«For in times to come, we will have to find a responsive and sensitive balance between the still-usuable skills and wisdom of the past and sustainable products and inventions of the 21st century.»

Lloyd Kahn, 1973, The Book of Shelter
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Know How / Show How shows practical tips & inspiring ideas for sustainable living in the 21st century. We collect stories about practical knowledge from different generations in short “Know How” movies. You can browse our archives or share your unique knowledge and story!
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Sail making tools

Sail making tools

Replacing a battery

Replacing a battery

 
Mounting a plug

Mounting a plug

 
Know-How/Show-How workshop in Utrecht

Know-How/Show-How workshop in Utrecht

On June 19 2011: ‘Know-How/Show-How’(KNSH) presents itself to the public for the first time. Invited by and in collaboration with The Utrecht Archives (national centre for ecclesiastical archives and the Dutch Railways)to represent the theme “Green” during the Cultural Sunday of Utrecht, KNSH organizes a public event where a selection of 6 documentaries from the...
Making a haybox

Making a haybox

Haybox

Haybox

This is a story of an elderly man in Amsterdam who is still using a haybox for kepping his food warm. His wife had brought it into their mariage. The box is splendidly decorated and a good energy saver.
Bulgarian funeral traditions

Bulgarian funeral traditions

While talking about the rituals performed during the grief and preparation for burial of the dead, the women of the village Zahari Stoyanovo (located in the northeast Dobrudja, Bulgaria), reveal a range of knowledge and wisdom. Like after the burial procession leave, the last man left the house, stuck a nail in the threshold of...

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