Can anybody turn me on to any "How To" websites re: alternative energy sources, gardening, and or an environmently healthy lifestyle. I very much want to be independent of this corrupt system that we live under. Thank-you very much.
first; are you a vegetarian? that is a very healthy but simple decision to make that helps dramatically with the situation here on earth. paul mcartney says it takes care of so many things, ecology, the environment, famine, and suffering, and he is very right on with that, if you'd like, i can get you a lot more info on this that goes into detail, and it is very worth looking into and learning about imo. gardening -- http://www.pathtofreedom.com that is an awesome website about homesteading and self-sustainability and being more free and possibly completley free from the system... we should all become a little more self-sustainable i think, and we should all know at least some wild edibles and how to survive in the wild, you can probably learn about this at your local library... in addition to a ton of great information on that site though, it has a how to on how to recycle and use vegetable oil to run a car if you absolutley need to use one of those, and it is very simple and vegetable oil is muuuuch more clean burning than gas and oil...and also the obvious, recycle, reuse, be efficient, be aware and be conscious of what you do and consume, etc etc... good luck and best wishes on your journey =) ohh and buy recycled products. like seventh generation, they are an excellent brand for paper towels and laundry detergent and toilet paper and napkins which can be used as tissues. dont buy kleenex, they are known to destroy many forests and some ancient forests just to make a fucking tissue. you can find seventh generation products or another earth friendly products at any health food, natural food, or whole food store which you should have at least a couple of around you. you can also find a ton of amazingly good vegetarian food at all of those stores too, and a number of beautiful alternative foods. like the other day i got a granola cereal with hempseed in it(organic of course, no genetically modified ingredients, pesticides, herbicides, all ecologiccally sound stuff) that is soooooo good, and hempseed is actually VERY good for you. it is the one of the most balanced sources of amino acids(protein) that exist, much more balanced than any meat. and do you have a compost pile???? i would very much recommend building one of those if you dont have one....
http://gen.ecovillage.org/index.html might be what you are looking for. I doubt that you can be fully independent of the current system. You can control how you fit into that system and change the impact that you have on our world.
look at Bilby's homepage, too. Look up the particular technology, ie cob building, strawbale, wind power, solar/ photvoltaic power, urban gardening, etc. What are you seeking in particular?
Thank you very much, these sites & the advice are great places to start from. No I'm not vegetarian, but I'm thinking thats a great place to start. I was raised in cities most of my life. It was not untill the past few years that I found myself in smaller rurual area. I know to think I could be fully independent of this system is unrealistic. But hey change can come from within. Again thanks all.
Hey, definitely go vegan. Incredibly huge amounts of water and food used, land cleared and destroyed(rainforest is cleared for grazing land as well), waste from the animals that runs into streams causing eutrophication(laws for animal waste are much different(if they even exist) from human waste laws), and the amount of pesticides used to grow the food that is fed on animals(somethin like 80% of grains grown in America is given to livestock). Plus it's a million times healthier - much more energy, less sickness, risk of cancer is greatly reduced, no growth hormones from things like milk, plus you're more likely to get more organic food which is much better for you and the environment. and of course no animals are being hurt http://www.vegnews.com/ www.factoryfarming.com http://www.vegsource.com/ and www.veganoutreach.org Start riding a bike when you can, even if you have to make multiple trips, more exercise is always good too. and if you have the motivation and time and a diesel engine - use biodiesal or convert your car to run on veggie oil.! http://www.vegpoweredsystems.com/ Start an organic garden - reduces chemicals going into the ground and your body as well as reducing transport of the food as well as the packaging. http://www.organicgardening.com/channel/1,7502,s1-2,00.html http://journeytoforever.org/garden.html http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/horticulture/g548.htm Maybe try getting involved with someone like the Sierra Club? Always educate yourself and keep thinking of new things to do. and of coures there's always small things like buying natural detergents and soaps, organic clothes, reducing the amount of energy you use by getting better appliances, watch what and who you buy from. if you have any questions just let me know - i got most of the links above from a google search - i'll post more if i find more Hope this helps! ~Dan
I've been vegan for over 3 years - so if you have a question about anything let me know, i'd be more than happy to help ~Dan
me as well : ) : ) well, almost one year soon but i can probably answer any questions either, it is a very worthy thing to do, and not as hard as you might think. and always buy organic foods when possible, even meat if you insist on buying that : )
Thanks Drumminmama for the compliment. My web site has been researched and written for Australia in mind.However some of it might be useful elsewhere in the world.As for going vegetarian, form my experience it might be fine for office workers who don't burn much energy but gardening and other self-sufficient activities requires far more energy than can be had from a vegetarian diet. But remember this: There is no such thing as total self-sufficiency. What you can do is become largely self-sufficient.Also consider bartering. Anyway my website is listed in my profile.
brother im a vegan and am as active and probably MORE active than most eaters, much more active than when i was a meat eater. i might also add that most communes and organic farm projects i have looked at are also vegetarian and mostly vegan. and i would argue self-suffeciency is possible, though certainly difficult. just my two sense, peace and much love
WIth regards to vegetarianism and energy levels I'm starting to think some people need meat (or at least serious loads of protein) more than others. Maybe it's a metabolism thing,I don't know. It's probably that some people go veg without a good grasp of nutrition and aren't getting enough fuel.
There a couple active vegetarian debates at the environment section... Anyway, if you have to drive, and some of us do, check out my site. www.windrift.us/dreamerbiofuels (which should be up as www.veggie-fuel.org soon) I'm not trying to sell anything, just share info.(Though I do have biodiesel processors listed there, but ignore them) I dont recomend commerical biodiesel. Make it yourself.
