Biochar - The Real El Dorado

SUBHEAD: We, the fire people, have to make coal and bury it, reversing the past 500 years since the start of the Industrial Revolution.By Albert Bates on 3 March 2011 in The Great Change - (http://peaksurfer.blogspot.com/2011/03/real-el-dorado.html)Image above: Screenshot from the game "The road to El Dorado". From (http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14685/gold-and-glory-the-road-to-el-dorado/images/

The Tarpaper Shack Principle

SUBHEAD: Its only useful if you can build it from readily available materials, and put it to work, while living in the an old fashioned tarpaper shack.By John Michael Greer on 5 January 2011 for ArchDruid Report - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2011/01/tarpaper-shack-principle.html)Image above: A tarpaper shack during winter in Nova Scotia, Canada. From (http://www.flickr.com/photos/

The Haybox Factor

SUBHEAD: Neanderthals routinely ate cooked vegetables, and cooked meat has been a hominid staple since the days of Homo erectus.By John Michael Greer on 29 December in the Archdruid Report - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/haybox-factor.html)Image above: A fireless cooker circa 1890 branded 'The Chatham Jewel' in an oak case. From (http://www.antiquefever.com/

Twilight of the Chicken Tenders

SUBHEAD: There’s an entire world of cooking that has nothing to do with elaborate gourmet dishes or takeout food and plastic packages.By John Michael Greer on 22 December 2010 in ArchdruiReport - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/twilight-of-chicken-tenders.html)Image above: packaging for Love Me Chicken Tenders. From (http://lovemetenders.wordpress.com/products).One of the