Tobias Roberts
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Sep- 2017 -18 SeptemberGeneral
Hydraulic Ram Pumps
The recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan, showed how vulnerable and unstable our industrial water system really is. Once it…
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15 SeptemberPlants
The Best Species for Coppice Forestry
It seems almost miraculous: you cut a tree down to its stump, and a couple years later it has grown…
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14 SeptemberEco-Villages
The Revolutionary Civilizational Paradigm Eco Villages
The vast majority of people in the world no longer live in any sort of human settlement that could be…
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13 SeptemberGeneral
Organic Pesticides, Biological Controls, and Finding what Can Be Grown
Bugs are inevitably a part of growing things. While most of the bugs out there are good for the soil…
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12 SeptemberGeneral
The Crises that Have Come with Urbanization
One of the defining aspects of our current civilization and one of the most worrying trends of modernity is our…
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11 SeptemberGeneral
Wal-Mart or the Farmer´s Market: Marketing Alternatives for the Small Farmer
I´m not going to lie: I hate Wal-Mart. Not only do I hate going to Wal-Mart and fighting the crowds…
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8 SeptemberGeneral
Rescuing the Commons as a Place for True Community Participation
The Cold War ended almost two decades ago, yet the dichotomy between State and Market continues to be all-encompassing. In…
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6 SeptemberGeneral
Dangers and Promises of Genetically Modified Organisms
One of the most controversial aspects of our industrial farming and industrial food system are genetically modified organisms. During the…
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4 SeptemberGeneral
Health Benefits of the Miracle Tree or Moringa Tree
It seems like every year or two a new “superfood” hits the shelves of health food stores around the country.…
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1 SeptemberDesign
Permaculture and the Importance of Landscape Design
As more and more people learn about the problems that industrial agriculture (and industrial civilization in general) have caused the…
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Aug- 2017 -31 AugustGeneral
Health Benefits of Natural Earthen Construction
Somehow or another, the modern day, industrial world in which we live convinced us that dirt is unclean, impure, and…
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29 AugustDesign
Earthships: A Sustainable and Alluring Housing Option
The homes that we live in are the epitome of industrial pillage of the earth. Massive amounts of cheaply built…
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