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/

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Roy Bean

"Time will pass and seasons will come and go." - Roy Bean

Monday, May 30, 2016

Kin Hubbard

"A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower." - Kin Hubbard

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Alphonse Karr

"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." - Alphonse Karr

The Rise of Small Farm Robots - the miniaturization of farm machinery will help encourage small, diverse farms.

The Rise of Small Farm Robots - the miniaturization of farm machinery will help encourage small, diverse farms.

New Study Reveals Just How Brutal Meat and Poultry Work Is for Workers

New Study Reveals Just How Brutal Meat and Poultry Work Is for Workers

33-year-old British freelance graphic designer decided to become a goat.

33-year-old British freelance graphic designer decided to become a goat.

What are dandelions good for? Absolutely everything

What are dandelions good for? Absolutely everything

Use beets, spinach, tumeric, and blueberries to naturally dye things red, green, yellow, and purple.

Use beets, spinach, tumeric, and blueberries to naturally dye things red, green, yellow, and purple.

The Beginner's Guide to Raising Rabbits for Meat

The Beginner's Guide to Raising Rabbits for Meat

Micro Hydroelectricity

Micro Hydroelectricity

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Tennessee Williams

"The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks." - Tennessee Williams

Thursday, May 26, 2016

William C. Bryant

"The groves were God's first temples." - William C. Bryant

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Christian Nestell Bovee

"Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave." - Christian Nestell Bovee

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Hal Borland

"If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees." - Hal Borland

Monday, May 23, 2016

Heraclitus

"You cannot step into the same river twice." - Heraclitus

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Arnold Bennett

"It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top." - Arnold Bennett

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Thomas Fuller

"A good garden may have some weeds." - Thomas Fuller

Backyard Bees is a local Orange County company that lets people adopt a hive and keep it in their backyard, but maintains it for free. You get 10% of the honey, pollinators for your garden, and you get to help save the bees!

Backyard Bees is a local Orange County company that lets people adopt a hive and keep it in their backyard, but maintains it for free. You get 10% of the honey, pollinators for your garden, and you get to help save the bees!

Solar Powered Floating Cabin

Solar Powered Floating Cabin

pandup.com platform a farm to consumer marketplace to buy and sell local food ^^

pandup.com platform a farm to consumer marketplace to buy and sell local food ^^

Home Brew: Elderflower Champagne Recipe

Home Brew: Elderflower Champagne Recipe

Compost Swarming With Pill Bugs After Adding Cardboard

Compost Swarming With Pill Bugs After Adding Cardboard

Almost Half of US Honeybee Hives Collapsed Last Year - The great American beepocolypse continues.

Almost Half of US Honeybee Hives Collapsed Last Year - The great American beepocolypse continues.

It's already time to harvest the red potatoes! These were the potatoes that I planted in the fabric pots a couple months ago. Each of these pots got two seed potatoes. They gave me a nice return of an average of 5 potatoes per pot.

It's already time to harvest the red potatoes! These were the potatoes that I planted in the fabric pots a couple months ago. Each of these pots got two seed potatoes. They gave me a nice return of an average of 5 potatoes per pot.

Learn Exactly How to Grow 25 Vegetable Garden Favorites for Maximum Harvests

Learn Exactly How to Grow 25 Vegetable Garden Favorites for Maximum Harvests

Mycelium Magic: Getting Started with Shiitake Mushrooms

Mycelium Magic: Getting Started with Shiitake Mushrooms

Friday, May 20, 2016

P. G. Wodehouse

"Flowers are happy things." - P. G. Wodehouse

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Michelangelo

"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness." - Michelangelo

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Zhuangzi

"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth." - Zhuangzi

Science fair


Sunday, May 15, 2016

William Christopher Handy

"Nature was my kindergarten." - William Christopher Handy

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Adolf Loos

"Be truthful, nature only sides with truth." - Adolf Loos

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Johannes Kepler

"Nature uses as little as possible of anything." - Johannes Kepler

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

William Cowper

"Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God." - William Cowper

Monday, May 9, 2016

John Gay

"Shadow owes its birth to light." - John Gay

Friday, May 6, 2016

Anatole France

"If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads." - Anatole France

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Walter Scott

"Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn." - Walter Scott

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Buddha

"The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground." - Buddha

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Margaret Atwood

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." - Margaret Atwood

Monday, May 2, 2016

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you." - Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"All art is but imitation of nature." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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