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Health & Wellness
Integrative and holistic methods of maintaining and restoring optimal human health The human body is a sophisticated self-repairing system that is still not fully understood by medicine and science. The body requires certain conditions to thrive and sometimes needs special care and attention to recover...
Integrative and holistic methods of maintaining and restoring optimal human health The human body is a sophisticated self-repairing system that is still not fully understood by medicine and science. The body requires certain conditions to thrive and sometimes needs special care and attention to recover...
Food
Sustainable methods of cultivating, collecting, storing, and preparing food Second only to air and water, food is among the most fundamental human needs. However, more so then breathing air or drinking water, acquiring food has a significant and partially unavoidable impact on other living beings....
Sustainable methods of cultivating, collecting, storing, and preparing food Second only to air and water, food is among the most fundamental human needs. However, more so then breathing air or drinking water, acquiring food has a significant and partially unavoidable impact on other living beings....
Home Learning
Keys and methods to an optimal home education There is mounting evidence that the western schooling system was originally designed with the primary purpose of adapting children and families to serve the industrialized economy, not for helping young people fulfill their optimal creative potential. With...
Keys and methods to an optimal home education There is mounting evidence that the western schooling system was originally designed with the primary purpose of adapting children and families to serve the industrialized economy, not for helping young people fulfill their optimal creative potential. With...
Wind Energy
Responsibly harvesting power from wind Humans have been harnessing wind power for more then two millennia and wind turbines are generally considered to be among the most sustainable methods of generating electricity. In addition to electricity generation, wind turbines have long been used to move water...
Responsibly harvesting power from wind Humans have been harnessing wind power for more then two millennia and wind turbines are generally considered to be among the most sustainable methods of generating electricity. In addition to electricity generation, wind turbines have long been used to move water...
Energy Storage
Sustainable methods of storing energy over time Many sustainable energy sources produce according to natural rhythms such as sunlight, wind, and precipitation. These cycles don't necessarily coincide with the times that humans need energy. Therefore, energy storage is an essential part of most sustainable...
Sustainable methods of storing energy over time Many sustainable energy sources produce according to natural rhythms such as sunlight, wind, and precipitation. These cycles don't necessarily coincide with the times that humans need energy. Therefore, energy storage is an essential part of most sustainable...
Cleaning
Methods and resources for cleaning without toxic chemicals ## Non-toxic Disinfectant Cleaners **Vinegar** Advantages: Inexpensive, readily and locally available Disadvantages: Strong and lasting odor **Lemon Juice** Advantages: Inexpensive Disadvantages: Not locally available in northern climates....
Methods and resources for cleaning without toxic chemicals ## Non-toxic Disinfectant Cleaners **Vinegar** Advantages: Inexpensive, readily and locally available Disadvantages: Strong and lasting odor **Lemon Juice** Advantages: Inexpensive Disadvantages: Not locally available in northern climates....
Recompose
Recompose offers an alternative choice to cremation and conventional burial methods. Our service - recomposition - gently converts human remains into soil, so that we can nourish new life after we die.
Recompose offers an alternative choice to cremation and conventional burial methods. Our service - recomposition - gently converts human remains into soil, so that we can nourish new life after we die.
Hupacasath Farm
The farm grows and sells on site a variety of organic vegetables. Healthy Harvest offers an opportunity to be involved in the local farming community in a supportive, low stress work environment for those affected by a mental illness. A variety of vegetable crops are grown by organic methods and sold...
The farm grows and sells on site a variety of organic vegetables. Healthy Harvest offers an opportunity to be involved in the local farming community in a supportive, low stress work environment for those affected by a mental illness. A variety of vegetable crops are grown by organic methods and sold...
Pattison Farms
Gerry and Dagmar Pattison have been operating their Certified Organic family farm since 1998. A 15+ acre farm site at Dzini Rd in Black Creek mid-way between Courtenay and Campbell River, food is grown in rich soils using traditional hand planting and hand harvesting methods. They offer a large variety...
Gerry and Dagmar Pattison have been operating their Certified Organic family farm since 1998. A 15+ acre farm site at Dzini Rd in Black Creek mid-way between Courtenay and Campbell River, food is grown in rich soils using traditional hand planting and hand harvesting methods. They offer a large variety...
Transfarmation Farm
Transfarmation... More than farming: Growing Cultural Change. We can transform our communities, our society and, ultimately our culture, by transforming the way we think, live, work, play and eat. By using practical permaculture and bio-intensive methods to grow 16,000 pounds of vegetables and fruit...
Transfarmation... More than farming: Growing Cultural Change. We can transform our communities, our society and, ultimately our culture, by transforming the way we think, live, work, play and eat. By using practical permaculture and bio-intensive methods to grow 16,000 pounds of vegetables and fruit...
What Is Sociocracy and Why Does Democracy Need it?
An introduction to the concept, values, systems and methods of a working sociocracy.
An introduction to the concept, values, systems and methods of a working sociocracy.
DIY Rainwater Harvesting Systems
Rainwater harvesting is one of the most self-sufficient and environment friendly methods of using water. This site presents 37 simple DIY ways to collect rainwater.
