I bet we could talk one of the big businesses downtown into letting us turn one of their lawn spaces into a garden. When I go downtown on the bus, especially down central, there's all these lawn spaces facing the street - there's a really big one on the east side of the street.
Thoughts? Feelings?
The Phoenix Permaculture Guild urges everyone to be involved with Earth Hour 2010
Earth Hour is the largest climate event in history where millions of people around the world will unite by turning off their lights for one hour Saturday, March 27, 2…
It is a bit hard for me to believe a dishwasher uses less resources than hand washing, but alas, it's true. I've had a dishwasher in my homes the last 20 years and have almost never used one. Mainly it's just more work for just 2 people. Bending dow…
Thank you for pointing that out. I didn't mean to give anyone the impression that I don't use a dishwasher or microwave to save energy--they just don't fit in well with my family's eating habits. I only mentioned it because a lot of people think I'm…
I've been thinking more about Montse Anderson's comment that maybe I'd waited too late to be planting my potatoes. It occurs to me that perhaps most folks on this site are in the closer-in suburbs of Phoenix. Out here, near Wickenburg, we're well ou…
The Lavender/Hughes house displays the quirkiness and aesthetic of an artist while demonstrating how much the homeowners interact with their property. The house is situated in a modest 24th st and Thomas neighborhood and is the product of a “do it y…
You should be able to find all of those at valley feed stores except possibly the faverolles. When I had faverolles I got them from online. Honestly though, I got rid of them because they were LOUD. One of them went to a neighbor and I still hear it…