Homebrew Biodiesel 
AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt1(2)
Who turned on the heat? It feels like summer out! Temps have topped 85 degrees. Guess winter is behind us as we sprung forward last weekend. It’s certainly been a busy week of activity here on the urban homestead, so I am afraid I am behind in keeping ya’ll up to date. So once again [...]
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BIODIESEL
Some more incoming links from Sunday We aren’t one to laud biodiesel as the answer to the fuel crisis (two wheels, two feet or four would suffice), we look at it as a band-aid solution. Once every one to two months Justin brews a 30 gallon batch (using recycled veggie oil from one of our [...]
(4) PEAK OIL
We love this used oil delivery set up! The other day one of our clients dropped off 21 of these containers full of used cooking oil. That’s A LOT of GREASE! They pulled up and left the oil on our driveway. Justin took a photo and said “Look – Peak Oil.” Very funny, very funny. [...]
(2) BIODIESEL RUNNING
Justin has a new lady in his life – her name is Mercedes Benz. This old classic beauty is Justin’s latest pet project. We acquired this turbo diesel wagon under very special circumstances – a good friend of ours is in the process of moving and also had some unexpected vet bills to pay since [...]
(2) HOMEMADE FUEL
Homemade Fuel 3:23 (CNN Video) People are converting their cars to run on alternative energy, such as used vegetable oil, to avoid high gas prices. View Video {Thanks Wendy for the email alert!} How We Got Into Homebrewing Our Own Fuel After simple living, smoothering the lawn, growing food, raising citified farm animals and energy elements were [...]
(2) END OF SUMMER SHOWERS
Yom Kippur Blessing Summer ended and fall started with an unexpected blessing – rain. And lots of it. Here at the urban homestead our gauge measured 1.25 inches of rain. That one storm brought nearly 1/2 the amount of rain we received all last season (a miserly 3 inches). Although unexpected, what a blessings this [...]
(Comments Off) BREAK THE ADDICTION
Turning Dirt into Diesel {Whole Life Times} Hugely popular in Europe, biodiesel is more common than SVO among local green transportation connoisseurs because of its ease of use and controlled, ultra-low emissions. Currently only two gas stations in LA sell biodiesel at the pump (see chart), which can be inconvenient, but more are expected soon. [...]
(1) STATE OF THE URBAN HOMESTEAD
Snap shots “…small old path that leads to freedom: a path of action, of thought, of wisdom.” ~ Katherine Tingley, 1914 ~ Photos Here on the homestead there’s always something quirky, beautiful or stunning to take photos of. Here are few of the best shots taken: Top right – to left: peaches ripening on the [...]
(3) UPDATES
HOT TIME IN THE CITY It’s another hot and sticky day. Frankly, the humidity is getting a bit tiresome; we aren’t used to that kind of weather here. From what other readers are saying (even from “across the pond”), the heat is on! BOOKMARKS Britain endures hottest-ever July day Britain faced the hottest day [...]
(1) ETC.
Animal Tales Wow. Two posts today, what’s the world coming to? I had to share this story before the weekend. Last night, around 10 ish, before heading off to bed, Jordanne & I went outside to check on the animals. To our shock and worry, we could not see the goats. They weren’t in their [...]
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