Category Archives: Thoughts

Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind, Kindle Edition

Michael Bunker’s new book, Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind, is now out in a Kindle edition.  Off course, as soon as he announced that it was out, I made sure to grab a sample. I am waiting to … Continue reading

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An Off-Grid Revolution

Michael Bunker’s new book, “Surviving Off Off-Grid, Decolonizing the Industrial Mind” – Due out March 4th.

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Our Biggest Challenge

Today I saw a woman carrying a reusable shopping bag with the phrase “Locally Grown” on the outside.  As I watched her purchase her produce from a competitor and fill her bag, I realized my challenge. Our biggest challenge is … Continue reading

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Update

So much has been going on, much that I want to post about, but I’ve been almost too busy to post it.  I have noticed a similar trend with many of the other agrarian blogs that I follow.  But this … Continue reading

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A Major Loss

If you read agrarian blogs at all, no doubt you are familiar with Herrick Kimball.  For the past few years, Herrick has published a blog called “The Deliberate Agrarian.” On April 2, Herrick posted that he will no longer be … Continue reading

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Earthway Precision Seeder

My Earthway seeder arrived today.  I was excited to assemble it.  However, the ground is still to cold to be direct seeding yet, so I will have to wait (patiently) to try it out.

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Growing Potatoes in a Spud Barrel

This year, I plan to test out the “Spud Barrel” method of growing potatoes.  If you have never heard of a spud barrel, this is essentially a process of growing potatoes in a barrel (or trash can, a stack of … Continue reading

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Welcome

Welcome to The Suburban Agrarian, a blog by Chad Butler. This is not my first blog by any means.  I have been involved in blogging for a number of years, going back to early 2003.  My primary blog (http://butlerblog.com) focuses … Continue reading

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