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Who Woulda Thunk It
That a meal of sautéed kohlrabi, radish, carrot, and beet greens, with some great northern beans, would be so tasty that it goes into the weekly staple file, and is not just a powerdown week novelty? Amazing what fresh can do!
Added by Erik Lindberg on June 25, 2010 at 9:56pm — No Comments
King Kale and Prince Kohlrabi
I’m beginning to find a routine. No breakfast but an early lunch of fried potatoes and eggs. I feel like I’m cheating, because this is better than the peanut butter and jam or left-overs than I normally eat. Last night was the Kale-gate party. Lots of great food, most of which had Kale in it—salads, potato dishes, casseroles. This does not feel like all that much of a sacrifice. This week will likely change the way I eat.
Friday:
Again the humongous… Continue
Added by Erik Lindberg on June 25, 2010 at 8:11pm — No Comments
Salt
Powering down is time consuming. I am addicted to speed, to getting lots of stuff done quickly. These are expectations I’ll need to address. I had hoped to leave work at 5:30, stop at Concordia Gardens, pick some veggies, get home, cook my beans for an hour, make a salad, eat, shower, and ride my bike to Tom and Miles’ lecture.
Couldn’t be done. I cut out the cooking part, eating some lettuce, a few carrots, and a giant radish. I did cook my beans, which I ate cold… Continue
Added by Erik Lindberg on June 23, 2010 at 6:34pm — No Comments
Powerdown Ultimate Local Food Challenge
Ultimate Local Food Challenge
I was originally planning on eating only food that I grew, caught, hunted, or ran over.…
ContinueAdded by Erik Lindberg on June 22, 2010 at 12:37pm — No Comments
Post Carbon Institute Principles
1.Energy decline is inevitable.
2.Big energy is not the way out.
3.Reduce consumption and population.
4.Start from where you are.
5.Produce locally.
6.Relish the power of symbolic seeds.
7.Honor public service.
8.Anyone is welcome. (non-sectarian, not promoting any political party)
9.Hope and reason. (no rants, not fear-based).
Added by Erik Lindberg on June 13, 2010 at 11:00am — 3 Comments
Response To New York Times Transition and Peak Oil Story
Added by Erik Lindberg on June 8, 2010 at 1:38am — 2 Comments
How the Liberal Outrage Towards BP and Offshore Drilling is Sounding Like Right Wing Talk Radio
How does right wing talk radio do its work? Take complex issues and simplify them, with particular attention to drawing rigid distinctions between the idiots, traitors, or scoundrels causing the problem and the brave, honest, and responsible listener/victim. Most of all, it involves an aggressive, though silent, repudiation of any sort of understanding of events in terms of systems and structures--especially ones in which we participate or from which we…
ContinueAdded by Erik Lindberg on June 4, 2010 at 8:48am — 1 Comment
Basic Energy Facts You'll Never Hear on the News or Be Told by Your Government
*The World currently consumes 220 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day for all its energy needs or 80 billion per year.
*One gallon of gasoline is the equivalent of approximately 80 days hard manual labor.
*Americans consume approximately ¼ of the world’s energy.
*1 American uses the same amount of energy as 2 Europeans, 13 Chinese, and 34… Continue
Added by Erik Lindberg on June 1, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments
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