Jayme Brandenburg
Founder, Farming For Freedom...all about homelessness, poverty, and malnutrition...the eradication thereof, that is.
Internship paper. The Urban Homestead® - A City Farm, Sustainable Living & Resource Center, A Path to Freedom towards Self-Sufficiency. Jules Dervaes sold his 10 acres in rural Florida and purchased this "fixer-upper" home in the mid-1980s at a reasonable price by California standards.
Sorely neglected by years of being occupied by renting tenants and located in a low income neighborhood, the home was in bad need of repair (and, heck... we ain’t kiddin‘... it still does in most places! Just sayin’) and the yard was a combination of broken asphalt, large concreted areas, weeds, Bermuda grass, chalky "adobe-type" soil, and a few rather pathetic “landscape” plants. before and after photos You will not find movie stars on this set, but we do have our own cast of characters and enough daily dramas here on the Urban Homestead model to be more than interesting. And it's a REAL reality show, not Hollywood manufactured and scripted. Thousands of people zoom by on the freeway in their own little automobile cocoons.
In no way are our accomplishments "one size fits all. " And then, who knows where the path will take you? Food & Garden.
Blog stuff. Startup organizational stuff. Www.nongmoproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Non-GMO-Communications-Toolkit-v1.pdf. Www.tn.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0286.pdf. Fogbees.homestead.com/files/advocacy/TNCA.pdf. Tennessee Department of State: Contact Us. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 312 Rosa L.
Parks Avenue 8th Floor, Snodgrass Tower Nashville, TN 37243-1102 Phone: (615) 741-2078 Email | Web site BUSINESS SERVICES 312 Rosa L. Www.tn.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0620.pdf. Www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/nonprofit/nonprofitguidebook.pdf. Www.tn.gov/sos/forms/fg-np.pdf. The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) Wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fsc_toolkit.pdf. Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics (Food/Farming)
Earth Calendar. 7.25.3 Religious, Charitable, Educational, Etc., Organizations. Donating Property to Charity: Dos and Don'ts. Last Updated Aug 17, 2009 1:28 PM EDT A recent article about real-estate donations in the Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription required) advises charities to be extra careful when accepting donations of property, because in this lousy market, real estate can be more work than it's worth.
However, the article notes that 2 to 3 percent of all charitable donations involve property -- and many of those are win-win. So what guidelines should you follow if you want to donate? Do: Consult with a financial planner to gain the maximum tax benefit. . © 2009 CBS Interactive Inc.. Step-by-Step Earthbag Building. This Instructable explains each main step of construction for building vertical earthbag walls.
Videos on my Earthbag Natural Building YouTube channel demonstrate the process. For those who don’t know, earthbag building uses polypropylene rice bags or feed bags filled with soil or insulation that are stacked like masonry and tamped flat. Barbed wire between courses keeps bags from slipping and adds tensile strength. The final plastered walls look just like adobe structures. Thousands of people are now building with bags to create their dream homes, home offices, shops, resorts, rootcellars, storm cellars and survival shelters.
I got involved with earthbag building when the Indian Ocean tsunami hit Southeast Asia in December, 2004. Rocket stove mass heater. Build a Wood Burning Stove. ....................-- Build Your Own Wood burning Stove --.....
Here is a wood burning stove you can build yourself and it works good. I heated my house in Wyoming (sole heat source other than solar) for years with this stove and now heat my house in Utah with it. I used a hot water tank and some flat sheets of steel and a big nut and some bolts to add some character to the door.. ............... I wanted a horizontal stove that I could also cook on if needed. Rocket Stove Outdoor System: BBQ, Oven, Boiler, Mass Heater, Firepit. Learn how to build solar panels from scratch. You will need a power inverter to make your solar power system do anything useful in your home.
Batteries push out DC energy. All modern home electrical equipment uses AC current. The power inverter is what will take the DC power from your battery bank and convert it into AC power for home use. Building solar panels from scratch is simple and completely doable. If you have the time and patience to learn how to do it. If you know where to get the parts and equipment to build the parts cheaply then you will be looking at spending less than $200 to get your home made solar system up and running.
So if you think you have what it takes to build your own solar panels from scratch then by all means do it and save some serious money while you're at it. How to Build a Food Dehydrator - DIY. When I first took up self-reliant country living in the 1960s, I tried drying foods in a sandwich of old window screens laid at a sun-facing angle across a pair of sawhorses, but found that Mother Nature dries slowly in our changeable New England weather.
I also tried an antique sheet-metal wet-heat corn dryer designed for wood-stove-top use, but its single, rusty-hardware cloth tray left barbecue-marks on the apple slices. Plus, it was too small to keep up with our kids' hearty appetite for dried delicacies. In the 1970s I gave in to progress and got one of the MacManniman's big yard-square electric food dryers. For two decades, its gentle electric heat preserved apricot halves and apple sections for babies to teethe on, along with other fruits, fishes and meats. How to Can, Freeze, Dry and Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home.
Home canning, freezing and preserving, whether it is jam, salsa, applesauce, apple butter, pickles or whatever, is easy; with these simple, fully illustrated directions with detailed tips and tricks.
Save money, eat healthier, with no additives or chemicals... and with much better taste! How to Make a Pot in a Pot Refrigerator: 10 steps (with pictures) How to Build a Rainwater Collection System: 9 steps. Steps Method 1 of 4: Getting Rain Barrel Supplies 1Obtain one or more water storage barrels.
You can buy a water storage barrel online, but it's cheaper to get a used one from a company that uses large barrels to store food and other merchandise (just be sure to clean it thoroughly with soapy water). How to Build a Composting Toilet: Step-by-Step Instructions. How to Build a Rotating Compost Bin in 4 Easy Steps. November 30, 2007 12:00 AM.
Plastic Bottle Homes and Greenhouses. Homes made from Plastic Bottles + Greenhouses, too! Plastic bottle house. Www.unilever.com/images/sd_Unilever_Sustainable_Agriculture_Code_2010_tcm13-216557.pdf.