Free range broody chickens: the biological clock of a hen by Kirsten Dirksen on November 5, 2010 Jacqueline Kennedy of Geyserville (Sonoma County, California) raises free range chickens, but even all the wild grub they can eat …
Instant e-bike: electric bike conversion kits by Kirsten Dirksen on November 4, 2010 It’s called an e-bike, power-assisted bicycle (Canada), power-assisted cycle (UK), electric pedal-assisted cycle (EU), motor-driven cycle (Alabama), motorized bicycle (Washington …
Natural building: water-resistant earthen floors don’t off-gas by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2010 Earthen floors are growing in popularity not simply because they forgo non-renewable resources, but because they have an aesthetic appeal …
Space saving furniture: storage bed and indoor bike rack by Kirsten Dirksen on November 2, 2010 Urban living, especially in a place like Manhattan where home size is nearly half the national average, often means being …
Magic of urban beekeeping: a backyard San Francisco hive by Kirsten Dirksen on October 27, 2010 In contrast to the rural bee populations decimated by colony collapse disorder, bees are thriving in cities worldwide. The more …
Natural building myths: tiny homes & green roofs by Kirsten Dirksen on October 26, 2010 The most attention-getting natural homes are often small and topped with a turf roof (see tiny cob cottages in Wales …
An EV (motorcycle) visionary: Matt Dieckmann (1981-2010) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 21, 2010 I first heard about Matt Dieckmann in a Wired Magazine article touting his electric motorcycle and impressive racing results, so …
The nightly yogurt-making ritual (with home yogurt maker) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 19, 2010 We wanted to make our own yogurt- namely because organic yogurt was so much expensive than organic milk- so my …
Earth-built passive solar home: cob (south), strawbale (north) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 18, 2010 Passive solar design dates back over 2 and a half millennia to the ancient Greeks and Chinese; it not only …
San Francisco hotel uses rooftop for honeybees, herbs, & produce by Kirsten Dirksen on October 15, 2010 San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel opened one year to the day after the 1906 earthquake and since then it’s hosted a …
