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"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius

"Model T on the Farm" - Norman Rockwell

By Barbara Bamberger Scott

"Inspired by this knowledge, we went back to our humble dwelling and began to prepare a bed for the little green plants, which, Vernon had informed us, were amaranth, a rejected but healthy food source and a well-kept secret all over the Third World.  In a week or so with careful husbandry we had an impressive garden.  Impressive because in a desert, we had nurtured something green.  Nature had put it there for us to ponder and we had arranged it in rows, with raised beds and what compost we could gather, and bathwater for a rain substitute."

Sprout Your Next Meal!

By Dorothy Cady

"How long you have to wait until you can eat the sprouts depends on the type of seed you choose to sprout, and how patient you are. For example, if you sprout alfalfa seeds, they take about 5 days, and can be eaten when they are about 1-2 inches long. When the sprouts are ready, however, just give them one last rinse, drain them in a colander or other strainer, then eat them (cooked or raw, of course). Enjoy!"

"When I lived in the Boston area, I would have a harried list of things to do each day, the least of which would be to fight traffic while running all my errands.  I chose a decidedly slower and less stressful lifestyle when I relocated to Texas three years ago.  Or, as I lovingly refer to it, 'Planet Texas'.

    Now don’t get me wrong, this is in no way a slight on the state.  The name came purely from my own feelings of being deposited on another planet, far from my busy Boston area life.  I would send letters back to family and friends, titled 'Missives from Planet Texas.' The following is just one of those letters..."

The Frugal Funeral for an Ecological Eternity

"We spend our life trying to get back to our Earthly roots, living simpler and off the land, recycling when we can, and doing as little damage to the world around us as possible. We came into this life naked and with no material trappings weighing us down. Now a movement is promoting leaving the same way… consider it the ultimate in 'going' green.

     It's called 'green burial' and while it might just be the next fad in checking out of this life, it has some benefits for anyone looking to live (and die) frugal, or for someone looking to go out with as little impact on our beloved land as possible."

"I don't know about you, but one of the things I appreciate most in a plant, that is, if I'm going to be expending the effort to plant and cultivate it, is enthusiasm.

     That's why the Yellow Flag Iris, iris pseudacorus is one of my all-time favorites.  In fact, this iris shows so much enthusiasm that it's considered an invasive nuisance in some areas."

By Christopher Fotta

"I am after a simpler life.  Getting by with the basics is part philosophy and part necessity as a homesteader.  More research eventually led to a few sensible souls both online and in some good old fashioned books.  After sifting through the lower-tech approaches, I looked around my kitchen and took stock of what I had that would work.  At the time, I was living in a trailer and working on a dairy farm.  It was about as bare bones of a kitchen as I have ever lived with, at least indoors; but because I outfitted my kitchen correctly I should have all necessary utensils to make yogurt."

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