What is Permaculture? A video Webinar Series Intro to Permaculture

Introduction to Permaculture

©2011 Shanna Ohmes

I’ve had lots of requests for information on permaculture and found this webinar series on YouTube I wanted to share with you.  In this video series, you learn that permaculture is the most important activity that we can do to provide for a sustainable future.  It is a common sense system . . . → Read More: What is Permaculture? A video Webinar Series Intro to Permaculture

Beekeeping—10 Reasons to Raise Your Own Bees

Click here for The Barefoot Beekeeper

©2011 Shanna Ohmes

Backyard beekeeping is shaping up to be the latest trend in urban areas in addition to gardening, chickens and rabbits.  Why should you raise bees?  Bees are essential for the pollination of plants and crops.  The last few years there has been an overwhelming disappearance of bees due to colony collapse . . . → Read More: Beekeeping—10 Reasons to Raise Your Own Bees

Joel Salatin—Pathways to Relocalization Part 3 and 4

Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal

We Are All Disconnected from Our Food and Our World—Joel Salatin Discusses Pathways to Relocalization Part 3 and 4

©2011 Shanna Ohmes

Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms is one of the few people in our world today that doesn’t just tell us what is wrong with our system, but lives and breathes the . . . → Read More: Joel Salatin—Pathways to Relocalization Part 3 and 4

Joel Salatin—Pathways to Relocalization Part 1 and 2

Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal

We Are All Disconnected from Our Food and Our World—Joel Salatin Discusses Pathways to Relocalization Part 1and 2

©2011 Shanna Ohmes

Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms is one of the few people in our world today that doesn’t just tell us what is wrong with our system, but lives and breathes the solutions that . . . → Read More: Joel Salatin—Pathways to Relocalization Part 1 and 2

Mongolia: Remote Realm of the Nomads Pt 1 and Pt 2

Read about one woman's journey and stay with the nomads for a full year in Hearing Birds Fly

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

The Mongolian Nomads Traditional Culture

Here is a 2 part documentary on the traditional culture of the Mongolian people.  Part 1 shows us the different regions in Mongolia and their culture.  In Part 2 we see more of the nomads and their herds of yak, goats, sheep, cattle, camels, horses and . . . → Read More: Mongolia: Remote Realm of the Nomads Pt 1 and Pt 2

Real Men Knit Trailer

Click here to learn How to Knit!

We often think of knitting as a craft only for women, when in some traditional cultures it was actually the men who knitted.  The teacher who taught me to weave was a man, which at the time, I thought very strange.  Then I did some research and found that there were more men weavers in . . . → Read More: Real Men Knit Trailer

Woman on the Hunt….. Women and Hunting

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

“Women are meant to create life, not destroy it.”  I often hear this whenever the subject of women and hunting is brought up, and used to think it myself years ago.  Are we so naive as to think that we are above the natural law of nature and that we can . . . → Read More: Woman on the Hunt….. Women and Hunting

How Mongolians Set Up a Yurt or Ger

This video shows nomadic Mongolians setting up the yurt (ger).

Mongolian shelter – Ray Mears World of Survival – BBC

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Learn How to Felt Wool with Simple Felting Kits

Click here to learn more about the ArtFelt Celtic Grid Shawl Kit

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Aside from leather craft, felting wool is a skill and craft that has been around as long as humans have been here.  The basics are simple:  wool, moisture and agitation to bind the fibers to each other to create a warm and durable fabric suitable for clothing, coats, blankets and even . . . → Read More: Learn How to Felt Wool with Simple Felting Kits

Learn How to Weave with a Kromski Harp Rigid Heddle Loom

Click here to learn more about the Kromski Harp Rigid Heddle Loom

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

I learned how to weave on a small handheld loom and fell in love with the process of turning my handspun wool yarn into small woven household items.  The rigid heddle loom is a bigger loom perfect for a beginner weaver, yet not as large and bulky as a floor loom, . . . → Read More: Learn How to Weave with a Kromski Harp Rigid Heddle Loom

Sauerkraut and Pickle Crocks

Sauerkraut and Pickling Crocks and Supplies

Cultures for Health

Cultures for Health