There are many ways to make wicking beds with all kinds of different containers. Here area couple of videos that help make the process fun and clear. Wicking beds are easy to make or build and are great way for you to save water and time watering your garden. Enjoy! By the way be sure [...]

We are inundated with stories in the media of resource depletion and famine in various corners of the world. Often it is the most vulnerable and poorest corners of the world that are most affected. In most cases of famine a poor international food distribution network and wars are often to blame. Traditionally it has [...]

Roger Doiron eloquently lays out the case for growing your own food. In this video he outlines the dire facts facing the worlds food production systems and the challenge of feeding a massive world population. We are in deep trouble unless we start producing food at unprecedented  rates. Not only that… but we are going [...]

Aquaponics can fit into the smallest spaces, making it perfect for the urban environment. Here is an example of the use of abandoned space in a non-descript strip mall in outer Orlando. I was forunate enough to take a tour of Sahib’s wonderful exeperimental aquaponics. Aquaponics is an awesome potential for the complete localization of [...]

This  black and white video is at times humorous and other times intensly horrifying. That said you will find it very educational and inspirational. Be entertained.

Wow! Just watch.  

Clearly, the battle of 2012 will be fought on three distinct fronts: jobs, jobs and of course jobs. With such slick and diametrically opposed proposals being flung far and wide on how to render the economic crises, it is no wonder that none seem to stick. From an outsiders perspective, it is almost as if [...]