Richard Teasta on Composting
Richard Teasta from Richard Teasta Naturals shares with Birn Activist on how about his family’s three system compost set-up. There are a number of different techniques that people use when they start composting, each one has it’s own set of advantages and disadvantages depending upon what you expect from the final product. I have found [...]
continue readingA Great Speech
It is without a doubt one of the most inspirational speeches in recorded history was given by none other than a comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin. The speech itself is from the film The Great Dictator (1940) where Chaplin plays a poor Jewish barber mistaken for Adolf Hitler. Something to think about this [...]
continue readingDust Factory Vintage Making a Difference Through Textile Recycling
Dust Factory Vintage in San Diego, California has been making a difference when it comes to recycling textiles for redistribution into the retail market. “The fashion industry continually repeats itself with a 15 year gap between what is Hip and what is not.” said on of Dust Factory Vintage founders John Charles, “Those in the [...]
continue readingGMO Film Project
Do you know what GMO stands for? If you do not you are like most American’s that have no idea what it stands for either. Neither did the documentary film maker of the GMO Project until his discovery of GMOs through the symbolic act of poor Haitian farmers burning seeds in defiance of Monsanto’s gift [...]
continue readingAmuzing Ourselves to Death by Stuart McMillen
Amusing Ourselves to Death is Stuart McMillen’s interpretation of media theorist Niel Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), subtitled “Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business”. McMillen works in behaviour change with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. He has an interest in environmental sustainability and is the Brisbane organiser of the international [...]
continue readingHome Made Aquaponics
So this is what people have sent in for their home made aquaponics units. These are smaller diy units that people have built in their back yards or apartments. rel=”shadowbox”
continue readingEscondido Tilapia Farm
Recently I made a trip out to Escondido, which is in East San Diego County to visit the fellas over at the Escondido Tilapia Farm. Out there they have a sustainable set up to raise Tilapia for local fish farmers and urban aquaponic fanatics like myself. Compost Pile Water Heating System The tiplapia are [...]
continue readingEarthquakes and Survival Kits, Not Scared Just Prepared.
The earth has been shaking and rattling especially in the Pacific on a fault line that experts refer to as “the ring of fire” that encircles the entire Pacific Ocean. About a Year ago Chile had a massive earthquake that most of us still remember, then we another large earthquake in New Zealand not that [...]
continue readingTropical Chicken Coop Design
I have been helping our friends build a chicken coop so that they can start raising their own hens and producing their own eggs. The week before I helped them build a compost pile so that they could start composting their yard waist on a larger scale, now we move into coop development. After researching [...]
continue readingAquaponics Technology
The practice of Aquaponic farming is not a new technology, it dates back to the Aztecs, but recently it has has been re-discovered. Aquaponic farming combines the techniques of Aquaculture (fish farming) and Hydroponics (plants grown in water) to create the most sustainable food production system on earth. The system works by using a type [...]
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