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BoingBoing: Profile

September 15, 2009

BoingBoing.net: Treehugger profiles off-gridders Abe and Josie about their desert homestead

BoingBoing talks about the Treehugger.com Focus Piece.  There are some great comments on this article.

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Treehugger: Focus

September 13, 2009

Treehugger.com: Young Couple Says NO to a Mortgaged Life

Treehugger does a focus piece on some of our accomplishments and our homestead in Texas.

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Make: Two Person Shovel

May 1, 2009

Make Magazine Volume 18, Page 141

With a few simple steps you can alter a shovel, so that two people can work together. Shovelling all day will no longer tire you out.

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BoingBoing: Focus

January 2, 2009

BoingBoing.net: Resources for Sustainable Living

BoingBoing did a nice focus piece on our homestead in Texas.

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Popular Science: Chispito

July 6, 2007

Popular Science: Going with the Wind

Popular Science does a quick overview of the Chispito Wind Generator

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Instructables: Feature

March 1, 2006

Instructables.com – Project of the Month – March 2006

Chispito Wind Generator was featured as the project of the month in March 2006 on Instructables.com

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Make:Wind Generator

February 1, 2006

Make Magazine Volume 5, Page 92

How-to instructions on making a 100 watt wind generator out of mostly junk items. Chispito is the perfect way to get into wind power.

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