Gardens replace driveways, a chicken coop replaces a garage, and personal relationships are deepening. Meet the residents of three adjoining houses, who removed the fences and talk about shared projects (and their one auto!), meals together, ecological living, and treasured … [Read more...]
Beyond Back Yard Sustainability (178)
August 29, 2010 by 11 Comments
Four years ago (in episode 51, An Experiment in Back Yard Sustainability), Scott McGuire asked "how much food can I grow in my back yard to feed my family?" In this episode, we learn the results, and that food supply is not an individual project — it takes a community to … [Read more...]
Hooked on Growth – Meet the Filmmaker (177)
August 7, 2010 by 6 Comments
Dave Gardner's upcoming documentary looks at modern society and asks, why are we behaving irrationally? There's overwhelming evidence we've reached the limits to growth, yet we continue in our addiction. In searching for a cure, Dave starts with the need to tell different … [Read more...]
Time’s Up! An Uncivilized Solution (175)
July 22, 2010 by 2 Comments
What kind of life do you want, and what are you willing to do to get it? Keith Farnish, author of Time's Up! An Uncivilized Solution to a Global Crisis, sees industrial civilization as the most destructive way of living yet devised by humans. And it's over: environmental … [Read more...]
Thirty-Seven Views from Lone Bobcat Woods
July 19, 2010 by 4 Comments
An artistic prologue to How We Live at Lone Bobcat Woods (episode 176). Ever wonder how an artist sees the world? In 1998 Janaia created an image from each window in her Sierra Nevada home. Her paintings in many styles emerge from a photographic backdrop in a music video … [Read more...]
How We Live at Lone Bobcat Woods (176)
July 10, 2010 by 19 Comments
Peek behind the scenes at Peak Moment TV's home base. Janaia Donaldson shows guest host Ivey Cone the solar power system, woodstove for heat (and winter waffles), and super efficient refrigerator. Choosing to reduce their footprint, she and Robyn Mallgren, Peak Moment … [Read more...]
The Power of Neighbors (174)
June 26, 2010 by 4 Comments
Jan Spencer didn't stop with a permaculture makeover of his suburban home in Eugene, Oregon ("Suburban Renewal - One Backyard at a Time", Episode 37). Now he's taking on the neighborhood! As a result, his neighborhood association is teaming up with city programs like … [Read more...]
Transitioning to the Elm Street Economy (173)
June 14, 2010 by 8 Comments
How can you contribute your skills towards meeting real needs now and in the future? Paul and Sarah Edwards, the authors of Home-Based Business for Dummies, focus on the "Elm Street Economy" of locally-owned businesses rather than "Main Street", which we hear so much about, … [Read more...]
The Pee and Poo Show (172)
May 30, 2010 by 13 Comments
Laura Allen gives an intimate tour of a home-built composting toilet in her Bay Area urban home. The nutrient-rich composted "humanure" is used to enrich the lush, edible landscape, and doesn't waste precious drinking water like flush toilets. The co-founder of Greywater … [Read more...]
A Permaculture Course for Busy People (171)
May 21, 2010 by 4 Comments
Bill Wilson and Wayne Weiseman pour their hearts into their permaculture design courses, changing lives as well as landscapes. In a unique format, students do initial course work online and then attend a one week hands-on course. In this chat along with Sivananda Yoga Farm … [Read more...]
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