Category: stuff to read

  • “The Dirty Life” – review

    Having a week off I finally managed to read one of the books I got for Christmas — “The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love” by Kristin Kimball. It is a pleasand to read book written by 30-something-yo woman from New York, who met Mark — an interesting man running a farm, and moved […]

  • Garbage warrior

    This week I watched the “Garbage warrior”, a film about american architect, Mike Reynolds. This documentary shows several buildings and subdivisions built by Reynolds, starting with the Thumb House, and the Earthship, of course. This film was highly motivating and inspiring for me. I am wondering if I could add some tires with rammed earth […]

  • “The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It” – Review

    I just finished reading a great book “The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It” by John Seymour. And I must say that if I was to choose one book about self-sufficiency it would be this one. It’s a great source of information for all people who, like me, want to live off the land. […]

  • It’s Not Easy Being Green – Season 1 review

    I just finished watching the first season of TV show “It’s Not Easy Being Green”, hosted by Dick Strawbridge. A great source of inspiration, and a great way to spend seven afternoons, watching seven episodes. If you’re not familiar with european satellite TV channels, you probably don’t know Dick Strawbridge, lieutentant-colonel, and engineer. But if […]