yours.
It isn’t a magic bullet or a perfect solution, but a hundred people tending a hundred acres and talking about it with their neighbors could improve a hundred acres – reduce pollution and trash, make space for wild creatures, give clean food and a helping hand to neighbors, build stronger communities on a hundred acres… and that’s no small thing. Just a drop in the bucket, of course, compared to what we need, but who cares? Drops eventually fill buckets.
http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/2010/03/stake_your_acre_challenge.php
Get Out of the University and LEARN
March 13, 2010
MARTHA CROUCH: You know, one of the things that kind of surprised me after being so immersed in high-tech science was how much vibrant and really exciting thinking and research was going on in the alternative sphere. I started thinking about what would agriculture look like if the primary purpose of it was to promote a relationship with plants and the land and feed people rather than feed corporate profit. And I found that there was a community of people doing things like developing permaculture, the Land Institute in Kansas, various indigenous groups around the world rediscovering their traditional agricultures and so forth, that were addressing problems in a holistic way that was really exciting. I’m amazed at the creativity, talent and vibrant energy of people in the alternative agricultural world, and I’ve become part of that world and am connected with people who are trying to reinvent agriculture along more holistic lines. It’s really quite exciting.
AMY GOODMAN: And you don’t feel you can do that as a professor at Indiana University?
MARTHA CROUCH: You know, very, very little of that kind of research goes on in universities. And there are a lot of reasons for that. One of them is it’s extremely interdisciplinary, and the reward systems are set up in most universities to reward work within a discipline, and if you work outside of that, it has to be a tangent to your main work. So it’s really hard to do that kind of, I guess, undefinable research in a university setting.
http://www.democracynow.org/2000/3/15/genetics_ethics_and_the_biotech_industry
Raised Beds in the City
March 11, 2010
OVERSHOOT track info
February 2, 2010
Version 1.3 Below are links to information about and audio of the speaker(s).
1. James Howard Kunstler on the KunstlerCast
2. The Good Times are Killing Me by Modest Mouse
3. Matthew Stein interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
4. Matthew Stein interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
5. Matthew Stein interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
6. Paul Ehrlich lecture The Dominant Animal
7. Paul Kingsnorth interviewed by Alex Smith on Radio Ecoshock
8. KMO of the C-Realm Podcast reading a quote by Tim Bennett
9. Frank Rotering interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
10. Frank Rotering interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
11. Paul Kingsnorth interviewed by Alex Smith on Radio Ecoshock
12. Richard Heinberg lecture
14. James Howard Kunstler interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
15. Good Morning Beautiful by the Deftones
16. Richard Heinberg interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
17. Bill Wilson interviewed by Janaia Donaldson on Peak Moment TV
18. Charlie Hall interviewed by Janaia Donaldson on Peak Moment TV
19. Charlie Hall interviewed by Janaia Donaldson on Peak Moment TV
20. Charlie Hall interviewed by Janaia Donaldson on Peak Moment TV
21. Jay Hanson interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
22. Jay Hanson interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
25. Michael Parenti‘s Hidden Ideology of the News Media
26. Michael Parenti‘s Hidden Ideology of the News Media
27. Alex Smith on Radio Ecoshock
28. Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime by Beck
29. Jim Kunstler interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
30. Old Future by John Gorka
31. Sally Erickson interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
32. Colin Duncan interviewed by C.S. Soong on Against the Grain
33. Paul Kingsnorth interviewed by Alex Smith on Radio Ecoshock
34. Richard Heinberg interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
35. Hole in the Earth by the Deftones
36. Richard Heinberg interviewed by Jason Bradford on the Reality Report
37. Colin Duncan interviewed by C.S. Soong on Against the Grain
38. Rick Munroe interviewed by Kathleen Petty on CBC Radio
40. Dmitry Orlov interviewed on Radio Ecoshock
41. David Blume interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
42. Adam Schick of Linnea Farm interviewed on Deconstructing Dinner
43. Bill Wilson interviewed by Janaia Donaldson on Peak Moment TV
44. Paul Ehrlich lecture The Dominant Animal
45. Nothing (But Flowers) by Talking Heads
46. Charles Eisenstein interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
47. Charles Eisenstein interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
48. Dmitry Orlov interviewed by Alex Smith on Radio Ecoshock
49. Charles Eisenstein interviewed by KMO on the C-Realm Podcast
50. James Howard Kunstler interviewed by Duncan Crary on the KunstlerCast
51. Michael P. Byron interviewed by Alex Smith on Radio Ecoshock
Copenhagen Shmopenhagen
December 18, 2009
Don’t worry! Climate Change will reduce greenhouse gas emissions! Rising sea levels will inundate cities along coastlines which will result in the partial collapse of industrial civilization and those doomsday “business as usual” forecasts will never happen! Think food. Think soil. Think compost. As of now, we are dependent on industrial civilization for absolutely everything. So get ready.
“Greenhorns: Building a Movement of Young Farmers”
June 14, 2009
This is America, and it takes all kinds. All over the country we have met enterprising, hopeful greenhorns: descendants of family dairies, punky inner-city gardeners, homesteaders, radical Christians, anarcho-activists, ex-suburbanites, graduates with biological science degrees, ex-teachers, ex-poets, ex-cowboys. The sons of traditional farmers, the daughters of migrant farm workers, the accidental agriculturalists and the deliberate career switchers all mark our maps. In foothills, warehouses, back valleys, and vacant lots they are popping up as we reclaim human spaces in the broad lazerland of monoculture that has engulfed rural America.
http://civileats.com/2009/06/12/greenhorns-building-a-movement-of-young-farmers/
