A Bud A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
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Who needs cotton? Simply mix together some yeast, a little bacteria and a few cups of sweet green tea, and you can grow your own garments. BioCouture is using microbes to create a textile biomaterial that can actually be molded into clothing. Here’s how it works.
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A Harley-Davidson motorcycle swept away by Japan tsunami washes up on Canada coast
Objects and debris from last year’s tsunami, carried by ocean currents, have been washing up with increasing frequency on the west coast of Canada and the United States.
Recent discoveries include a soccer ball and a volleyball that were swept away in Iwate prefecture and washed ashore on Alaska’s Middleton Island. The items were returned to their Japanese owners.
The Maritime Museum of BC last week launched the Tsunami Debris Project, an online effort to collect photos of flotsam that has washed ashore, with the hope that some items can be reunited with their owners.
The magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami killed more than 15,000 people and crippled several nuclear plants. Tons of debris were swept into the Pacific Ocean.
Full story at MSNBC
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fourgreensteps:
This Is Why We’re Hot: Sun-Absorbing Black Roofs Need a Coat of White Paint
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Pine needle tea is reknown for its medicinal quality. High in Vitamin A and C, as well as essential oils. Choose the young bright green needles toward the end of each branch.
Collect 1/2 cup of needles.
Chop finely.
Bring a small pot of water to boil. Toss your chopped needles in. Reduce to...
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Teach every kid about food
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fourgreensteps:
25 Ways to Use Baking Soda
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permatech:
Martin Crawford’s forest garden.
via fyeahpermaculture
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fourgreensteps:
Make Your Own ‘Mushroom Tea’: Kombucha Recipe
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fuckyeahpermaculture:
Inside the Garden Pool One Year Later
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johnzilla87:
GardenPool
These guys converted a run-down swimming pool in Arizona into self-sufficient garden incorporating a ton of different techniques and systems even including chickens! Seriously awesome.
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permatech:
Windowfarms used in an aquaponics installation.
Alexander: Kind of like my window aquaponics setup — only several orders of magnitude more intense!
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