Powering Down 
DISPATCHES FROM THE URBAN HOMESTEAD pt 1(6)
Wow, ya”ll put up a great bunch of comments/contributions to the Time Management post – check it out if you missed it. Thanks for some great dialogue! There’s lots happening here on the urban homestead, I can’t even begin to start with details. So I am going to let pictures do the “talking.” Once again [...]
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LIGHTS OUT
Earth Hour came and went like just another evening here on the urban homestead – in the dark. Here’s an entry from last year talking about how we power down How many of you powered down and unplugged last night and how many of you will continue to incorporate these new habits on a daily/weekly/monthly [...]
(14) PEDAL POWER
Well, since Justin isn’t here to explain the goings on in the photos (he’s out visiting a local beekeeping supply company with a friend – more on that later) I can share with you photos and all that I know is going on with his latest tinkerings. He finally figured out the missing part that [...]
(5) SOLAR POWER
click here for more videos like this Correction: Justin meant to say our energy bill is $15 for per billing cycle which is every TWO months.
(3) UNPLUGGED KITCHEN
I know from past comments, the unplugged kitchen holds a fascination with some our readers. Like I blabbed in the Video the urban homestead’s kitchen has only one plug in appliance and that is our ENERGY STAR (efficient) fridge. Some of the plugless “appliances” featured on the NY TIMES Video can be purchased via our [...]
(2) LIGHTS OUT
How many of you participated in “Earth Hour” yesterday? Come on, raise your hands, don’t be shy, speak up and share your experiences! What “power down” methods did you use and how did you spend your time? Also, do you find time to “power down” more than 1 hr a week? Didn’t know about it? [...]
(15) WATT THE HECK?
12 self installed solar panels sit ontop of the urban homestead’s garage We were shocked to see that last months power bill was double that of last January. Actually we were downright dumbfounded, how on earth could that be? I mean we hadn’t gotten “power hungry” and purchased any new plug in devices or appliances. I [...]
(8) POWERING DOWN
Plugless appliances Answers From the Urban Homestead – Unplugged Kitchen Promised you! I didn’t forget. It may take me like a hundred years, but I will (hopefully) answer everyone’s questions. And if I haven’t, don’t take it personally because it could have gotten lost in all my computer files. Q. I liked reading about your [...]
(5) SUMMER’S HERE AGAIN
Guerrilla farmer in an urban jungle Urban Camo If you have noticed, in many photos taken of urban farmer, Justin, he’s wearing camouflaged pants and shirts. It’s not that he has eyes on the latest fashion (what’s in style anyway) or that he’s joined some underground militia movement. We can’t afford organic hemp or [...]
(8) HOMESTEAD HAPPENINGS
Bike blender in the making Harnessing Human Energy Justin’s been busy tinkering away – he loves fixing bikes. In no time he’d disassembled one of the many salvaged bikes, sanded and painted it, put on the bike blender attachment and pieced the bike back together – adding wheels from this bike, seat from another and [...]
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