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I was afraid Id have to use a pressure canner. I am trying to make use of some mushrooms I have on hand right now. But I dont know if my electric stove has a burner big enough to use my farm-size pressure canner. The canner was really too big for the gas stove I had where I was living the...

I am thinking in terms of opening the ecovillage to individual persons and family groups. I wouldnt consider letting unmarried couples join because I dont want the ecovilalge to ever be put in the middle of a palimony situation, and a married couple would be more stable than an unmarried couple...

I've looked online for campgrounds and mobile home parks, but I haven't been able to find anything of any size that I can afford. I don't want to have a mortgage of any kind (I won't live long enough to see it paid off) so I am looking for property that I can pay cash for so the ecovillage can...

I know that you can use a boiling water bath to can tomatoes because of the acid content of the tomatoes. Earlier this week I made some pepper/pear chutney that also contained onion and I used a boiling water bath to can it, but this is possible because of the vinegar. But what about making...

I have found real estate listings for a couple of properties in South Carolina that each have a mobile home as well as some outbuildings, so Ive already thought about ways to convert the outbuildings into housing. I wouldnt really consider conventional building methods. I want to use...

Kenaf is a biennial plant that grows in warm climates. Some of it is already grown as an annual plant in Georgia and some of the Gulf Coast states. It is harvested like hay. It can be used for animal feed and bedding and the seeds can be eaten by humans. But its mainly grown for its fiber. It...

Stationery. I want something that can be used to demonstrate the process of making paper in a pre-industrial setting. I want something like rag paper without having to rely on a source of cloth.

Has anyone ever made paper from kenaf? One of the issues on my Mother Earth News archive discs mentions that you can make paper from sunflowers, but the article didn't give any details. Does anyone know how?

Your #11 is a given. I am only taking 1 of the 5 BP drugs my cardiologist says I am supposed to take. I last saw my regular cardiologist in May 2010. He told me that he didnt need to alter my medications or order any other tests as long as my symptoms dont change. In July 2010 I bought a...

The Southern Association of Political Scientists (SAPS), meeting at their quadrennial national convention at Whatsamatta U, have announced their acceptance of a $12 million federal grant to study the pacass. The pacass is either of two species of bacteria in the genus Washingtonii...

My family has a long and sordid history with the medical profession. So based on my experience I propose a new Hippocratic oath- not entirely tongue-in-cheek. Anyone wishing to add MD to their name must declare: 1. I will medicate a patient when I need to and not simply because I can. 2. I...

Ive been online for over a year now looking for people that may be interested. So far Ive been contacted by people who tell me that what I want to do cannot be done with the money I have available- even when I havent told them how much money I have available. A lot of people have been...

My health will not permit me to do anything solely by myself. I have debilitating arthritis along with extreme high blood pressure and congestive heart failure due to a leaky aortic valve. I am hoping that getting out of Floridas constant heat and humidity while being more physically active...

My goal will be to have the ecovillage serve as a research and education center that can promote ecologically sustainable food, energy and building technologies. I also want a group of people that will work together in that each person will have specific skills that the entire community can...

I am hoping that sometime this coming winter or spring I will be a position where I can purchase some farmland that can be used as an eco-village. I have enough money to buy land now, but my mother is scheduled to have surgery this November and I cannot decide anything about land until she has...