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Rob Avis P.Eng

Rob Avis P.Eng

What Will COVID Teach Us & Are We Willing to Learn From it?

“The problem is always the solution” ~Bill Mollison

May 22, 2020

What Will COVID Teach Us & Are We Willing to Learn From it?

May 22, 2020

Rob Avis P.Eng

Composting For Beginners

Compost is an essential tool on the resilient home acreage or farm. Most people think of it as a fertilizer when it is, in fact, a…

Nov 6, 2018

Composting For Beginners

Nov 6, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

Why Microlivestock Is A Critical Element On An Urban Homestead

In my opinion, micro-livestock is one of the most important elements on an urban homestead. Micro-livestock are small livestock that can…

Nov 2, 2018

Why Microlivestock Is A Critical Element On An Urban Homestead

Nov 2, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

Glazing Your Passive Solar Greenhouse — 3 Glazing Options To Compare

In this article, I am going to compare three different glazing solutions for passive solar greenhouses. Double poly, polycarbonate and…

Oct 31, 2018

Glazing Your Passive Solar Greenhouse — 3 Glazing Options To Compare

Oct 31, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

$10k Fine & a Year in Prison for Selling Humanely Harvested Meat to Consenting Customers

The following article was written by my good friend Takota Coen. Takota is a 4th generation farmer who cares deeply about the production…

Oct 25, 2018

$10k Fine & a Year in Prison for Selling Humanely Harvested Meat to Consenting Customers

Oct 25, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

Why You Should Think Twice About Growing Marijuana Indoors

You may be aware that Canada has now adopted marijuana laws that will allow individuals to grow marijuana for personal consumption. The…

Oct 23, 2018

Why You Should Think Twice About Growing Marijuana Indoors

Oct 23, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

Design Your Own Sustainable Home

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” ~ Winston Churchill

Oct 22, 2018

Design Your Own Sustainable Home

Oct 22, 2018

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Creating a Stable Food Supply With Erratic Weather

This year we had temperatures across Canada all over the map. This wrecked havoc on our garden as well as farms right across Canada. On…

Oct 17, 2018

Creating a Stable Food Supply With Erratic Weather

Oct 17, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

Have Fossil Fuels Peaked or Have We Just Found 300 years of Reserves? — A Callout to Geologists

In the last year, I have had conversations with many oil and gas geologists, CEO’s and vice presidents of oil and gas companies about the…

Oct 16, 2018

Have Fossil Fuels Peaked or Have We Just Found 300 years of Reserves? — A Callout to Geologists

Oct 16, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

An Insurance Policy for Climate Uncertainty

‘Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful’ George E. P. Box (1919–2013)

Sep 27, 2018

An Insurance Policy for Climate Uncertainty

Sep 27, 2018

Rob Avis P.Eng

Rob Avis P.Eng

I design farms & homesteads that leverage and interact with the environment in which they're built, producing their own energy and food.

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