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One in 8 on food stamps; one in 4 kids
The NYT has a long article describing the rapid increase in utilization of food stamps in the US – one in four kids is currently on food stamps; one in 8 citizens overall. This is depressing an… more →
Five Islands Orchard
One in 8 on food stamps; one in 4 kids
fiveislandsorchard wrote 2 days ago: The NYT has a long article describing the rapid increase in utilization of food stamps in the US … more →
Crosby tide mill in Arrowsic
fiveislandsorchard wrote 1 week ago: There’s a lot more detail on the technology of a ca. 1900 tide mill on pps 6-7 of the followin … more →
Tide mills old and new
fiveislandsorchard wrote 1 week ago: A convergence of factors has had me thinking about tidal power and the history of Georgetown Island … more →
Tinkering back America
fiveislandsorchard wrote 2 weeks ago: An episode of On Point on NPR caught my ear the other evening, inspired by a piece in the WSJ about … more →
GCS Tide Mill Demonstration Concept
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fiveislandsorchard wrote 2 weeks ago: A talented boatbuilder of my acquaintance who lives at the head of Robinhood Cove is working with th … more →
Two guys on a tandem
fiveislandsorchard wrote 1 month ago: I hope that readers accustomed to the usual apple, ag, and energy-themed material will excuse a bit … more →
Bike PTO design - work in progress
fiveislandsorchard wrote 3 months ago: The hardware design phase of Cider Year Five is only 48 hours or so from complete (or at least, that … more →
Enough with "consumers" already
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fiveislandsorchard wrote 3 months ago: I can’t be the only one who is driven nuts by the constant media use of the term “consum … more →
Mulch under the fence, berry patch
fiveislandsorchard wrote 4 months ago: Alexis was on call this weekend so I headed down east. After spending a good part of Saturday visit … more →
Electric hybrid bicycle prototype operational
fiveislandsorchard wrote 4 months ago: For the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on an electric hybrid bike. The motivation is … more →
"A bad day up here is better than a good day in the city..."
fiveislandsorchard wrote 5 months ago: The title quote comes from a fellow I got to know at MIT, name of Toby. He used to teach a hands-on … more →
Energy Hunter-Gatherers to Energy Agriculture?
fiveislandsorchard wrote 8 months ago: Isaac Berzin (founder and creative vision behind GreenFuel Technologies in its early days, now a pro … more →
What happened to Tom Friedman?
fiveislandsorchard wrote 8 months ago: I woke up Sunday morning to find that Mr. Flat Earth has had an epiphany: What if the crisis of 2008 … more →
Farming with horses?
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fiveislandsorchard wrote 9 months ago: For Christmas my sister got me a subscription to Small Farmer’s Journal, which is charmingly w … more →
Sugaring season soon; high-efficiency evaporator concepts
fiveislandsorchard wrote 9 months ago: It’s definitely still winter here, but if you’re feeling optimistic you can imagine that … more →
Don't buy new XC skis, and don't buy waxless
fiveislandsorchard wrote 11 months ago: It’s been a snowy December here in New Hampshire, and one of the cool things about Lebanon is … more →
Economic Tehcnology
fiveislandsorchard wrote 1 year ago: Nine months ago I wrote a post trying to understand how economies work from an engineering perspecti … more →
Posts I could write
fiveislandsorchard wrote 1 year ago: Six carboys are ticking away happily in my office closet, and today I took apart the pedal grinder a … more →
Happy fall, and the view from a mountaintop
fiveislandsorchard wrote 1 year ago: I’m sitting with a glass of cider in a rocking chair by the first fire of the season while Ale … more →
