Every year I give three to five presentations at the garden expo and folks like to have the presentations shared with them, so I’m posting them here! Keep an eye on the podcast feed for some of these to show up as episodes in the coming weeks. Home Composting Systems We all know adding compost … More Slide Decks from 2026 WI Garden & Green Living Expo
Today Scott will be joining the Larry Meiller Show for “Garden Talk” on WPR from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can listen on 88.7 FM in the Madison area. You can also listen online at: https://wpr-ice.streamguys1.com/wpr-ideas-mp3-64 Listeners can ask garden questions by calling 800-642-1234 during the show or emailing talk@wpr.org.
It is hot here and probably where you are. We’re all looking for ways to keep our indoors comfortable. Although the AC is tempting, it is also expensive and tough on the environment and our infrastructure. So can’t we just open our windows when the outside temperature is lower than indoors? Not so fast! We’ve … More When to Open Your Windows to Cool Down
Things have been quiet online here at lowtechinstitute.org but we’ve been busy in the real world. If you’ve been missing the podcast, blog updates, and videos, consider coming out this weekend to help us shift building materials around and catch up with us and new friends. Saturday, 9a-12p at LTI. “Think of it as one … More Help! Workday at LTI.
We’re back at the Wisconsin Garden Expo this year, February 9–11, we’ll be there and so can you! Every year this event draws thousands from the southern Wisconsin area to see presentations, demonstrations, and vendors all focused on gardening. We’ll be there this year, but you can see previous presentations on YouTube: Volunteer with Us … More Volunteer with Us and Visit the WI Garden Expo for Free
A talk I gave at this spring’s PBS Garden Expo was recently broadcast on PBS Wisconsin. If you missed it, you can check it out here: If the video isn’t working, follow this link: https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/university-place/home-scale-grain-production-69pgn1/
The Wisconsin Garden Expo is back on this year, February 10–12 — we’ll be there and so can you! Every year this event draws thousands from the southern Wisconsin area to see presentations, demonstrations, and vendors all focused on gardening. We’ll be there this year, but you can see 2021’s presentations (on potatoes, Foodmageddon, and … More Volunteer with Us and Visit the WI Garden Expo for Free
The most common New Year’s resolutions will not surprise you: exercise more, eat healthier, lose weight, save money, spend more time with family, and friends, reduce stress, spend less time on social media, and save on living expenses, according to a late 2022 survey. These seem pedestrian and slightly repetitive: they either focus on living … More Low-Tech Resolutions: 5 Small Changes
“We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.” The United Nations’ Secretary General, António Guterres, stated this at the COP 27 conference in Egypt. The digging and drilling of fossil fuels must stop and we must use renewable and nature-based solutions. The Low Technology Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit … More Did You Miss #GivingTuesday? How about #ProcrastinatorsWednesday?: Help a Different Type of Sustainability Nonprofit
We occasionally hold free member events. This Sunday, September 25, we’ll be picking and pressing apples! The 100-tree orchard we manage is heavily burdened this year! Attendees should bring themelves, some brown paper sacks or reusable shopping bags (or whatever!), and jugs, and at the end of the day, you can take home your fill … More Apple Picking and Cider Pressing, Sep. 25– Fall Member Event