Episode 261

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21st Jun 2021

How to Be More Self-Sufficient - Animals, Plants, Community + Innovation | Iain Davey

Iain Davey has an extraordinary side-hustle growing food, raising goats, and chickens, driving a biodiesel car, making jam, cheese, bread, yoghurt, and reusing waste materials such as tyres and rice husks in innovative ways. Always inspiring to talk to Iain about his eco-life and sustainable home hacks as well as his dedication to beach cleanups. Watch the video of our talk here Iain's tips + links below.

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Topics covered- Iain Davey's Tips:

  • Good idea to keep goats out of the garden
  • House Design, Solar + Green Roof benefits
  • Insulation + insulated windows + Natural Light + utilizing cross breezes
  • Self-Sufficient Proteins by raising Chickens and Goats: pickled eggs, cheese and yoghurt
  • Tempura-Oil Reused in the Diesel Car
  • Water Catchment systems, pots and fish
  • Diverse crops Gardening
  • Repurpose disused rice farm for vegetables
  • Goats + Chickens in balance with weeding + manure + growing vegetables
  • Helping neighbors with unpicked fruit trees to make jams
  • Compost Toilet
  • Weed dampening using mulch

Iain Davey's Eco Blog- Pictures and more details available about his Eco-Home and Eco-Life Design

https://ecohouse66.wordpress.com/

2020 Talk with Iain Davey - Eco-Lifestyle Tips and Tricks

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Hi I'm Joy (JJ) originally from Hawaii & long-time Hiroshima-jin (jin=person). My work and content is focused on sustainability & how we can make better choices to balance the needs of people, planet and profits in our lives, work and travel. Join me as I talk with wonderful people and visit interesting places in Japan.
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