"I thought I'd use Solarpunk Action Week as an excuse to start reducing our diet's reliance on the top four of the ten staple crops--maize, rice, wheat, potatoes, cassava, soybeans, sweet potatoes, yams, sorghum, and plantain--that humanity is overly reliant upon.

I cooked up some amaranth to go with a lentil-tomato-feta salad and braised collard greens. The little pile of nutty amaranth was viewed initially with skepticism, but the ultimate verdict was two thumbs up.

In the future, I'll try to set aside one or two days a week where we eat amaranth or quinoa instead of rice, wheat, potatoes, or even sweet potatoes as our carb."
-Christina

https://youtu.be/1-PGydlndlg

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #solarpunkActionWeek #SPAW #food #diversifyYourDiet #Amaranth #PlantBased

As part of @xtinadlr 's #SolarpunkActionWeek activities, she tackled cleaning out the pond in her backyard. You can check out parts one and two on our YouTube page. Watch out for Solarpunk Doggo, mucky water, and Christina's dance moves.

https://youtu.be/YFwloUcyRR0

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #SPAW #gardening #landscaping #rainwater #RainwaterPond #PondCleaning #Pond

Today's solarpunk action was to get tomato seedlings started indoors, so this video is a short description of my setup. Stay tuned for updates!

https://youtu.be/QtJdkAXVwt8?si=Yw1wokawKOd5HQmZ

#solarpunk #YouTube #SPAW #SolarpunkActionWeek #gardening #SeedStarting

Yesterday, I gave a video tour of our current mulch / garden situation and uploaded it to the @solarpunkpresents YouTube. We lay down a bunch of cardboard to smother the unwanted plants in the places we wanted to make gardens, then re-used wood chips that have been sitting out all winter from the old tree in the backyard. If you're interested, check it out!

https://youtu.be/NLCOZw9QgS8

#solarpunk #mulch #gardening #SheetMulching #LasagnaGardening #stumpGrinding #SolarrpunkActionWeek #SPAW

It's Solarpunk Action Week! Ariel is hoping to skill up in practical, around-the-house/yard things to do while Christina is running a solarpunk writing group this week (and which will continue beyond it...).

Do you have plans for SPAW? What kind of solarpunk actions are you hoping to do?

#solarpunk #SPAW #SolarpunkActionWeek

Christina is thinking about hosting a Solarpunk Writing Group, starting at the end of April, and she's looking for participants but also ideas for what this group should do! Comment on the blog post if you have thoughts or to let her know that you're interested!

#solarpunk #writing #solarpunkpresentspodcast #SolarpunkWriting #WritingGroup #WritingCommunity #SPAW #SolarpunkActionWeek #AmWriting @xtinadlr

https://www.solarpunkpresents.com/blog/pondering-a-solarpunk-writing-group