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I have a bunch of dwarf and mini-dwarf apple rootstock, and scion wood of many delicious apple varieties.  The trees just need to be grafted, and I have all the supplies to do that.  Do you want to learn how to graft, or practice your grafting skill, or make more trees for your garden/orchard?  Contact me and we'll find a time to get together and graft away.  I am asking $5 per tree to help me cover what I have spent on the rootstock and supplies.  Phone: 734- 3501 or email: chrisandbella (at)… Continue

Well, I survived January on my Voluntary Simplicity vow! Actually, I way more than survived; I have had a great time and felt more "in integrity" with myself and my beliefs than I have felt for a long time... maybe since I was too young to have beliefs.



I decided to do an accounting of my first month of self-imposed "poverty," to see how close I came to sticking to a budget of $9350 per year, or $779 per month. Here is the breakdown of what I spent, trying to live very frugally this… Continue

I have a ring that I wear pretty constantly-- a simple silver, or more likely nickel, ring. Because of when and how and by whom I came to have the ring, it is a constant reminder for me to own little and give generously.



When I was 16, I had the opportunity to go to El Salvador in a solidarity mission to visit Bellingham's "sister city" down there. It was, of course, an incredible experience for me (in fact, I have not said the Pledge of Allegance ever since I learned what our… Continue

Hello everyone,

My new year's resolution for 2010 is that I am going to practice Voluntary Simplicity, vowing to make little enough money that I don't have to pay taxes toward war (so about $9,350 for the year), and so that every lifestyle choice I make is carefully thought out and in line with my values. I have started this blog to record experiences I have, share tips that I stumble upon, and learn from your tips as well.



I had an interesting experience a few days ago. I… Continue