We bring nonindustrial subsistence technology to (over)developed societies. We exist at the nexus of ancient, ethnographic, and modern subsistence. We aim to 1) identify ancient and contemporary nonindustrial technologies appropriate for use in modern, small-scale, self-sustaining infrastructure; 2) create do-it-yourself, resource-light solutions to sustainability problems; 3) provide our findings to the public for free use; and 4) create platforms to share information related to sustainability, especially solutions derived from ancient or ethnographic sources. We prize simple solutions over complex ones and eschew needless complication.
In this week of Hour-A-Day Gardening . . .Join in our 100 days, 100 hour gardening challenge and be entered in a raffle for prizes. Follow along by checking out the hashtag: #100days100hourgardeningchallenge. It Is Too Hot It hit 90 deg. F this week and was in the 80s for much of the week. To … More Some Like It Hot?: Hour-A-Day Gardening
In this week of Hour-A-Day Gardening . . .Join in our 100 days, 100 hour gardening challenge and be entered in a raffle for prizes. Follow along by checking out the hashtag: #100days100hourgardeningchallenge. Finally, Dry Conditions I am sure I’ll regret this when we are in the increasingly common drought conditions later in the summer, … More Drying Out: Hour-A-Day Gardening
In this video we show the best methods to seed home-scale grains. … More Grow Your Own Grains, Part 1: Best Seeding Methods — Low Tech Video, No. 24
In this week of Hour-A-Day Gardening . . .Join in our 100 days, 100 hour gardening challenge and be entered in a raffle for prizes. Follow along by checking out the hashtag: #100days100hourgardeningchallenge. Rain, Cool, Repeat While we need the rain, it has been spaced out and interspersed with cool, cloudy weather, meaning the ground … More Rain Continues: Hour-A-Day Gardening
Low Tech Podcast, No. 47 — Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion – Part 2
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Join in the 100days100hoursGardeningChallenge and not only do you get a garden full of food, but we’ll enter you in a raffle for garden-related prizes!
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In this week of Hour-A-Day Gardening . . . Every Type of Weather This week had everything, from hot to cold and rain to sun. We need the precipitation, as we’re still in a deficit from last year, but with rain every other day or so, the ground never dries enough to prep the fields … More Hot, Cold, Rainy, Sunny: Hour-A-Day Gardening
Low Tech Podcast, No. 46 — Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion – Part 1
#lowtech #sustainability #fossilfuels #nonprofits #resilience #climatechange … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 46 — Low-Tech Innovations Panel Discussion – Part 1
Join us on a panel discussion of low-tech innovations and answers for the future, hosted by @FranceScience … More Join us NOW: Low-Tech Innovations — Panel Discussion
In this week of Hour-A-Day Gardening . . . Cool, Windy, and Rain Another cool week with rain and a few days of high wind. It made work even more herky-jerky than it normally is for us juggling two small children with garden work. Plus our bee work kept us away from the gardens for … More Windy Weather: Hour-A-Day Gardening