Tyler Durham and Tim Smith Programs

I just wanted to take the time to publicly thank the two wonderful speakers we hosted over the last couple of weeks.

Tyler Durham from D Acres in Dorchester, NH, bicycled 70 miles to Farmington and gave a great program about organic gardening, transition towns, and how to live more self sufficiently. He brought a slide show that gave a good example of changes people could put into effect to positively impact their lives.

A week later, Tim Smith, from Jack Mtn. Bushcraft, gave another terrific program, another take on self sufficiency, he addressed issues such as how people could keep themselves warm and fed if we were hit with another unexpected weather event like the ice storm, and how in general you can live more simply. He brought some interesting low tech tools including a solar oven and a rocket stove, a small, portable wood stove.

The audience attending these events asked a lot of questions and came away inspired and ready to try some of the ideas that were shared.

I would highly recommend these two speakers to any library or school looking for something different!