Three Epochs Course Continued: Chicago Site Visits

Today we visited the Water School (managed by Pete Leki), Uncommon Ground Restaurant on Devon St, the site of the first certified organic rooftop farm in the country, the Chicago Honey Coop (managed by Michael Anderson), the Nowickis in Downers Grove, and Global Hope, four acres of allotments, also in Downers Grove.

Living Completely without Oil

What would this be like? First of all, I would not be writing to you at all, let alone sending something snail mail, which is not snail mail at all: it is by truck, plane and petroleum. What would you do? Could you? By the way, what exactly are photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and Pelton [...]

Three Epochs Course at Stelle, Continued

We are now moving into settlement: making compost and comfrey tea, shooting contours and site planning.

The Three Epochs Course at Stelle: Chicken Feast and Group Foto

We are winding up the hunter-gatherer portion of our course and ready to move into settlement and agriculture. Today we had a bit of pastoralism even though it was only the lowly bird: CHICKEN!

Hungry? Will This Ever Stop?

Where have all the salmon gone? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/business/26salmon.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1277548872-txbB4onQESGeqApwrmGr3w