Archive for the ‘Voluntary Simplicity’ Category

Voluntary Simplicity: Foraging For Food

“Live free, child of the mist — and with respect to knowledge we are all children of the mist.” ~Henry David Thoreau, Walking
Urban Foraging

Edible and Medicinal Plants: Plantain

Identify Wild Mushrooms & Edible Mushrooms

Edible Wild Plants

Feral Permaculture
[...]

Continue reading »

Voluntary Simplicity: Another Man’s Treasure

You build me up then you knock me down.
You play the fool while I play the clown.
We keep time to the beat of an old slave drum.
You raise my hopes then you raise the odds
You tell me that I dream too much
Now I’m serving time in disillusionment.
I don’t believe you anymore…I don’t believe you.
~The Ubiquitous [...]

Continue reading »

Voluntary Simplicity: Sustainable Living in an Urban Environment

“You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. “
~Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952
Path To Freedom

Vertical Gardening (1 of 3 videos, click here to [...]

Continue reading »

Voluntary Simplicity: Sources of Sustainable and Renewable Energy

“Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited quantities and can drive the world’s machinery without the need of coal, oil, gas, or any other of the common fuels.” ~ Nikola Tesla
Fresnel Stirling Solar Engine

Biofuel from Algae

Free Energy Home Generator – Zero Point Energy
[...]

Continue reading »