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Tag: Sustainability Skill Share

Skill Share Workshop: Rocket Stove Construction

May 10, 2019

If you walk barefoot onto a paved road on a balmy August night, you might notice the retained heat of the day has charged up the massive concrete with quite a lot of residual energy. Despite the sun having set hours prior, the ground is still quite warm. If you then took a step onto … More Skill Share Workshop: Rocket Stove Construction

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Skill Share Workshop: Basic and Improving Scything

May 6, 2019

This is a repost of material from Botan Anderson’s site, One Scythe Revolution (1SR). Botan is teaching a weekend full of sycthing classes at this year’s Sustainability Skill Share (see full course descriptions at the linked page). Attendees can take a day- or weekend-long course covering scything basics and/or more intermediate topics, with prices starting … More Skill Share Workshop: Basic and Improving Scything

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Skill Share Workshop: Introduction to Sharpening Knives and Tools

May 2, 2019

Learn to sharpen your knives, chisels, and scissors by hand on a variety of stones and mediums. Throw away those cheap, store-bought guides and jigs, come explore the world of sharpness, leaving with knives sharper than you’ve ever had and the knowledge to put a fine edge on them whenever you like with the just … More Skill Share Workshop: Introduction to Sharpening Knives and Tools

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Skill Share Workshops: Backyard Permaculture and Creating Sacred Space

May 1, 2019

This is a repost from Hawthorn’s site, the Hedgerow. Hawthorn is teaching two classes at this year’s Sustainability Skill Share, as you’ll read below. You can hear Hawthorn talk about this course on an upcoming podcast episode. Register Now! The lovely Low Technology Institute in Cooksville, WI, is hosting a sustainability- and permaculture-focused weekend of … More Skill Share Workshops: Backyard Permaculture and Creating Sacred Space

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Skill Share Workshop: Everybody Should Carve a Spoon

April 29, 2019

This is a repost from Tom Bartlett’s site, silvaspoon.com. Tom is teaching a spoon carving class at this year’s Sustainability Skill Share (see a full course description at the link). Attendees can take a day- or weekend-long course covering axe and slyod-knife spoon carving, with prices starting at $84 (these discounted class registrations will go … More Skill Share Workshop: Everybody Should Carve a Spoon

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A quick translation of a German reel teasing folks who think wind turbines are ugly as we've gotten so used to other infrastructure that we just take in stride.
Our #compost study is keeping on, even in the winter.
#Butchering #chickens is not my favorite task, but having too many #roosters in a flock stresses all the birds out. It's nice to have this done and behind us for the year.
I do try and find time to put out more information on instagram, and I hope to do more in the new year. Thanks for the well wishes and same to you in the upcoming year.
Time to clean off the solar panels after a day of snow. Never mind that it's 28 below out here. There's sun!
It is amazing how differently toys are packaged in places like Germany, where they have stronger recycling laws. No plastic packaging!
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