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Radical homemakers

By Sherry Ackerman | April 22, 2013

cozykitchen

Confucius said that the health of a nation could be determined by the integrity of its homes. If we apply that standard, we're in trouble. Culturally, most Americans don't even have homes anymore. They have houses, not homes. Homes are something that are made, not bought. And, homes, thus, require homemakers. That's right, plural: homemakers. I'm not talking about just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Books, Re-skilling Tagged With: conservation, Consumer, DIY, Homemakers, Homemaking, homesteading, Money Savings

The heart of my home

By Sherry Ackerman | January 25, 2013

The kitchen is the heart of my home. It’s the hub of the domestic wheel. Since it’s where the woodstove is, this time of year, it’s where everyone gathers. And, everything of any importance takes place there: meals get prepared, recipes shared, bills paid, horse grains mixed, tinctures made, messages exchanged; kombucha brewed, coffee sipped and books read. The kitchen is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Re-skilling Tagged With: cooking, family, food, slow food

Upcycling at its best: Review of “Sewing Green”

By Lindsay Curren | October 11, 2012

Bike Bag

In his 2009 book The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World, brilliant peak oil commentator and Archdruid John Michael Greer argued that the coming energy and economic collapse would lead less to a dramatic nightmare implosion with mutant zombie bikers driven by insatiable cannibalism and more to a steady decline in which we'll live off of the detritus of industrial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Re-skilling Tagged With: conservation, DIY, economy, green economy, upcycling

Yes, you can brew kombucha

By Lindsay Curren | September 5, 2012

Kombucha brewing

I live a pretty spartan existence. Our family doesn't live high on the hog, always out shopping or dining at the most expensive places. We don't vacation much, and when we do, it's all about going local — Virginia inns, wineries, and natural and historic sites. Basically, I'm pretty frugal, do many things DIY style, and otherwise am so into conservation that I don't want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Food, Re-skilling Tagged With: cooking, DIY, food, homesteading, Lindsay's Yes you can series, local food

The time for action

By Sherry Ackerman | July 5, 2012

Clothes pins

I don’t meet many people these days who still think that “things are fine” with the US economy — or that “recovery is right around the corner." The light-bulbs are coming on for people and they're beginning to realize that the current state of affairs is, as David Wann says, The New Normal. The Emperor really has no clothes. We’ve consumed our way past peak resources and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, Re-skilling, Transition Tagged With: community organizing, conservation, DIY, food, gardening, homesteading, Transition

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