The Well Run Dry

Portland, Oregon has earned a reputation as a “green” city, a city that is progressive with regard to environmental and sustainability iss...

Urban homesteading is a very valuable skill set for the times we now face. One of the most important aspects of urban homesteading is for...

The focus of this blog, The Well Run Dry , is Peak Oil and the related issues that accompany it – climate change, other resource peaks and...

I regret to inform you of the passing of a uniquely Portland business with a uniquely Portland flavor. No, it isn't one of our unique...

(Warning: this post is long.) The masters of the official economy are threatened by self-sufficient, resilient neighborhoods and communit...

There is a recent article on Canadian unemployment in the Canadian paper Globe and Mail, titled, “Why The Real Picture May Be Worse.” (U...

Frugality has often been in the news over the last several months. Sometimes it is described in faintly negative tones by the mainstream ...