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our plant-based diet
3 days ago
by ehaugsjaa
I haven’t kept close track, but I would say that we have reduced our intake of animal products by about 90% in the last few weeks. Still the occasional egg and fish. Inspired by the books: The China Study and Eat to Live. Veggie madness. The kids are still eating pretty much what they did before, th ...
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Rigid exterior insulation
4 days ago
by ehaugsjaa
In case anyone is wondering… our house will have 4″ of rigid insulation on the exterior of the framing and sheathing, topped by vertical furring strips and gigantic screws thru those 4+ inches and into the studs to hold everything up. And then the siding attached to that. Just as described here as a ...
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Heating your house with a hoophouse greenhouse
4 days ago
by ehaugsjaa
Here is pretty obvious evidence that a hoophouse (or 1/2 of one attached to the side of your house — facing south) can heat quite a bit of your house… I suppose any farmer who uses one could tell you what is typical for how early in the spring it is that it gets too hot such that it needs ventilatio ...
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