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happy spring to many - here in western Colorado we're vacillating between warm and cold in a true, classic Colorado manner.

i do these posts about praxis periodically because i seek inspiration and motivation for concrete actions i can take in my life, and you, the community of people who are into solarpunk, are creative powerhouses. with that in mind, what kind of projects are you all working on, or have you seen going down? any ideas that you're excited about doing as the weather gets warmer?

thanks for being rad, friends.

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[–] hamtron5000@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

to answer my own question, i have planted two rows of potatoes this spring - my first garden that i've ever been involved with! and yes, two rows of potatoes is barely a "garden" but it's a start. i want to grow food i will actually eat, so we planted an apple tree last fall and potatoes this spring. i am hoping to also do a three sisters garden this year, but we'll see. i also potted a Scotch Bonnet plant that i bought accidentally online while trying to buy actual Scotch Bonnet peppers, ha! this will be great for the Nigerian-style jollof rice i make on weekends, and anything Caribbean inspired that i cook which calls for that specific flavor and heat profile.

i also started a Calibreserver based out of my home server setup, which will be accessible to the neighborhood i live in - i bought a domain name and am learning about what all is necessary to statically host a website. this is the first part of my dream to start being a community sysadmin for my neighborhood, where i can provide resources that are freely available to my neighbors, and we can all add content and features as time, skill, and desire allow.

finally, i have dusted off Laika, my old trusty two-wheeled steed. she belonged to a coworker's husband who never rode, so i got it for free last fall! I have not historically been a cyclist so I am working towards it. I bought a rack i need to add to the bike, and hope to get some different tires. add in a trailer, and you have a great errand-runner, which is my goal here.

[–] thehomespundays@triangletoot.party 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

@hamtron5000 I really need to learn how to host a website that gets almost no traffic. A local thing like you're talking about.

[–] thejevans@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

https://indieweb.org/ has a lot of good resources. Static site generators like Hugo are also great. If you want something more traditional like a Wordpress blog, I recommend https://www.reclaimhosting.com/

For a domain registrar, I HIGHLY recommend https://porkbun.com/

[–] hamtron5000@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

i don't know if this link is great, but it's one that i'm going to read and try to follow along with. https://stablepoint.com/blog/how-to-host-your-own-website

[–] hamtron5000@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

verdict: it was not terribly helpful. gonna try Hugo next. https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/