Will You Repeat Your Programming As Temporary Caretakers on The Land, Building Your Temporary Dream Life, Or Will You Instead Create Something On Your Land For Eternity?

On this page you will find 

	links to other sites useful in researching and creating a Kin's Domain
	links to other kin's domain group sites.
	recommended reading to help you make your transition
	links to CKD and Ark documents you may want to review.

The Ringing Cedars of Russia Series is the single most inspiring catalyst toward creating this project. There are currently 9 books. The vision, as we understand it, is gradually revealed through the series. Colorado Kin's Domains takes a lot of inspiration from these books as well as from other excellent teachers and authors.

Click these links for more  information related to the Ringing Cedars Series.	To Read and Share Kin Domain Stories for USA and other English Language Countries
To order books in English go to  Ringing Cedars Press To go to the English Language Forum	Click this logo to go to RingingCedarsOfRussia.org

Valuable links to sites that may help you with 
decisions about your kin domain.
Many Thanks to Joyce Turner who assembled and organized this list and 
many others who have contributed additional links.

PLEASE take a couple minutes to complete this ecological footprint analysis on your CURRENT and Planned Kin's domain lifestyle!   http://www.footprintcalculator.org/ 

PLEASE take thirty minutes to watch "The Man Who Planted Trees."  It left me in tears and highly motivated to take action NOW. http://www.viddler.com/explore/Ms_Valerie/videos/240/

Also this 20 minute video, "The Story of Stuff" is very worth watching  http://www.storyofstuff.com/ 

"The principle focus was not on temporary structures or even houses per se, 
but on the development of the landscaping."  
(RC Series book 5, pg 44, speaking of the domains of the future)

Seed Catalogues for organic, genetically unaltered seeds. 

http://www.rareseeds.com  

http://www.seedsofchange.com/default.asp  

http://www.heirloomseeds.com/ 

http://www.nativeseeds.org/ 

Soil

http://www.goldenrod.net/compost.htm  Worm composting

http://www.goldenrod.net/compost.htm   Some free ebooks and a chat room

Agriculture

http://www.scribd.com/doc/5146677/The-Complete-Book-of-Self-Sufficiency  A Free dowload-able book by John Seymour, with a lot of excellent information including an alternative to plowing.

http://highbrixgardens.com/wordpress/?p=3 A method of growing trees that dramatically accelerates their growth and the period of time it takes to produce fruit.

www.gardeningbythemoon.com  An excellent website with products to help you get up to speed with planting in harmony with the Universal cyclic energies.

http://fukuokafarmingol.info/   A Japanese man's system of NATURAL Permaculture. You can also read an article about his method in the December 2008 issue of The Earth Newsletter. 

http://www.ringingcedarsofrussia.org/theearth/ringing-cedars-vladimir-megre-video-fukuoka.php - a video of a gardening procedure based on Masanobu Fukuoka's method.

http://www.earthmountainview.com/An_Old_Fashioned_Farm.htm   Good overall review and pretty complete list of necessities for survival.

http://www.permaearth.org/writings.html   Without forest there is no sustainability – essential perspective

http://coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/index.htm   CSU extension info on planting, xeriscape, etc.

Rainwater

http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/   I have not read these books but they look pretty complete.

http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf

http://www.rainreserve.com/index.php   Good system but purchased, not DIY

Legal Information:

 Click the picture to read legal information about protecting your property ownership through Land Grants

http://www.teamlaw.org/PatentHowTo.htm  To review Land Patent (Land Grant) Steps

Home building

http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthbag.htm - a variety of natural building styles - temporary and permanent

http://www.malcolmwells.com/resources.html - enormous selection of alternative housing styles.

http://calearth.org/  To view a variety of shelters

http://www.geo-gro.com    To view a dome home with self cooling and heating.

http://www.pacificdomes.com/index.html To view a variety of domes as homes.

http://www.whatsuponplanetearth.com/cob.htm To view cob homes

http://www.cobcottage.com/whatis - cob homes

http://www.appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Project   Go to the one page pdf on the home page. Gives a good material review. These could be a possible alternative instead of tents.

http://www.arialhome.org/   This is more for low income people to have a roof, heat, water, etc but is a good design and durable. Some good ideas to think about under the vision tab.

http://www.velacreations.com/   This site has links to some building techniques and a lot of info on off-grid living

http://www.sipsmart.com/dome/arcx.html   These would be permanent structures and would be fun buildings.

