Many of you already know this, but for those who are new in town (or just hadn't gotten around to checking it out), OSU Extension has some great info available...
With the big gardening chores behind us, maybe we could reinstitute the monthly meetings once held by this group. Members of the group could speak on their...
Electricity At "Pennies Per Watt" Can be cheaply etched like a computer chip. Can work with body heat. Perhaps future buildings will NOT be light colored to...
David Hoffman
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Sep 1, 2007 2:57 pm
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Anybody out there have a cider press they'd be willing to loan for a few days? Our trees are ready for harvest and we'll have a lot of apples to process. ...
Copy-Pasted-Edited from pdf HAPPY HUMUS! Cascadia Forest Goods' inventory of FSC certified lumber, plywood, siding, decking and other wood products; recycled...
David Hoffman
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Sep 1, 2007 3:22 pm
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Anybody found a superior nutcracker that works efficiently and hopefully minimizes hand stress? I mostly do walnuts and filberts, have a plier type system,...
Nathaniel Sperry
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Sep 1, 2007 3:37 pm
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Bench vise. Long handle is easier on the hand. Can be stopped before crushing. HAPPY HUMUS! ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free...
David Hoffman
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Sep 1, 2007 3:44 pm
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Those wishing to buy some FSC Certified wood products, my wish to attend the following one-time moving sale. Mike has had a warehouse at the new BRING site...
Robert Bolman
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Sep 1, 2007 4:09 pm
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Sheet mulching is a time tested way to add organic matter. Where to get organic matter: I was working at a friend's house the other day. Her neighbor was...
I couldn't have said it better. If you don't have access to enough variety of this kind of thing, scrounging more is a great way to meet neighbors and educate...
Rick at Lost Valley
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Sep 1, 2007 6:10 pm
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We've gone to a "Kenkel" mounted to a slab of 2x10. It's the only thing we've found that works on our Hall's Hardy almonds and other-such difficult to crack...
I've been taking a look at Oregon Measure 49 and have decided to support it. One thing that helped convince me to support the measure despite its flaws is...
Hi, I want to make a hand driven shredder - chopper for straw and such. Adapting a push mower in a box comes to my mind. Any other ideas or referals? Thanks, ...
This is not a narrow gardening question ... this is a question about our vision for the future. I'd really appreciate hearing feedback from some of the people...
... Finn, What about adapting that old fasioned paper chopper that is currently just outside the recycling area? Rob...
Robert Bolman
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Sep 1, 2007 10:18 pm
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I'm moving cross country. please remove me from the list. thanks! _________________________________________________________________ Its the Windows Live...
nicole deburton
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Sep 1, 2007 10:30 pm
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My dad is in town. He's about 5'8 (or shorter). Does anybody have a comfortable, upright bike he can ride for the next couple of weeks? He'll be here until...
Greetings, All Eugene Area Permies! Pat and I are somewhat settled into our new home here and would like the chance to get to know all of you at in a leisurely...
... There are some things that M49 reduces for M37, but there are also things about M49 that are worse than M37. This false choice shows a failure of...
Mark Robinowitz
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Sep 2, 2007 2:00 am
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Many folks use a lawn for nitrogen capture and harvest it with a bagging mower as a miniature silage harvester. Grow root crops around tree stumps then let in...
David Hoffman
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Sep 2, 2007 2:54 am
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... Nope. The choice, if false, shows the lack of organization of the deep ecologists and localists. If Democrats in Salem and corp-funded environmentalists...
ECO ?? for Greening up &* powering Down, Ecological Footprint of energy costs? Localizing or ignoring resources? ???s for raising awareness of how we use...
http://fungiperfecti.com/mycogrow/index.html from the incredible fungi.com web site; MycoGrow For Vegetables A blend of endomycorrhizal species selected...
... Agreed, although unfortunately there aren't many foundation grants for deep ecologists. Rich organizations rarely fund efforts that recognize a fundamental...
Mark Robinowitz
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Sep 2, 2007 9:16 pm
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Hello Friends of Stillpoint Farm and Permaculture Guild, We are having our 2nd Barn Concert in about a month from now.. October 7th in the afternoon. Gates...
Some Needs of Sustainability for Eugene, Lane, Ecotopia 1. Buillding & zoning codes & policies evolve supporting Permaculture homes & ecoVillage designs in ...