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 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 readingRaising Tilapia
Tilapia (pronounced /təˌlɑpiə/) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fishes from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapias inhabit a variety of fresh and, less commonly, brackish water habitats from shallow streams and ponds through to rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Most tilapias are omnivorous with a preference for soft aquatic vegetation and [...]
continue readingVermicomposting Worm Tea
So what, you may ask, is vermicomposting and how does it work? Well, “vermi” is the Latin word for worm, and worms like to feed on slowly decomposing organic materials (e.g., vegetable scraps). The “end” product, called castings, is full of beneficial microbes and nutrients, and makes a great plant fertilizer. So, vermicomposting is the [...]
continue readingRecycled Shower Accessories
The guys over at Progressive Bath have come up with a whole new Green way of revamping your next shower project. They have constructed Shower Pans, Shower Niches, Shower Shelves, Corner Benches and shower enclosures by using 95% recycled aluminum and recycled glass and sand for a finish. This is great idea and shows that [...]
continue readingDid You Say Fifty Dollar Green House?
David LaFerney at The Door Garden found away to make a green house in his back yard by spending only $50 bucks. “Grated” he claims, “I already had some of the materials, but even if I had bought everything new just for this project It would still only come to about $120 – less than [...]
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