Bennington Sustainability Outpost, The

James Howard Kunstler speaks at RPI

xtraspatial — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:18:17 -0800

Start: 2008-02-28 19:30

End: 2008-02-28 21:30

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

2008 Saratoga Environmental Expo

xtraspatial — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:22:27 -0800

Start: 2008-04-25 13:30

End: 2008-04-27 16:00

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

Permaculture & Regenerative Design News: News about Permaculture & the Design of Sustainable Ecologies & Economies

Keith Johnson — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:29:07 -0800

I haven't posted much to this blog lately but I've been very active on my other blog at http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com/

Here's a few of the topics considered:

+ WHEN PEAK OIL MEETS GODZILLA ...
+ Seriously folks, you all need to think about growing some food and getting good at it.
+ What the World Eats, again
+ They Rule
+ Good and Evil at the Center of the Earth: A Quechua Christmas Carol
+ Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson
+ 101 things you can do about peak oil & climate change
+ Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See
+ Potenco’s Pull-Cord Generator
+ Bioneers: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the Earth
+ Science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson and Permaculture
+ Downloadable Audio and Video recordings from the 8th International Permaculture Convergence in Brazil
+ The Biorock® Process Accelerates Coral Growth
+ Farming the Future By Kenny Ausubel
+ Our Decrepit Food Factories
+ Tools, Books, and Equipment at Permaculture Trading Post
+ The Story of Stuff
+ Two new photo albums at Picasa

Alliance for a Post Petroleum Local Economy (APPLE) - Elgin, Illinois

6th Annual Two-Week Design Course in Paoli, IN

Keith Johnson — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:14:07 -0800

Start: 2008-06-01 12:30

End: 2008-06-15 17:00

Sustainable Cincinnati

Jim Kunstler to address Capital Region Energy Forum

xtraspatial — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:41:08 -0800

Start: 2008-01-14 18:30

End: 2008-01-14 21:00

Bennington Sustainability Outpost, The

The 26th Annual NOFA-NY Winter Organic Farming & Gardening Conference

xtraspatial — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:15:16 -0800

Start: 2008-01-25 09:00

End: 2008-01-27 12:15

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

Weekend Series Permaculture Design Course in Columbus, Ohio

Keith Johnson — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:01:28 -0800

Start: 2008-02-22 09:00

End: 2008-04-13 19:00

Sustainable Cincinnati

COMMUNITYMATTERS07

xtraspatial — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:39:31 -0700

Start: 2007-10-23 07:30

End: 2007-10-25 17:15

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

The Twenty-Seventh Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures

xtraspatial — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:35:20 -0700

Start: 2007-10-27 10:00

End: 2007-10-27 17:00

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

Albany County Farms-to-Restaurants Week

xtraspatial — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:51:56 -0700

Start: 2007-09-10 18:00

End: 2007-09-16 21:00

Bennington Sustainability Outpost, The

2007 Albany Skill Share

xtraspatial — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:21:37 -0700

Start: 2007-09-29 10:30

End: 2007-09-29 17:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

xtraspatial — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:19:34 -0700

I'm in the process of reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver, in which she, along with her husband, Steve Hopp, and daughter Camille describe their experience of eating (nearly) exclusively local food for an entire year.

The book is organized by topics but follows pretty much the chronology of their excursion into the food supplies found in their gardens, their neighbors gardens, and the various places where they travel (including Canada, Ohio, Pennsylvania).

Her style of writing is uplifting and celebratory, with a bit of sarcasm and a pinch of cynicism. It is a great companion to Bill McKibben's "Deep Economy."

Camille includes recipes at the end of most chapters, and I've learned to make Mozzarella Cheese from her! I now make my own very local mozzarella using Meadowbrook milk (just southwest of Albany), citric acid (OK, not so local), and vegetarian rennet. It takes about an hour (less if you use a microwave), and can be eaten directly thereafter or chilled for later. I had it on my tomatoes, and topped it with my basil, drizzled with olive oil (OK, OK!! Not local!), and pepper (I know: not local). I figure it costs me about $2.75 in materials (half-gallon of milk and traces of the citric acid and rennet). This compares to the $4.50 for the same amount of cheese made from non-organic (and probably rBGH-infused) milk from some huge dairy conglomerate and wrapped in plastic. Next, I want to try cream cheese (or Neufchatel), creme fraiche, and some aged hard cheese (like cheddar). Then on to blues.

I don't eat much dairy now, but I'm intrigued by the process of preserving food and cheese foots the bill there.

Anyone else reading the book or have cheese-making experiences to share?

