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/
I recently had an article published in Thatcher’s Standard, the UK’s thatching trade publication, which may be of interest to those following the institute’s work. Enjoy!
Low Tech Podcast, No. 69 – 07 Apr 2023
Tartarian Buildings?
The idea of the Tartarian Empire is a conspiracy theory, but it gives us something to say about building longevity.
#sustainability #lowtech #transition #tartaria … More Low Tech Podcast, No. 70 — More Low-Tech News
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
“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
If you’re in the Stoughton, WI area, swing by Three Gaits Stables for their “Nick’r Treat” event. You’ll find horses in costume (humans are encouraged to wear their own, too), crafts, hay rides, a scavenger hunt, bounce house, and more. The event is on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free, … More Horses & Halloween — Support our Friends at Three Gaits
UPDATE: This has been rescheduled to Sept. 18 and Scott will not be available. This Next Sunday, Scott will [not] be at the Schumacher Farm Park to help with the Heritage Fest. From 12:00–5:00 p.m. Sunday, dozens of demonstrators and volunteers will showcase life in rural America from a century ago. This includes threshing, spinning, … More Coopering Buckets and Pails Next Weekend at Schumacher Farm’s Heritage Fest
These are a few stories we found this week that may be of interest to institute regulars. If you have a news tip, please send it to lowtechinstitute@gmail.com.
These are a few stories we found this week that may be of interest to institute regulars. If you have a news tip, please send it to lowtechinstitute@gmail.com.
These are a few stories we found this week that may be of interest to institute regulars. If you have a news tip, please send it to lowtechinstitute@gmail.com.