Lighting – The Urban Homestead

Natural Lighting: Solar Tube

Posted by Anais Dervaes on June 21, 2016

Back in 2004 when we re-roofed the garage to put on 12 solar panels, one of the best things we did was to…

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Earth Hour

Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 18, 2016

Exposure to bright light at night can disrupt the internal clocks that make our various circadian cycles tick. Such cycles affect…

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LIGHTS OUT

Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 29, 2009

Earth Hour came and went like just another evening here on the urban homestead – in the…

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LIGHTS OUT

Posted by Anais Dervaes on March 30, 2008

How many of you participated in “Earth Hour” yesterday? Come on, raise your hands, don’t be shy, speak up and share…

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ANOTHER STEP FORWARD

Posted by Anais Dervaes on December 20, 2005

WATER-LESS LOO “The typical American uses 13,000 gallons of water each year to remove a mere 165 gallons of body ‘waste.'” “There are two kinds of people in the world,…

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ALL IN A DAYS WORK

Posted by Anais Dervaes on November 2, 2005

Dirty bunny Someone’s having fun! Sierra’s enjoying the warm fall days by digging a tunnel in the animal enclosure. She certainly is taking the digging seriously! Unfortunately,…

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