Welcome Jennifer, ... All true. There are so many options. The good part is you can tailor make things to fit your style. At EcoGenics, it's called aesthetic...
Has anyone here had experience with Hardy diesel generators? Has anyone here had experience using diesel/battery storage as their main energy source? Rodger...
ok this MIGHT sound a tad strange but hey...why not? I've always wanted to live in a hobbit house...kind of like little house on the prairie (a soddy but more...
Jennifer Dudgeon
lovenymphblue@...
Aug 1, 2003 5:05 pm
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What's a "soddy"? It doesn't sound strange, just smarter than hell (not to mention rather cozy!) I recently read that using sod and other living roofs is...
jbc@...
Aug 1, 2003 6:13 pm
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Jen, There is a book called "Mortgage freedom" the author is big into cordwood building and subterranean building. He would probably be a good source of ...
hi y'all im back it seems my computer has been having a nervous breakdown who knows how itll behave next, any how glad, to see the L.O.G. homefires are still...
Welcome, I have noticed your absence and missed you. When I get a little time I will call you. I've been working way too many hours lately. I started...
Actually, the owner of this group has chosen settings for this group that invites SPAM but I have written to the owner suggesting changes that will eliminate...
No, only new members need be moderated until they post a normal message or two, but it is actually a problem of having the wrong group settings and Yahoo!...
JBC pioneers when they first got their new land made a house out of sod, layering it like bricks. they'd cut the sod out of the earth like igloo bricks sort...
Jennifer Dudgeon
lovenymphblue@...
Aug 2, 2003 2:18 pm
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Thanks for the advice! I really enjoyed the websites. They were very informative, and opened up quite a few options. Also, thank you for mentioning the...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the livingoffthegrid group: What is the most environmentally friendly, cost effective, non labor ...
livingoffthegrid@yaho...
Aug 3, 2003 12:37 am
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In reference to your poll; what kind of site conditions, what climate, geographic location relative to available materials, people to inhabit, powered or off...
The following livingoffthegrid poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: What is the most environmentally friendly, cost effective, non...
livingoffthegrid@yaho...
Aug 3, 2003 7:55 am
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certainly is a small sample...why not run it a little longer? i certainly put my vote forth for the ecoshelter, if you reopen... br.jn....
I have a neighbor that still lives in a 100 year old soddy! Rodger Wilson - Senior Engineer 720-394-7275 Cell 720-494-2488 Work Rodger.Wilson@... ... ...
Dear Anita did you ever get sorted with the Tilapia or other edible fish to raise? Did you end up with Salmon or Trout. Also did you learn of any other...
re soddy housing. One of the most expensive eco-homes in britain is a soddy hybrid. It is made of concrete and stone arranged in small compartments which come...
Do you think you could take a picture of that? I've seen abandoned ones up in the Rockies, but I'd love to see one that's capable of still being used! TIA, ...
Sure, but to be honest it doesn't look special. Believe it or not it was a homestead house that was later moved! Yes moved! It was taken apart and then put...
When I read Fire and Water, by Art Sussman and Richard Frazier, on this web site (www.green-trust.org), I decided I had to build one of these things. It...
This group can also be set up to moderate new members only. But my message to this group is that, "the resulting force generated from the combining of like...
Soddy or sod home of the plains states have a number of pit falls, the pioneers had little other resources other then sod and so made much of the roofs from...
sirmikeduncan@...
Aug 8, 2003 11:14 am
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why would you use this group to solicit members for your own? br.jn....
... The old English saying for that is, "good shoes and a good hat." JBC...
jbc@...
Aug 9, 2003 12:32 am
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<sustcomm@...> ... of living in community to create a real home for our Children to come.> We are The Village People. We are a new land based people with...
In complement to our PV sizing tutorial ( http://webconx.green-trust.org/2003/pvsizing/ ), I have put together a spreadsheet that helps you calculate the costs...
Water, the essence of life. Clean, abundant water is not to be taken for granted in many areas of the world, and is getting more scarce. I've put together a...
Is it really necessary to flame someone this harshly? We may not like what others in our community have to say, people should feel open to express ideas. And...
Jim, With all due respect I would not label this as a flame. Yes, maybe a little harsh but some good points are made. And where was the anger? Can you point it...
