Make your own backyard biodiesel. It's easy to make a small batch that will work in any diesel engine.
homebrew biodeisel
Makezine.com Weekend Project: Making Biodiesel
(via blog.makezine.com)
Submitted by gnomic on Sat, 2008-08-16 03:00. | Tags: science | homebrew biodeisel
LIVING (MOSTLY) OFF THE GRID
(via urbanhomestead.org)
URBAN FARMING: Jules Dervaes and three of his adult children live on one-fifth of an acre in Pasadena, Calif., a block away from a multilane highway. On this tiny sliver of land, they manage to be mostly self-sufficient. “This is our form of protest,†says Dervaes, who is 60, “and this is our form of survival.â€
Submitted by Urban Homesteader on Mon, 2008-04-21 13:13. | Tags: culture | eco home | eco urban home | food not lawns | grow your oww food | homebrew biodeisel | low impact living | solar energy | urban agriculture | urban farming | urban homestead | urban homesteaders | urban permaculture | urban self sufficiency | urban sustainability