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I must have missed class the day they went over energy conversions and what it all means because electricity just baffles me. The extent of my knowledge in that department is that a 100 watt light bulb uses more power than a 25 watt bulb. I have no idea what this means in terms of cost or energy...

In just a few short months we will be moving to Arizona from Pennsylvania. Since we'll be living in a very arid climate, water conservation will be very important. I'm looking for any and all ways both to reduce our water consumption and to reclaim some of our waste water. I'm researching...

I went to an open house at a commune where their goal was water conservation. There was a man there who introduced me to the world of aquaponics. This was last year and for some reason I just started researching it more today. It's absolutely fascinating and I can't wait to do a trial run on a...

After looking around on the topic I've decided that it would be in my best interest to construct a sand filter tank and then run that into a reed pond. However, if I have standing water it will attract some very undesirable pests: mosquitoes. So I started thinking about my dream farm with it's...

I noticed that there are no topics on home birth, which I feel definitely falls into the SS category. I had my last baby at home with the help of a midwife and, with any luck, we'll be having our next one at home as well this June. I'll include my birth story here and would love to read about...

As a kid I remember my grandparents diverted their gray water to their apple trees but it was just free-flowing and any time someone ran water in the sink or grandma did a load of laundry the trees would get a drink. I think diverting our gray water to irrigate the garden would be a great way...

Hi, I'm Katie and I'm the mom of three amazing kids, two step-kids and one due in June. We are renting a house in Harrisburg, PA on 10 acres in the woods. We came out here with the intention of raising goats, chickens, rabbits and a garden. We obtained our chickens shortly after we moved here...