http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:26:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en November 2009 Update www.eco-sense.ca First the technical stuff…our humanure compost pile is maintaining a steamy 120*F (49*C) and our root cellar is slowly dropping and is currently at 44*F (6*C). All of this achieved with mud and shit…mud for the root cellar and human waste resources for the compost. Highly ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=69 Prime Minister Stephen Harper I Thought for Christmas instead of asking Santa for the best present, I know about Santa I know who he is, even if Santa was real he couldn’t provide this gift. So I’m asking you to help my generation and (if you have them) ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=68 August 2009…on the verge…of something… We continue to be inspired and disturbed, optimistic and pessimistic, excited and depressed. Seems that we are also not alone in these oscillating waves of emotion. But what is clear is that it’s emotion in the form of love, passion, and fulfillment that is ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=67 A Societal Shift -Take ten It has been three months and the update has been re-created maybe 10 times, each time with a stalled release. One might almost think we were attempting to write it by committee. We have been excited by the inspiration of those coming ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=66 The Brown Revolution - Monday Magazine Posted By: Samantha Magnus 05/19/2009 8:00 AM Composting toilets may be the flush of the future Ashlie Ferguson appreciates poo. One Monday night in February, the UVic student hosted a poo party in her James Bay home, complete with turd cookies (okay, macaroons) and chunky chocolate-dipped bananas. The ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=65 Next Tour: This Sunday May 3rd from 10am to 12:30 pm. Please contact us to reserve your spot. ann@eco-sense.ca or 250-478-2680 The Update… a little late Every month lends to a dilemma, we usually burst into the month with vigor, spewing thoughts, experiences and new found knowledge, feverishly writing ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=64 Energy and the Living Building Vision Gone are the days when the Eco-Sense updates bubbled with visions of our dreams, and anecdotal observations of absurdities in our society. Reality is here; now is when we find out whether all our talk and thoughts amount to much. Reality is ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=63 Three Years of Sustained Energy February 1st is an important date here. It represents Boo’s birthday…he is three. Oh I almost forgot; it is also three years to the day since we moved onto the land and started our new life. On this day, in honour of ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=62 Open for Business Eco-Sense December Update Moving in…sort of Christmas drew near, and our goal of being in the home before Christmas, make that last Christmas, is almost realized. Unfortunately, we didn’t have Ann’s mom in before Christmas… as nature played the Harper card and prorogued completion, as well ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=61 Getting the Rodents out of Home and Municipal Office There is no place like home… home is where the heart is. Or should we say there is no place like our “almost” home, and home is where the mouse is. Inspection Yes, we passed final electrical inspection, by default ... http://aum.ca/eco-sense-log/?p=60