tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post6791658635287640484..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: On the bookshelfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-89301014280166504472011-03-22T09:21:46.369-07:002011-03-22T09:21:46.369-07:0013 page paper on my immediate reading list: Econom...13 page paper on my immediate reading list: Economic Analysis of Various Options of Electricity Generation <br />- Taking into Account Health and Environmental Effects <br /><br />http://manhaz.cyf.gov.pl/manhaz/strona_konferencja_EAE-2001/15%20-%20Polenp~1.pdf<br /><br />For discussion!Kootenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194433913587479458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84881928497085272672011-03-20T22:12:59.869-07:002011-03-20T22:12:59.869-07:00How did I miss this post?! Thanks for the shout o...How did I miss this post?! Thanks for the shout out. Excellent list! I'll have to check these out for sure.April Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284816070903462748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28317654534373777292011-03-19T12:16:45.066-07:002011-03-19T12:16:45.066-07:00Ooo I'd love to hear more about your neighbors...Ooo I'd love to hear more about your neighbors experience installing solar panels. <br /><br />Peace!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530080925040791624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-70206580669783668602011-03-18T20:48:41.281-07:002011-03-18T20:48:41.281-07:00Let me see.. currently I am reading "The Urba...Let me see.. currently I am reading "The Urban Homestead" and "The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide" a foraging book I found through http://ofthefield.com/ and their Forager's Forum. I just got done with "Farm City" by Novella Carpenter- one of the better Urban Homesteading books I have found. That and "The $64 Tomato". Both great reads and humurousRobj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7397749394416315882011-03-18T18:22:48.607-07:002011-03-18T18:22:48.607-07:00Thanks for all the suggestions, there's some g...Thanks for all the suggestions, there's some good stuff there.<br /><br />No, I haven't read Farmer Jane, but I'll check it out!Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-36539702047172466832011-03-18T16:41:42.410-07:002011-03-18T16:41:42.410-07:00Have you read Farmer Jane? I saw her speak at Expo...Have you read Farmer Jane? I saw her speak at Expo West and am about half way thru. Would recommend it.Sherihttp://www.organicprpro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39531453956598909882011-03-18T15:12:13.609-07:002011-03-18T15:12:13.609-07:00I'm re-reading Eliot Coleman's books getti...I'm re-reading Eliot Coleman's books getting ready for the change of season and "The Two Fat Ladies" because they make me smile and with the news in the past week we need to smile a lot and eat a heck of a lot of butter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889118790999321961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79120885407960042022011-03-18T10:48:08.492-07:002011-03-18T10:48:08.492-07:00I really enjoyed "Better Off" too. It ce...I really enjoyed "Better Off" too. It certainly made me rethink how I use resources, and how I take electricity, running water, etc for granted. I am in love with the idea of simply working my own land to feed myself (and family) and growing a cash crop to pay for necessities. Maybe one day ... Thanks Crunchy for the great reading lists! I've been burning through the stacks at the Dawneehttp://go-car-free.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-36257740382215134362011-03-18T10:45:57.651-07:002011-03-18T10:45:57.651-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.DAWNEE DODSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689925361159385939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2486589987261325722011-03-18T08:49:00.161-07:002011-03-18T08:49:00.161-07:00Margaret - I was being sarcastic about the craft p...Margaret - I was being sarcastic about the craft projects :) That's why I ran a challenge about it last year (there's a link in the post), because they do take over...Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11819864332007257402011-03-18T07:26:47.785-07:002011-03-18T07:26:47.785-07:00"The Resilient Gardener" by Carol Deppe...."The Resilient Gardener" by Carol Deppe. A great look at raising food in hard times considering place, weather (including atypical weather),dietary considerations (such as celiac disease), and nutritional needs. Explained with intelligence and humor. A lovely read.Desert Lean-tohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858972249764406534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-71631971967958827312011-03-18T04:47:47.556-07:002011-03-18T04:47:47.556-07:00I just finished this:
The Bucolic Plague: How Two...I just finished this:<br /><br />The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir<br /><br />and then my husband and I read these:<br /><br />Deep Winter, Shatter, Remnant by Thomas Sherry.<br /><br />Now I'm reading 8.4 which is an older book about the New Madrid Fault.Anna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771185484339023184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39946695451358148252011-03-18T03:01:44.613-07:002011-03-18T03:01:44.613-07:00Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A Midwife's Tale: The ...Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard based on her diary, 1785–1812:<br /><br />Looking at a sustainable life from many points of view. Lots to think about.<br /><br />I beg to differ about having too many craft projects on the go at one time. It just means that some of them drag on and never get finished at all.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602549347045444341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53142932578421300102011-03-17T23:02:13.657-07:002011-03-17T23:02:13.657-07:00The Backyard Homestead, produce all the food you n...The Backyard Homestead, produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre<br /><br />Bushcraft, outdoor skills & wilderness survival<br /><br />Brew Ware, how to find, adapt and build homebrewing equipmentbradhttp://highlyuncivilized.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42569184465867153522011-03-17T22:05:36.438-07:002011-03-17T22:05:36.438-07:00I read "Better Off" several years ago an...I read "Better Off" several years ago and really enjoyed it. I've recently read "Farm City" and "Radical Homemakers", both of which were excellent.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113928043039917799noreply@blogger.com