http://www.yurts.com/what/default.aspx  Good Yurt site but more suitable for permanent structures. They are often put up as temporary structures and used permanently because of building codes.

http://www.erdhaus.ch/main.php?fla=&lang=&cont=earthhouse - a sculpted style of semi-underground housing

http://www.naturalspacesdomes.com/dome_store/index.htm - wood dome homes

Solar

http://campfire.theoildrum.com/node/4947 Passive Solar Design Overview Part 1
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4964  Passive Solar Design Overview Part 2
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5008  Passive Solar Design Overview Part 3

http://www.solarcookers.org/basics/basics.html   The solar cooking archive has a section on building a solar cooker as well as ones that can be purchased.

http://www.solarstik.com/index.php   Portable solar set up. 

Power Generators

http://www.perendev-power.com/ - electro-magnetic motors and nitrogen motors

Composting toilets & sewage systems

http://oikos.com/library/compostingtoilet/ - how composting toilets work with diagrams

http://www.burnhambeck.com/composting_toilets.htm 

http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/CompostToilet.html - this is an information site about composting toilets and grey water systems.

http://www.sancorindustries.com/catalog/usa.pdf - very beautiful photos and detailed explanations.

http://www.duntonfarms.com/projects/2006_toilet_inside.htm - Instructions for building an engineered composting toilet.

Heating

http://www.woodgas.com/  Biomass burning, fun site

http://www.bullerjan.de/web/en/der-bullerjan.html?lang_id=2 - A very efficient wood burning stove.

http://www.hearth.com/altheat/altheat.html - catalytic converter heaters and others.

Medical

http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php   Downloadable books addressing HIV, No doctor, No dentist, etc

Fuel

http://www.permaculture.com/  Alcohol can be a gas & lots of other info

General

http://www.pathtofreedom.com/   One families path to urban sustainability

http://www.instructables.com/   DIY site with lots of projects, some even useful J

http://sharonastyk.com/   Excellent information and fun blogs.

http://www.absak.com/   Official Alaskan site with some good educational info on lots of energy systems

http://www.realgoods.com/product/books-videos/sustainable+library/green+building/solar-living-sourcebook-realgoods.do   Solar and more – excellent book with info and products – site is good too

http://www.alternative-energy-resources.net/index.html   Some basic technical info about various types of energy production 

Federal Programs Related to Sustainable Lifestyles

http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/genericfederal.cfm?currentpageid=1&search=federal&state=US&RE=1&EE=1

Partners?

http://www.gridalternatives.org/home   Work with communities & low income in California

http://www.nanosolar.com/   Keep an eye on – community wide grid from central solar cells?

http://www.windside.com/index.html   0 db wind turbines & bird friendly – expensive but worth checking out – another community grid piece?

Interesting Reading

http://www.culturequake.org  Good articles

Animals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLoN6pD_JeA - video about Tippi Degré & her relationship with wild animals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6MAgDhSm2o&feature=related Tippi & the Cheetah 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWtRYaxmWM - A couple reunited with a lion they release to the wild after raising him in their home.

Nutrition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=ae-dlHOmwk4&feature=related - Protein myth

Links to other groups who are forming kin domain settlements or villages around the world:  If you have such a group and would like your link added here, please contact Joyce  

The Ringing Cedars Series by Vladimir Megré.  This series presents the concept of a new relationship with ourselves and Nature that will restore the Earth and Man to our pristine state of a living paradise.

	Anastasia
	The Ringing Cedars of Russia
	The Space of Love
	Co-Creation
	Who Are We?
	The Book of Kin
	The Energy of Life
	The New Civilization
	Rites of Love

Tom Brown Jr. has written several inspiring books that teach about creating a different relationship with nature.  Even though he teaches a lot about wilderness experiences, his information is very relevant to domain living as presented in the Ringing Cedars Series.

	Tom Brown's Field Guide To Wilderness Survival
	Tom Brown's Field Guide To Nature Observation and Tracking
	Tom Brown's Field Guide To Nature and Survival for Children
	Tom Brown's Guide To Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
	Tom Brown's Field Guide To Living With The Earth
	Tom Brown's Field Guide To City and Suburban Survival
	Tom Brown's Field Guide To The Forgotten Wilderness
	Case Files of The Tracker
	The Quest
	The Vision
	The Tracker
	The Way of The Scout
	The Science and Art of Tracking
	The Search
	Grandfather

The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff

The Secrets of The Soil, by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine

Diaper Free! by Ingrid Bauer

The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery (not about permaculture but a very valuable resource)