| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| Barefoot Andrew |
Even more pics needed from YOU!Following Fee's recent food pictures campaign, don't think you can mothball your digital cameras just yet. We need Yet More Pictures!
We've revamped the Downsizer front page slightly, and as part of this we need a new crop of pictures for the "Latest Articles" area that appears on the lower half of the page. Downsizer articles are divided into eight main categories, and we need eight new pictures that summarise those categories. For example, the "Growing Food" category currently currently has a pic of an allotment shed. The categories are:-
If you've got a suitable pic, please add it to this thread, and we'll make some choices! Don't worry about making it thumbnail sized, we'll take care of that. No prizes I'm afraid, just the honour of having your pic on the Downsizer front page. And frankly, who could wish for a greater prize than that 
Thanks in advance for your help! A. |
| Grimnir |
How about this for free range hens? If you look under the willow tree, the black splodge is a sleeping cat
This was taken in Barton, Cambs, near my sisters farm. |
| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
right then
livestock - 
starting out? 
processing? 
or 
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
the bigger picture or sustainable world (aren't they the same thing?)
I've also photos of the eden project domes if that is appropriate? |
| cinders |
my first attempts at making jam(syrup)
My first forage in August 2007 
Blackberry picking august 2007 
Getting the hang of baking Banana bread bargain from my local shop as they were going black 
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| ros |
Where is HWH, sure she has some wonderful photos for the sustainable home |
| littletinymitch |
How's about my happy pigs?Doin' a spot of sunbathing over the Bank Holiday weekend....
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
ooh I forgot the pie picture - hang on...
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| 2steps |
Had a look through my photos and have
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| 2steps |
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
what a fab cake - 2steps!
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| hardworkinghippy |
Cool - a ladybird cake !!!
I've got a lot of photos in Flickr - classified by category which you're welcome to use. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hardworkinghippy/collections/ Here are some examples: growing food: 
Processing Food 
Finding food 
Raising livestock (Born this week and that's why I'm not around much !) 
The bigger picture 
Sustainable home Roof trusses in green Oak 
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks |
HWH where's the fab photos of the inside of your house?
eta - there are loads, folks HWH has the perfect example of a sustainable house - you've got to use one of them!
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| hardworkinghippy |
Thanks for that Mrs Fiddlesticks, I'm dead chuffed you like it.
I need a bit of cheering up tonight, I had a terrible kidding this afternoon - lost the kid (the mum's OK though!) and I need a bit of cheering up. 
The problem is that just showing a photo of a house interior might not convey a message of "sustainable" without a text to explain why - it might be better to use a straw build or a cob house to get an immediate impact from the photo - especially on the front page of the site. Here's two photos that show the winter light in the house : 
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| Barefoot Andrew |
Great pics! Thanks everyone.
We'll probably make some choices and get em up in the next couple of days or so. A. |
| Blacksmith |
Forage......
Grow..... 
Starting out. 
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| Simon |
First summer salad
Ceps: sorry about the t-towel 
I'm rather proud of last year's peppers 
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| alisjs |
pumpkin harvest 2007
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| Jonnyboy |
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| Jamanda |
That's a good picture Jonnyboy. How are the chicks doing? |
| Jonnyboy |
Very well, very lively and hungry!
EDIT: although a powercut disaster the other night nearly put paid to them. Thank goodness for a gas cooker and a hot water bottle. |
| Barefoot Andrew |
These are all fab pics - thanks to everyone. We'll have a chat about it, and choose the eight pics soon!
A. |
| Barefoot Andrew |
Any more suggestions for front page pics?
We need to sort out some Technical Gubbins first, but hopefully some pics for the front page will be chosen next week! A. |
| Azura Skye |
mm simon - that salad looks lovely!
no idea who did this - but I like it ! found it on da web my dream land ; ) 
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