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Very inspiring to see your dream come to fruition.

Anyone read Helen and Scott Nearing?

Living the Good Life
Continuing the Good Life

Their writings discuss their move from NYC during the depression to New England to forge a rural, sustainable...

I am in full agreement with vstrommer and nobleknight. I came upon the other forum some time ago and have no desire ever to visit again. Waste of breath in my opinion even to mention the name.

Gotta look at the output you get from soy. Rapeseed and canola have good yields. Might be better off buying the seed and pressing it rather than growing it for yourself.

http://www.magenn.com/index.php

Enlightenment.

An alternative to pumping restaurant oil, some are considering buying vegetable oil as a possibility. Just to give an idea of recent prices

waste oil in bulk just over 1.30/gallon
virgin oil...

A good reference:

Tickell, Joshua. From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank

Some systems burn straight veggy oil using some dual tank system to allow starting from dino diesel and heat to prevent the viscosity of veggy oil from causing problems in the system.

Otherwise...

I'm learning how to make biodiesel and how to assay it for purity. Stuff burns a lot cleaner than dino-fuel and will clean out the residue in the fuel system and engine.

I have talked to some local makers of biodiesel who gone through the process of licensing to sell fuel. They have spent close to $5000 in licensing to be able to sell. They have checked tax...

Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day, OR
July 28-30

EORenew presents the eighth annual SolWest Renewable Energy Fair. Admission includes 50 free workshops on both off-grid and grid-intertied...

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/22/real_estate/buying_selling/thursday_freeland/

I think that I have a very marketable skill and a respectable line of work. Went to school, racked up a substantial debt to service my education, because of that debt, went into the military for 10...

It was motivating to meet folks in various stages of progress from planning, to getting permits, to various stages of completion in construction. Plenty of pearls to be had. Good food and...

Interested in harnessing windpower. Looks like a neat site with some good links.

Out of curiosity do you have any experience with aermotorwindmill or have any commercial interest with them?

Appreciate your input. I was unsure of what the siding in "wood siding" would include and what "quality finish" meant when I first read this.

You will find that it is indeed "so awesome"

Would like your read of this with regards to log building. Thanks.

"No residence shall be erected, placed, or altered on any lot within the Property unless it has an exterior finish of wood...

A clean slate is not necessarily a bad thing. You will not be saddled with any preconceived notions. A lot of what's out there on log home building is drivel.[/quote]