How To


Rewilding Your Lawn
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2018/03/building-your-own-internet.html
In the Anthropocene you need to do your part in supporting the living environment.

Convert Freezer to Fridge
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2018/03/building-your-own-internet.html
Solar power couldn't run the conventional fridge, but converting a bin freezer worked.

The Forthcoming  Freezers
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2018/03/building-your-own-internet.html
Our ability to refrigerate and freeze food reliably off-grid requires converting to chest units only.

New freezers are up and running
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2018/03/building-your-own-internet.html
Our two new freezers (one converted to fridge) are running off solar and working as expected.

Building your own internet
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2018/03/building-your-own-internet.html
Digital justice is putting people online and providing training in Detroit.

Growing Better Bush Beans
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2017/06/growing-better-bush-beans.html
Advice for germinating, planting and growing better runner, or snap beans.

Chicken First Aid
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-desert-fridge-project.html
Some items you better have on hand to support the health of your chickens.

How to Germinate your Seeds
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-desert-fridge-project.html
Understanding of the requirements of successfully germinating from seeds is essential.

Care of Cast Iron Pans
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2014/09/care-of-cast-iron-pans.html
There's no need for a non-stick pan when you have a seasoned cast iron.

The Desert Fridge Project
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-desert-fridge-project.html
How to build a pot-in-pot fridge to cool food by 18ºF for extending storage.

Making tools with a forge
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2016/08/making-tools-with-forge.html
Blacksmithing is one of many professions practiced in traditional cultures.

Build a low-tech internet
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2016/09/build-local-low-tech-internet.html
Research group have developed a much cheaper network technologies.

A Houseboat that sails
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-houseboat-that-sails.html
Progress report on the design and engineering of the future home of Dmitry Orlov.

Homeless Urban Survival
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2015/10/homeless-urban-survival.html
This is how to survive in a settled urban area if you lose everything, including your home.

The Transforming Castle Truck
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-transforming-castle-truck.html
Two New Zealanders have created a 3 level road worthy house truck with its own turrets!

How to Cope with Total Failure
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-to-cope-with-total-failure.html
Not every attempt at self-reliance ends brilliantly, but each experiment leads somewhere.


Growing fruit in a nuthouse

Designing our orchards for economic collapse and climate-destabilization.


An Alternative for the Westside
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Vision of small, family owned, sustainable farms instead of agro-chemical GMO fields.


The Anarchist's Shoes

Years of reading ads convinced me that a highly "technical" shoes enhanced feet. As if!


Skills for a Post-Peak future

Why wait for the power reserves to run dry? Start now and get a jump on the future.

Food Growing Proposal

Proposal for a food growing resource coordination for Kauai.


Rain Water Collection

Why? Less than 1/100th of a percent of Earth's water is drinkable and renewed by rain.


Hugelcultur Beds

How to enrich your garden soil by creating a raised Hugelkultur Bed.


Kauai Bucket Gardening

Keeping your family in food grown in 5-gallon-buckets along the side of your house.


Growing mushrooms on straw

You can grow delicious oyster mushrooms from a plastic bag of straw safely.

Building a Worm Farm

Instructions on building and maintaining a worm farm in your home.

Solar Ovens - Part 1

There are many kinds of solar ovens. Selecting one is determined by your purposes.

Affnan's aqauponics for beginners

A simple plumbing system to begin growing edible plants and fish in your own yard.

The Chinese Wheelbarrow

How to downsize a transport network to a sustainable human scale system.

Hints for Bamboo Building

What can you learn in a tiki bar? Introductory techniques for building with bamboo.

Permaculture Part 1 - Growing Zones
 
Part 1 of a 6 part series on Permaculture Design Guidelines. Overview of zones.

Permaculture Part 2 - Multiple Functions

Part 2 of a 6 part series on Permaculture. Each element has multiple functions.

Permaculture Part 3 - Relative Location

Part 3 of a 6 part series on Permaculture Design. Saving time and energy with context.

Permaculture Part 4 - Problems & Solutions

Part 4 of a 6 part series on Permaculture Design. Trading disadvantage for advantage.

Permaculture Part 5- Design Diversity
http://islandbreath.blogspot.com/2012/05/permaculture-design-diversity.html
Part 5 of a 6 part series on Permaculture Design. Mix as many differing plants as possible.

Permaculture Part 6 -Use of Space

Part 6 of a 6 part series on Permaculture Design. Stacking plants vertically for strength.