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

Faces of a Vanishing World

Faces of a Vanishing World

I happened across this documentary last week on the Ovation channel.  Joey Lawrence, or Joey L, is an amazing young photographer.   In Faces of a Vanishing World, Joey leaves his home in New York to pursue his passion of photographing the last of the tribes that are on the verge of extinction.  In this 1 hour . . . → Read More: Faces of a Vanishing World

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

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

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©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

Mongolian Felt Making

Mongolian Felt Making

 

 

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My Reindeer – trailer

This looks like an awesome upcoming film.  These are the reindeer people of Siberia.  Enjoy!

My Reindeer – trailer

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Witness – Last of the Reindeer Herders – Pt 2

Witness–Last of the Reindeer Herders–Pt 2

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Nature’s Medicine Plants That Heal

Nature's Medicine

“For thousands of years–indeed, for all of human history except the past 50-70 years in Western societies–plants have been our chief source of medicine. The fascinating story that unfolds in the pages of this book is much more than a catalog of natural cures. Equal parts scientific inquiry and cultural history, it’s nothing less . . . → Read More: Nature’s Medicine Plants That Heal

Sauerkraut and Pickle Crocks

Sauerkraut and Pickling Crocks and Supplies

Cultures for Health

Cultures for Health