Photography

Robert and Beth Plowes- professional photographers: Africa, Central America, Science.  ProteaPIX

Darrell Plowes- professional photographer: Africa, Nature, Archeology, Traditional Cultures.  AfriPIX

Delicious mamón chinos in Costa Rica

Ethnobotany

Plants used by particular ethnic groups for medicine, food and spice

            North American:  University of Michigan database of American Indian Plants

               Indian:  Ayurveda

               Chinese: traditional Chinese medicine

                Australian:   Aboriginal Bush medicine

                European:  Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages- lovely photographs, quite thorough

                African:  Southern African Sangomas.  African medicine is a distinct system       

Post-Oil Survival Skills- a fusion of modern technology and pre-industrial homesteading

While I'm not suggesting everyone wears leaves.... ...you don't have to wear clothing that wrecks the environment!!!

Food and Drink

Wild Forage:  Learn to find what Nature offers in terms of food and spices.  
                     Wild Man    The Forager Press  Mushrooms  
 (**be careful, always double check identifications in multiple books, harvest sustainably)

Victory Garden:   A small garden patch, or even a windowsill.
                    Victory Garden   Heirloom Seeds 

Chickens:  Eggs for all, and meat for the very brave. My chickens laid the best eggs in town. 
                     They have also provided the local wildlife with many meals 
                     (Red Fox, Possum, Raccoon, Skunk, Cooper's Hawk, Fisher Cat)
                     Ideal Poultry 
                     Chicken Tractor

Slow Living:  What an idea! Slowing our cyber-speedy pace down a little may be really good for our health.
                      Slow Food      Slow Food USA
                  

Our old garden, with chicken tractor and favorite hens

House and Home

From the Source:  Do you know what the clothes you are wearing are made of? 
                       Chances are, most of your clothing is synthetic- made from Petroleum. Yuck.
                       Rabbits   Spinning    Knitting   Cotton    Soy Silk    Bamboo  Hemp Banana Silk

Sustainable Living: So many small ways to change...
                        The Ethical Man      Real Goods   Local Food Coop  

                         Freecycle  Greasecar