Category Archives: Permaculture

Ten years of drought susceptibility ahead of us.

Posted on April 23, 2013 by webkeeper

The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts and the Oklahoma Conference of Churches have partnered on a project to encourage people to pray for rain to end the drought.  Some here in central Oklahoma may be wondering “What Drought?” but that … Continue reading →

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More anti-sustainability nonsense.

Posted on April 10, 2013 by webkeeper

Here in Oklahoma, the focus seems to be on an obscure UN program, “Agenda 21,” which promotes sustainability.  A recent meeting in Tulsa resulted in this story — Tulsa group fears UN agenda is assault on personal rights.  Meanwhile, our … Continue reading →

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Towards a barefoot permaculture corps. . .

Posted on April 4, 2013 by webkeeper

A holistic look at the world situation explores what it means to go from bad to worse. The earth’s systems — biological, economic, political —  continue to degenerate and fall apart and the velocity of the devolution appears to be … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma City’s water policies are recklessly inadequate.

Posted on February 18, 2013 by webkeeper

The announced proposals to meet the drought crisis in Oklahoma City are recklessly inadequate. The proposal to raise rates by percent increases is fine up to a point.  We’re in trouble if a large number of small users increase their … Continue reading →

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iPermie now on sale!

Posted on January 15, 2013 by webkeeper

My new book, iPermie! How to permaculture your urban lifestyle, is now on sale at these fine online sources.  Only $1.99! for 14 sections, 248 chapters, 399,000 words! http://www.ipermie.net https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/271541 Amazon Kindle Apple Store Kobo Versent eBooks Bookmark on DeliciousDigg … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma City Nanny State Alert!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by webkeeper

Oklahoma City is asking the state legislature to lower the height requirements before the city can write code violations and get a court order for a contractor to mow a property, charging the homeowner with the bill, from the present … Continue reading →

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Time for another CASH MOB in support of Oklahoma farmers and producers!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by webkeeper

In September, I put out a call for a cash mob in support of local farmers. As a result, the Oklahoma Food Coop had one of its best month’s this year and reports suggested the farmers markets did better too. … Continue reading →

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Could we get a cash mob together in September for local Oklahoma producers?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by webkeeper

This has been a very hard summer for Oklahoma’s local food producers and its non-food producers. Let’s make the situation a little better with a cash mob for local production! As you may know, a cash mob is a group … Continue reading →

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Notes on Dr. John Ikerd’s talk on sustainable economics at Oklahoma State University

Posted on August 31, 2012 by webkeeper

University of Missouri professor-emeritus in economics Dr. John Ikerd spoke at OSU this afternoon with a good group there to here him, including some of the leaders in the state’s sustainable agriculture movement, including Dr. Jim Horne of the Kerr … Continue reading →

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Bob ignores the convention and concentrates on important stuff, like hypermiling and container gardening.

Posted on August 30, 2012 by webkeeper

I am ignoring the conventions this year and concentrating on useful stuff like hypermiling and container gardening. I am making some progress on my hypermiling abilities. My 1993 Geo Metro was getting about 35 miles per gallon, but recently I’ve … Continue reading →

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