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Can an eco-system make use of single-use, polluting resource and still be called an eco-system? This question drives right at the heart of what right livelihood is and what it means to be regenerative and abundant (more on that later in the article). It also addresses a few of the difficulties with paying yourself to…
What makes an Eco-System? Youโre probably reading this because youโre interested in finding a way to support yourself and those under your care (or that might be in the future) in a way that actually makes the ecosystem in which we all live healthier and more abundant. And you donโt just want to scrape by…
This post contains the Chaordic Stepping Stones design process rewritten for the purpose of lifestyle design and relationship nurturing. While the number of overall steps is the same and the questions are similar to the original Chaordic Stepping Stones, they have been reworded and rewritten where necessary to be pertinent to an individual, couple, or…
We finally made the investment in automating our microgreen growing set up and it has demonstrated immediate time savings of several hours a week (and we’re a small scale grower). Prior to building this system we had all of our germinated 1020 shallow trays with their own white, leak-proof bottom watering tray. This, not surprisingly,…
This South-facing hillside has a grade ranging from 55-65%. The soil isย very friable, dry and has little perennial vegetative cover. The slope was formed when the lot was graded for the house site and has been steadily slipping, its edge creeping closer to the house with each passing year. This post details how we took…
Got started a bit late with documenting the build, but these shots will give the basic idea. Pictured below is theย stone and stacked urbanite foundation with underlayment of old pieces of stone countertop from a nearby dump site. Several sections of the pallet wall have already been measured and attached in between 4×4″ posts. The…
When I was a kid summer was all about building forts. Tree forts, earth forts, pillow forts, bark houses – you name it, I built it. I’ve always loved creating spaces that I loved to be in, and interestingly enough, other people loved those spaces too. Much like the forts of childhood, these spaces are…
So you’ve finally gotten that piece of land to start your homestead, you’ve done your site plan and installed your mainframe earthworks. Now its time to plant! But wait, all of those plants cost money! And not just pocket ย change, but some serious dough! If each fruit tree you plant also needs a comfrey, two…
This post is an introduction to Cynefin Sense-Making Model. Cynefin: โhabitatโ or โplaceโ – from Old Welsh, means a โplace of multiple belongings; cultural, religious, geographic, tribal etc. We can only ever be partially aware of all these multiple belongings, but never all of them simultaneously. The Cynefin Model is usefulย in recognizing causal differences that…
Contained in this post is the simple yetย thorough decision making protocol put forth in Peter Drucker’s book “Decision Making For Effective Executives”. ย You can download and print my condensed version of
Type 1 Error: A error in design and/or implementation that costs you time, energy, money or emotional well-being as long as it remains present in the system. Committing a Type 1 Error (T1E) is like building a bucket to carry water with wood that has been eaten through by termites – it’s going to leak,…
Strawberries + Tornado = Strawbnado! Want to maximize how much you can grow in a small space? If so, you’ve got to consider going vertical. Here’s a simple description and materials list for a very productive and fun space-maximizing element in your home garden.