How to gather a winter supply of hay with simple tools

How to gather a winter supply of hay with simple tools

Gardens and house/vehicle maintenance have consumed our time at Copperland Munising this summer. In the back of my mind, I knew we were behind on hay gathering for winter chicken bedding. One sunny weekend day, Ken hauled out the mower and I retrieved the century old hand sickle. Working together, we cut and piled an…

United we stand, divided we fall
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United we stand, divided we fall

Freedom. Although some activists expect local governments to both participate in and profit from developing community resources, We the People must be the driving force of a new economy. Communities are only as strong as their weakest links. By producing our own food, power, heat, fuel, oxygen & transportation we gain freedom of self-determination. No…

Harvest time: When a country turns its back on seniors
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Harvest time: When a country turns its back on seniors

We just finished watching a Youtube video about a 75-year old woman who is living fulltime in her van in Arizona, and working at a local job to survive. She was told by the government housing authority that she was “better off living in your van” rather than trying to live in an overpriced world…

Copperland’s Turbine Builders Club for decentralized energy & transportation

Copperland’s Turbine Builders Club for decentralized energy & transportation

Today Copperland opened the first of five clubs aimed at DIYers who want to build energy & transportation systems to replace polluting machines. Actually, the Phoenix Turbine Builders Club began in 2000 with a series of projects incorporating Nikola Tesla’s boundary layer turbine concepts. Founder Ken Rieli then led the 1,769+ members in 96 countries…