Photos by Eric Valli
Off the Grid -
There are a growing number of people
who have decided to live light on the earth.
Eric Valli has spent the last few years with four of them
striving for harmony with nature in the most pristine corners of the United States.
OffGrid-Living.com
Learning to Live off the grid with solar, wind, geothermal, micro-hydro and other Alternative Forms of Energy.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Oh yes... I could live there in Iverness-shire Scotland.
"The Beer Moth is a converted 1956 Fire Service truck whose flatbed has been made into a very unique guest vacation rental room. The room accommodates two, has its own wood-burning hearth and lives on the Inshriach House grounds in Inverness-shire, Scotland. You can book a stay on the Beer Moth through Canopy & Stars." More...
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Illusion of Success in Western Society !
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Happy Earth Day - Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan
In his book Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, the astronomer Carl Sagan related his thoughts on a deeper meaning of the photograph:
We succeeded in taking that picture [from deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings, thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species, lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.
The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner of the dot. How frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity – in all this vastness – there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us. It's been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
—Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, p. 6
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Heirloom Seeds: Radicchio, Variegated Chiogga 1 Pkt.
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My Favorite in a Salad -
"Radicchio, Variegated Chiogga 1 Pkt." (2183)
"Hailing from the Italian fishing village of Chiogga, this heirloom radicchio forms large, firm round heads of lovely variegated leaves in pure white and rosy red. This rarely encountered variety imparts radicchio's signature sparky, bittersweet flavor. 80 days."

My Favorite in a Salad -
"Radicchio, Variegated Chiogga 1 Pkt." (2183)
"Hailing from the Italian fishing village of Chiogga, this heirloom radicchio forms large, firm round heads of lovely variegated leaves in pure white and rosy red. This rarely encountered variety imparts radicchio's signature sparky, bittersweet flavor. 80 days."
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Heirloom Seeds: "Broccoli, Romanesco 1 Pkt. (130 Seeds)" from Burpee Gardening
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"Broccoli, Romanesco 1 Pkt. (130 Seeds)" (2222)
"This preeminent Italian heirloom variety was first documented in Italy in the 16th century. 'Romanesco's crisp, beautiful apple-green whorled heads impart an altogether pleasing, nutty taste. Most often enjoyed raw, the broccoli, if lightly cooked, will retain its flavor and unique texture. 75-100 days."

"Broccoli, Romanesco 1 Pkt. (130 Seeds)" (2222)
"This preeminent Italian heirloom variety was first documented in Italy in the 16th century. 'Romanesco's crisp, beautiful apple-green whorled heads impart an altogether pleasing, nutty taste. Most often enjoyed raw, the broccoli, if lightly cooked, will retain its flavor and unique texture. 75-100 days."
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