Thinking Outside the Box – 0 to 70 Computers with Open Source Software Cost ($0)
This may not have much to do with agriculture, but it does have to do with education and providing a means for adults and children to learn with computers and open-source software. Having a computer and access to knowledge provides a way for anyone around the world to learn about agriculture and skills to provide […]
continue readingGiraDora – Safe Agua
GiraDora is a patent-pending human-powered washer and spin dryer to increase the efficiency and improve the experience of hand-washing clothes. The user sits on top of the drum-like appliance and pumps a pedal with her foot, which agitates, cleans, rinses, then spins-dries clothes. While providing a more comfortable, ergonomic, and efficient way to clean clothes, […]
continue readingNEW GMO Apple That Never Browns is Eager to Take a Bite Out of U.S. Market
Would you eat a genetically modified fish that never dies? Or a genetically modified chicken that can not be killed? Why then would you take a bite out an genetically modified apple that never browns? We have reported on GMO’s in the past, so we thought that we should keep the information coming for those […]
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 […]
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