Subsistence Farming - Hawaii

getting ready for h.s. is thrilling and scary. we started this week. scott is doing math (interactive math), i am doing life skills (a workbook by dave ellis called Master Student), art class (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) and large animal anatomy (i figured why not start to tackle the stuff vet […]

this is it. 9th grade starts monday. i am excitedly focusing on school (again). we are starting with the life skills block which is based on Dave Ellis’s book BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT. It is really a college text which i got at the reuse center but it is so fascinating and interesting. the sections […]

we are hosting a Know Your Farmer Alliance workshop here about chickens. our friend ann is doing a section on ducks.
gearing up for high school and realizing that lauren’s education is going to be something i can feel proud about. i believe i will be able to say that i gave her the best i […]

sustainable living. what topics are important to address? water systems, power systems, local food sources, , local material structures, waste management, transportation. these seem to be the main ones i addressed.
my recent experience homeschooling Lauren (9th grade) has given me a new perspective. why isn’t education in the top ten list for sustainability? how can […]

(7th and 8th grade)
by Karin Payne
Our consumptive lifestyle has led us to the brink of annihilation.
We have expanded our right to live on the earth to an entitlement to conquer the earth.
Yet “conquerors” of nature always lose– Bill Mollison
Class 1
Lab- Fire making (magnifying glass, bow drill, magnesium, fire piston, choosing tinder)
Classroom- Define Sustainability, Define Nutrition […]