Vela Creations is an in-depth resource for off grid living. The site documents our research and experiences, hoping that they might help others interested in pursuing this lifestyle. This blog is designed to document our day to day experiences as we build our new, sustainable homestead. If you are interested in seeing more photos and videos, we have a flickr account at the following url: http://flickr.com/photos/35090117@N05/collections/

Friday, July 29, 2016

Paul Muni

"Nature's far too subtle to repeat herself." - Paul Muni

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Francis Bacon

"We cannot command Nature except by obeying her." - Francis Bacon

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Thomas Jefferson

"There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me." - Thomas Jefferson

Monday, July 25, 2016

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

"All the universe is full of the lives of perfect creatures." - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

How to Kill a Chicken Humanely (Graphic)

How to Kill a Chicken Humanely (Graphic)

Construct a Chicken Moat for Effective Garden Pest Control - Sustainable Farming

Construct a Chicken Moat for Effective Garden Pest Control - Sustainable Farming

Trench Composting: an alternative method to keep food out of the landfills.

Trench Composting: an alternative method to keep food out of the landfills.

USDA Local Food Directories

USDA Local Food Directories

Growing Perennials: Hassle free gardening

Growing Perennials: Hassle free gardening

Plant These 10 Perennial Vegetables and Reap Harvests Year After Year

Plant These 10 Perennial Vegetables and Reap Harvests Year After Year

So You Think You Want Livestock…

So You Think You Want Livestock…

New Zealand Vows to Wipe Out Rats and Other Invasive Predators by 2050

New Zealand Vows to Wipe Out Rats and Other Invasive Predators by 2050

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Muhammad Iqbal

"I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon." - Muhammad Iqbal

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Albert Einstein

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein

Friday, July 22, 2016

Honore de Balzac

"Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God." - Honore de Balzac

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

James Lovelock

"Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest." - James Lovelock

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Joseph Franklin Rutherford

"The earth is yet the place of the domicile of man and all the offspring of the first man." - Joseph Franklin Rutherford

Sunday, July 17, 2016

A. A. Milne

"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them." - A. A. Milne

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Bhumibol Adulyadej

"Nature is something outside our body, but the mind is within us." - Bhumibol Adulyadej

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

"But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Friday, July 8, 2016

Euripides

"There is the sky, which is all men's together." - Euripides

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Vincent Van Gogh

"When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars." - Vincent Van Gogh

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Why hazelnuts are the future: research in a nutshell (3 min video)

Why hazelnuts are the future: research in a nutshell (3 min video)

More kittens

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A little over a year ago, we got two kittens: one all black, the other black with a white mark on his chest. Unfortunately, one of those disappeared in the night a couple of months ago. Since then, we have put the word out that we want more kittens, so that Whiskers can have a buddy.

Well, about a week ago one of my students brought me a box with two little cuties in it: one all black, the other black with a white mark on his chest!!

kittens2The kids are delighted and are doing a great job of looking after them. They make sure they have food and water, they play and cuddle them, and they take them outside several times a day to meet the other animals and get used to being out. They have even made them "houses", using our pile of leftover bricks (which will one day be put to good use!). Funnily enough, the kittens love these brick houses and the tunnels that connect them.

 

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More kittens

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Edward Young

"Too low they build, who build beneath the stars." - Edward Young

Friday, July 1, 2016

Valentina Tereshkova

"Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!" - Valentina Tereshkova

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