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash

xtraspatial — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:57:43 -0700

Start: 2007-09-09 15:35

End: 2007-09-09 17:00

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash

xtraspatial — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:56:59 -0700

Start: 2007-09-07 10:35

End: 2007-09-07 12:00

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash

xtraspatial — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:56:07 -0700

Start: 2007-09-07 00:35

End: 2007-09-07 02:00

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

Capital District Local First: Meet and Greet

xtraspatial — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:32:53 -0700

Start: 2007-07-02 18:00

Sustainable Saratoga Springs (NY)

BerkShares Bash 2007

xtraspatial — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:30:11 -0700

Start: 2007-07-15 13:00

End: 2007-07-15 17:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

"This Land is Your Land" Salon: Georgist Economics

xtraspatial — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:22:35 -0700

Start: 2007-06-28 18:00

Bennington Sustainability Outpost, The

NY's Capital Region Vegetarian Expo

xtraspatial — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:30:08 -0700

Start: 2007-09-15 10:00

End: 2007-09-15 18:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

2nd Green Materials Expo

xtraspatial — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:49:59 -0700

Start: 2007-09-15 09:00

End: 2007-09-15 18:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Home Energy Efficiency

xtraspatial — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:44:25 -0700

Start: 2007-08-07 19:00

End: 2007-08-07 21:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Reducing our Footprint: Living a Low-Carbon Life

xtraspatial — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:40:02 -0700

Start: 2007-07-17 19:00

End: 2007-07-17 21:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

The Twin Catastrophes: Oil and Climate Change

xtraspatial — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:37:46 -0700

Start: 2007-07-10 12:00

End: 2007-07-10 14:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Author Reading from "Way of Water"

xtraspatial — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:33:54 -0700

Start: 2007-06-23 13:00

End: 2007-06-23 15:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Being Green 101

xtraspatial — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:28:52 -0700

Start: 2007-06-19 19:00

End: 2007-06-19 21:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Will Work for Food: Couple Fills Plates Locally

xtraspatial — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:46:58 -0700

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Opportunity to Influence US Farm Bill

xtraspatial — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:20:39 -0700

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

New book on 100-Mile Diet hits the shelves

xtraspatial — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:14:46 -0700

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Capital Region Energy Forum (CREF) monthly meeting and presentation "Sustainability"

xtraspatial — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:07:25 -0700

Start: 2007-06-12 18:00

End: 2007-06-12 21:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Capital Region Energy Forum (CREF) monthly meeting and presentation "Challenges and Potential Solutions for Nuclear Renaissance"

xtraspatial — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:02:03 -0700

Start: 2007-05-14 18:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

"This Land Is Your Land" Salon

xtraspatial — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:55:27 -0700

Start: 2007-05-21 18:00

End: 2007-05-21 20:30

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Peak Oil: the End of Life as we know it?

xtraspatial — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:49:13 -0800

Start: 2007-03-08 12:00

End: 2007-03-08 13:00

Addison County (Vermont) Relocalization Network (ACoRN)

Saratoga Environmental Expo

xtraspatial — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:27:33 -0800

Start: 2007-04-15 11:00

End: 2007-04-15 17:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Saratoga Environmental Expo

xtraspatial — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:24:40 -0800

Start: 2007-04-14 10:00

End: 2007-04-14 17:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Models of Distribution for Locally-grown Produce

xtraspatial — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:07:15 -0800

Start: 2007-02-25 16:00

End: 2007-02-25 19:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Abrupt Climate Change: Past, Present and Future

xtraspatial — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:07:56 -0800

Start: 2007-02-28 19:00

End: 2007-02-28 21:30

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Global Climate Change: Water Resources And Human Occupation In The Tropical Andes

xtraspatial — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:06:11 -0800

Start: 2007-02-21 19:00

End: 2007-02-21 21:30

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

The Bicycle and The Bus: Alternative Transportation Modes

xtraspatial — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:29:38 -0800

Start: 2007-02-09 19:00

End: 2007-02-09 22:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Green Buildings Open House Tour 2007

xtraspatial — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:52:13 -0800

Start: 2007-10-06 10:00

End: 2007-10-06 16:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

AIA Solar Homes Tour (Albany area)

xtraspatial — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:38:20 -0800

Start: 2007-03-24 08:00

End: 2007-03-24 19:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Step It Up 2007! Rallies

xtraspatial — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:21:10 -0800

Start: 2007-04-14 08:00

End: 2007-04-14 22:00

North Country Peak Oil Study/Action Group

Blog Test

sprintz — Wed, 03 May 2006 18:08:29 -0700

Just a test.

Really, that's all.

Bennington Sustainability Outpost, The

Bennington Sustainability Outpost, The

sprintz — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:25:00 -0800