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2017 – The update on obesity

by FoodLabScience Obesity rates keep increasing. Currently, they have tripled since 1975. This post is an attempt to describe the magnitude of the problem and w...

Alternative food for keeping Quail in the Tropics

These are some notes ive collected regarding an ongoing experiment to find a way to raise cheaper, healthier quail with fewer commercial inputs, specifically in...

You can now purchase citizenship using Bitcoin!

https://s1.postimg.org/3705rriqrz/you-can-now-buy-full-citizenship-of-the-pacific-nation-of-vanuat.jpg Looking to gain full citizenship in another country? Well...

Green manure, prolong the sustainability of your land without organic matter inputs or stunning your productivity

If your garden can be green all-year long, why not? All of the crops we grow take up nutrients from the soil and offer it to us in form of their leaves, fruits,...

The PRICE of water: A true story of Andean homesteading

Where does your water come from? My guess is, even if you are a homesteader, it is likely that a local utility company provides water for you, and they probably...

Aussie Bushfoods: Coast Daisy Bush (Olearia axillaris)

Sprigs of Olearia axillaris Olearia axillaris has a few common names - Coast Daisy Bush, Coastal Rosemary, Wild Rosemary. From its common names, you might guess...

Easy Herbs: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) A herb well known in tradition and in the kitchen, Rosemary has been a staple in the West for millennia. It was well loved by ...

New Study Suggests Magic Mushrooms 'Reset' the Depressed Mind

Immediately following treatment with psilocybin, patients reported a decrease in depressive symptoms, such as improvements in mood and stress relief. Magic mush...

Rice Sack Worm farms, the cheap lightweight alternative

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j6sLBDuZbj0/maxresdefault.jpg A worm farm can be used to - Keep the garden tidy without burning - Clean up manures from animals - Create ...

Managing the Stress of Entrepreneurship and Avoiding Burnout

This is hands-down the single most important thing when starting any entrepreneurial venture. Below I'm gonna give a break down on what causes stress, technique...

Gardening the edge of the impossible (1)

Imagine yourself on a desert island. Sun, sand, sea and salt, and not much else Now as a homesteader, how would you make it work? To meet your needs? https://fa...

West Timor Permaculture ideas : Some raw notes on Aquaculture, agroforestry and livestock

This is a brainstorm/ Lit-search on behalf of the non profit NGO, Emas Hitam Indonesia after communications with them several days ago These are my friends and ...

Lost 25 year old Radiology student survives on wild berries and mushrooms for a month in the woods

With no shelter and only wild berries and mushroom a lady from Louisville spent a whole month in the forest. Lisa Theris was noticed by a motorist driving on Hi...

Expanding our nursery : a team effort

Its still amazing to me, that in East Lombok there really are no plant nurseries Save for the forestry departments relatively small opetation there isnt any pri...

Living fences in Indonesia : 50 species to use in the tropics

Living fences, are fences made with living plants. In place of an inorganic or dead wood component a living plant is used as the support These are an important ...

Ferrocement water Jars pt. 1

Back in September of 2016 i was fortunate to attend the Bali appropriate technology Institute (BATI) 6 day training course One of the great things we learnt abo...

Quail When You Can't Have Chickens?

Many people are prevented from keeping chickens in urban and suburban areas due to regulation. We were in a similar position ourselves when we lived in a rental...

Before picks and other instruments came the humble digging stick

Much of Southern Africa has deep soils and as a hunter gatherer you need something to dig with, to get to all those tasty tubers, roots and animals hiding in bu...

Evolving the Tiger toilet part 7

Welcome Steemians! This is the seventh part of our documentation of the vermifiltration toilet in East Lombok We are creating an off grid flush toilet that is a...

Evolving the Tiger toilet part 6

Welcome Steemians! This is part 6 of our documentation of the vermifiltration toilet in East Lombok We are creating an off grid flush toilet that is also a comp...