Catching Up

It’s been way too long since I wrote. I’m just going to include a link to my other blog, which explains my absence and catches up on things. Enjoy.
http://stuckincottagegrove.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/way-behind/

Wildlife Land Trust

I only own 5 acres but I think it is one of the most beautiful places ever. It’s not worth a lot, money-wise, but we have deer and an endless variety of birds and wild irises and mushrooms and exotic-looking wildflowers and we even saw a mom and baby bear once. Streams run on both [...]

First hand yurt living

Here’s a great article from someone who actually lived in a yurt: http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wolfe76.html It’s been a while since I read the article all the way through but it’s a neat story that covers everything from construction to history. Pacific Yurts is even mentioned.
The author is a woman and she says it took her and one [...]

Pooktre

I’m not sure exactly how well this site (http://www.pooktre.com/) fits into the sustainable category but I love the idea of living furniture and art. I’ve heard of manipulating trees so that they can be houses and I’ve thought about planting bamboo in a pattern so that it grows into the walls of the rooms of [...]

Community Supported Agriculture

I am thinking of subscribing to a farm produce program. I should get my tax refund soon and I think I will do it. The program I want to join is called Good Food Easy. It’s through Sweetwater Farm in Creswell, Oregon. One of the things that I like most about their subscription service [...]

Dirt Works

I found a site for a company in Vermont that sells a huge selection of organic gardening supplies; everything from bat guano to biodegradable plastic bags, in addition to lots of links and resources. I haven’t purchased anything from them but their site did help me when I was looking for natural flea treatments last [...]

Farm Sanctuary

I have a friend who would be perfect for starting a farm sanctuary. She has some decent acreage and definitely has the personality and desire.
http://farmsanctuary.org/ is a site that has information on adopting rescued farm animals, starting your own sanctuary, animal care, etc. It’s a wonderful site for those of us who feel there [...]

Back to beginnings

Part of my quest for self-sufficiency is looking back to how things were done before modern “improvements”. A great site I found provides a lot of “how-to” information on Native American arts and daily life. It doesn’t have much shelter and housing examples but it is a great resource for beading, crafts, clothing, etc. Here’s [...]

Bamboo Furniture and Fixed Links

First, let me say that I don’t think my links were working on my Green Wedding post. I think I’ve fixed them so if you couldn’t reach the sites I mentioned before, please try again.
Second, I wanted to write about another site I found. It’s a company called Vivavi, http://www.vivavi.com/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=85 ,which makes bamboo furnishings. Not [...]

Green Weddings

I have never been married and have no intentions of ever doing so but I have always been fascinated by weddings. This fascination has been passed onto my daughter, apparently, as she is considering Wedding Planning as a career (along with horse camp owner, actress, fashion designer, research scientist, forensic anthropologist and engineer, to name [...]