I just found an abandoned 4 week old puppy on the side of the road. The vet says his teeth are developed enough to eat food. Commercial vegan dog food is not an option in my country. I want to make homemade dog food for him. Does anyone have advice or maybe a recipe specifically for puppies? Do they have different nutritional needs than adult dogs?

Hi, I'm lloking to do some overnight hiking trips carrying the least amount of gear possible. I've got a sleeping bag that's rated to 15 degrees celscius, an inflatable sleeping pad, groundcloth, pillow, and an emergency blanket to throw over my sleeping bag if I get cold. I live in Greece and this time of year the nights are pretty warm already. Does this sound like a good plan? Should I change anything about this setup?

Anyone got any tips or advice on how to go about this? I've been weighing every single thing I put in my mouth for years now, and can't imagine not doing it, yet it's getting to a point where my life is so empty I feel I have to find a way to stop. I just don't know how to go about it. If anyone has had this obsession and overcome it, can you share please how you did it?

How do I know how much to water my young fruit trees? I have just set up drip irrigation. The trees were mostly all planted last fall and they are covered with thick mulch. I live on Crete and summers are HOT! I don't want to water them too much. Any ideas?

To those who have lived and/or spent a substantial amount of time in both Crete and Sicily, could you comment on the similarities and differences of each, pros and cons, etc? Climate and wind factor, cost of living, availability of good quality organic produce...

Hi,

I made 3 sheet mulched raised beds last fall and have planted them with greens, tomatoes and cucumbers mostly. For the last couple months that we've been having warmer temperatures here the bindweed has been coming up like crazy. I go out with a trowel everyday and remove all the new growth, which is tricky without damaging all the young seedlings, and the next day there's a dozens of new shoots coming up again. What can I do besides chemicals? I'm located on Crete in Greece.

I made 3 sheet mulched raised beds last fall and have planted them with greens, tomatoes and cucumbers mostly. For the last couple months that we've been having warmer temperatures here the bindweed has been coming up like crazy. I go out with a trowel everyday and remove all the new growth, which is tricky without damaging all the young seedlings, and the next day there's a dozens of new shoots coming up again. What can I do besides chemicals? I'm located on Crete in Greece.

I just got a stress fracture in my foot and cannotwalk at all so I'm basically sitting and lying down all day. For context I typically exercise a lot every day and eat 3000-3200 calories per day as a raw vegan. I am chronically underweight, healing from eating disorder and having a hard time knowing how much to eat now that I have suddenly been forced to drastically change my activity level. I have read that the body still needs a lot of fuel when healing from injuries even if we're sedentary...can anyone help me with a healthy amount of calories to eat know while I'm recovering?

Hi friends, I am really struggling right now. A few days ago I bruised my
ribs for the 3rd time in the past year. I'm concerned because all I was
doing was trying to open a stiff door in a way that was putting some
pressure on my rib area. That injury has prevented me from doing most of
my calisthenics routine that I am trying to build up to increase my
bone density. Then this morning I woke up with a throbbing foot just out
of the blue. The symptoms seem to be consistent with a stress fracture
and I cannot walk at all.
To give some background info, I have struggled with anorexia for
the last 18 years and have been consistently underweight for that entire
time. I had a bone scan done about 6 years ago which showed that I had
pre-osteoporosis in most areas of my body. I typically walk around 2
hours a day at a very fast pace in addition to my calisthenics and
manual labor/gardening a few hours each day, and when I am unable to do
this I have a really hard time eating and intentionally decrease my
calorie intake as I still fear gaining weight and being sedentary. I
also hardly ever allow myself to sit and rest which I'm wondering if
that has contributed to my foot injury. If anyone has any thoughts I would love to hear.T

I've been using a food scale to weigh every single thing I put in my mouth for close to a decade now. It has become so normalized to me and I have come to believe that I have to do it to stay healthy because in the past whenever I've tried to stop I always end up eating less and less and losing weight.

Today my worst nightmare came true...my food scale stopped working, right as I was starting to make my lunch. I had to drive to town to buy another one which meant my lunch was over an hour late and I was starving. It was a wake up call for me that this is an addiction. I've been doing this for so long though, is there any hope for being able to stop and if so how?

When buying land to start a permaculture project, what do you look for?

Of course access to water, sun exposure, etc are the obvious ones, but what about slope?

Is it better to get land that is flat or gently sloping? Should land with a steep slope be ruled out?

How much of a consideration is wind exposure?

How much of a priority is it for you to buy land that already has producing fruit trees and great soil?

Would you be land that has been used to grow crops or has fruit trees that have been sprayed with chemicals?

I live on Crete which has a wide variety of microclimates, some areas which are more similar to North Africa and other areas that get more rainfall. My vision is to have a self sustaining food forest and be able to grow tropical fruit trees and also as many temperate trees as possible .

Curious to hear from folks who live on Crete which areas of the island tend to be the least windy, particularly in the winter. Looking for a good spot for living year round.

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