Rainwater harvesting is one of the most self-sufficient and environment friendly methods of using water. This site presents 37 simple DIY ways to collect rainwater.
Cedar Down Farm
Cedar Down Farm is a small-scale, ecological farm that has grown certified organic vegetables for Community Supported Agriculture since 2010. The farm is certified organic and does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. Each season takes into account new methods and emerging...
Cedar Down Farm is a small-scale, ecological farm that has grown certified organic vegetables for Community Supported Agriculture since 2010. The farm is certified organic and does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. Each season takes into account new methods and emerging...
Forstbauer Farm
Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm uses Biodynamic farming methods and follows a soil food web approach. Founded in 1977 the Forstbauer farm is a certified organic farm in Chilliwack British Colombia, farmed using Biodynamic principals and certified through the Biodynamic society of BC (demeter) and...
Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm uses Biodynamic farming methods and follows a soil food web approach. Founded in 1977 the Forstbauer farm is a certified organic farm in Chilliwack British Colombia, farmed using Biodynamic principals and certified through the Biodynamic society of BC (demeter) and...
Permacultureprinciples.com
A site dedicated to Permaculture principles and publications with books and videos featuring David Holmgren and many other prominent permaculture designers and thinkers. Permaculture principles illustrated and explained, information exchange and methods clarified. A permaculture clearing house.
A site dedicated to Permaculture principles and publications with books and videos featuring David Holmgren and many other prominent permaculture designers and thinkers. Permaculture principles illustrated and explained, information exchange and methods clarified. A permaculture clearing house.
Vermiculture (worm composting)
A basic how-to and why-to use vermiculture to enhance compost and soil health; techniques, methods and benefits From the libraries of Mother Earth News.
A basic how-to and why-to use vermiculture to enhance compost and soil health; techniques, methods and benefits From the libraries of Mother Earth News.
EarthEasy Guide to Composting
An easy-to-follow practical guide for learning how to compost, including free-standing piles and container type methods
An easy-to-follow practical guide for learning how to compost, including free-standing piles and container type methods
Mycellium Running
This book is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. Setting the stage for the mycorestoration revolution, Mycelium Running unveils new methods for growing mushrooms, generating mycelium, and implanting mushroom colonies into the environment. Capitalizing on the digestive power of mycelium,...
This book is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. Setting the stage for the mycorestoration revolution, Mycelium Running unveils new methods for growing mushrooms, generating mycelium, and implanting mushroom colonies into the environment. Capitalizing on the digestive power of mycelium,...
Pacific Northwest Medicine Making and Botanical Extract Guide
This 11 x 17 inch guide featuring a botanical extract chart that details standard tincturing ratios and menstruum percentages for 104 medicinal plants commonly found in the Pacific Northwest, also illustrates step-by-step instructions for both the scientific and folk methods of tincturing. Laminated...
This 11 x 17 inch guide featuring a botanical extract chart that details standard tincturing ratios and menstruum percentages for 104 medicinal plants commonly found in the Pacific Northwest, also illustrates step-by-step instructions for both the scientific and folk methods of tincturing. Laminated...
Tree Sisters Reforestation
We fund the planting of trees to restore ecosystems and livelihoods whilst increasing protection against the extremes of climate change in multiple regions of the tropical forest belt. We do this in ways that recreate and restore natural forest ecosystems using indigenous species, fostering local knowledge...
We fund the planting of trees to restore ecosystems and livelihoods whilst increasing protection against the extremes of climate change in multiple regions of the tropical forest belt. We do this in ways that recreate and restore natural forest ecosystems using indigenous species, fostering local knowledge...
Paradise Island Foods, Ltd
Since 1978, Paradise Island Foods has strived to make various food products more accessible to Vancouver Island residents. While accessibility remains a priority, our focus has shifted to providing natural and organic dairy options in response to our customer’s evolving needs.
Since 1978, Paradise Island Foods has strived to make various food products more accessible to Vancouver Island residents. While accessibility remains a priority, our focus has shifted to providing natural and organic dairy options in response to our customer’s evolving needs.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping
Expert beekeepers Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer, owners of Golden Rule Honey, take readers step by step through the entire process-from information on the inhabitants of a hive and how it works to collecting bees, keeping them healthy, raising a queen, harvesting honey and wax, and storing...
Expert beekeepers Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer, owners of Golden Rule Honey, take readers step by step through the entire process-from information on the inhabitants of a hive and how it works to collecting bees, keeping them healthy, raising a queen, harvesting honey and wax, and storing...
SelfDesign
The SelfDesign Learning Community is among the largest distance/distributed learning schools and personalized learning programs in British Columbia, Canada. SelfDesign enables learners to complete K-12 by exploring their passions and taking the lead in their own learning and life. With personalized...
The SelfDesign Learning Community is among the largest distance/distributed learning schools and personalized learning programs in British Columbia, Canada. SelfDesign enables learners to complete K-12 by exploring their passions and taking the lead in their own learning and life. With personalized...
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