Caveman conditioning revolves around rather uncivilized and minimalist, but very rewarding, strength training methods out in nature, whether it be the woods, the mountains, wherever. Why bother with a gym or expensive equipment when you can get your strength training for little to no money? Even if the closest thing to nature you have available to you is a public park, you can … [Read more...]
Tiny House Resources
Are you thinking of building a tiny house, or just in love with the idea and the design? Here are some of my favorite resources, manufacturers, and newsletters. These sites often have free downloadable plans, tutorial videos, and links to other resources such as deconstruction salvage services and compact furnishings. … [Read more...]
Uncivilized Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe took several attempts. I think it was about 4, and we ate all the failures. It was worth it. I consider it my sacrifice for science. Although these cookies are probably about 6gm of carbs each, all the ingredients are very low glycemic index, and things like butter and peanut butter have "zero" glycemic load so they should not spike your blood sugar [Disclaimer: … [Read more...]
Kombucha Recipe
I finally added my kumbucha video to Youtube, and a short follow up video of what the new culture looked like about a week later. If you're not familiar with kombucha, it's a fermented beverage you can make at home, with just a few simple ingredients and a kombucha culture. It's been made for thousands of years and is reported to be a health tonic, whatever that means. I … [Read more...]
Slug Conqueror
This is an update to my slug-killing post from last year. During that time I've tried copper tape, garlic spray, attracting more birds, broken eggshells, and a host of other organic remedies. Just last week I saw this video on Paul Wheaton's Permies site showing a large slug just cruising over the copper tape. I wish I had seen that before I spent the money. … [Read more...]