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PhytoRemediation

Sharing my latest Chat GPT list of plants that will take up toxins in the soil.  Chat GPT List: In addition to sunflowers, several other plants are effective at phytoremediation, the process by which plants absorb, accumulate, or stabilize heavy metals and other contaminants from the soil. Here are some common and effective phytoremediating plants: […]

FBS ‘24: Day 14 First Rain

FBS ‘24 Day 14: First rain. The mycelium is still white. I’m hoping to see mushrooms. That would be great. These blue oyster blocks have already flushed twice. They could fruit this fall, said Anne Apparu-Hall. Today, rethinking my mussel cage but mostly just moving the “Banquet for the Estuary” inside the MoS MoBS LoBS Lab – […]

Invite: FBS ‘24: 3 consecutive Evenings & Opening

You’re invited! The Great Launch of the Floating Bioremediating Sculpture: a banquet for the Esopus by Dee Dee Maucher living Lifestyles of Bioremediation & Symbiosis. Artist in Residence at The Tidewater Center. 3 consecutive evenings 5-730pm at Arm of The Sea’s Tidewater Center 61 E. bridge St Saugerties, NY 1. Tuesday 9/10 cohosted by The […]

Floating Bioremediating Sculpture (FBS) 3 evenings: Sept-10-11-12

Another Floating Bioremediating Sculpture: a microbial feast of exponential abundance. Three consecutive evenings September 10 – Permaculture Meet up 5-730pm: Micro & Phyto remediation September 11 – Wandering Wednesday Pot Luck 5-7:30pm, Myco remediation. September 12 – Opening & Installation festivities, doodling the future. The Floating Bioremediating Sculpture A Microbial Banquet for the Estuary At The Arm of The Sea’s […]

Until 10/30 Grace “Microbes to Metropolis”

Last month to experience the journey from Microbes to Metropolis. Coming down Oct 31. 2020. Who do you want to be in the place you want to see?  Join us to doodle and play in this future wonderland. Outside of Grace on The Plaza of the Wind We’re hosting Wed, Thurs, Fri. 5-8 pm  182 Ave C, NY […]

MôS MoBS LoBS Labs Exhibit

So glad that many of neighbors, colleagues and friends have stopped by the exhibit @grace performance space   182 Ave C. Lots of great feedback and energy returned. To see the interactive installation @grace -exhibition-space (.com). Contact PM me for an appointment. It’s a circling of past & present play in myth, whirligigs, science and social […]

2020 Spring EV Calls for You

MoS Spring 2020 Calling all Mobster Lobsters! Calling all MoS Lobs of Mini Mobs’ (Masters of Succession Mini Mobs, Masters of Beneficial Succession’s, Lifestyles of Bioremediation & Symbiosis) A February Ecological City Presentation 2/4 MOS instigator dd Maucher is presenting biotextiles:  Wednesday at Loisaida Center, 710 E 9th St 6:30 for the Ecological City Pageant with […]

MoS Graffiti Paint In Eco Action

Finally, years go by and we have made time to make this paint! Phenomena-na-na-naa-na-na-na. It is for paint way-finding, art, murals, splattering or symbols. (Instead of chalk or paint).  MoS Graffiti Paint. Put you’re art or messages anywhere and they’ll wash off to create betterment. You’ll leave behind flowers for bees, medicine, biodiversity, moss, mushrooms, healthier soil […]

Spreading Biodiversity at Clearwater Festival

Clearwater Festival 2019 Seed Spreading Hula Hoop Skirts also great for kinetic rewiring for walking enjoyment. We brought the seed spreaders and let people try them on… spin and have fun. – Times-up Bike Valet – tree climbers – famous rapper (name please) – Sane Energy Activist Workshop example of action steps to protest for […]

Rewilding Rituals

Phyto Restoration in the Hula Hoop Seed Spreaders. Play / Kinetic / Fun / Somatic Ritual / Culture / Ceremony Restore / Earth Repair / Biodiversify / Rewild The seed spreading hoop skirts are joyful and pleasantly fun to wear, play and experiment with the movement. After wearing a skirt for a spreading ritual experiment […]

Seeds for Seed Spreading

Notes for Seed Spreading Restoration Researched seeds to use in the hula hoop spreaders. Urban Foraging Listen to DC public food forest  https://wamu.org/story/19/05/23/from-chanterelles-to-serviceberries-a-forageable-feast-surrounds-us/ Notes from search. Use native plant life first off — obvious but worth reminding. – Spread edible plants into urban environments as you dance the seeds go under the dirt as they are accidentally stepping on […]

Hula-hoop Seed Spreader Skirt Technology

Introducing the Hula-Hoop Seed Spreader Skirt Technology Wearable Technology to Restore You & the Land They bounce, rebound and swing in dynamic opposition with the body system thus awaken somatic ecological rhythms. Remind the body of its inherent movement sequencing— too brilliant & complex to truly master by the mind. Put the hoop skirt on and dance, skip, enjoy, laugh […]

5/11 Regenerative Plaza & Mud Ball Ball 9

Presenting 5/11 Saturday  The 9th Ephemeral Regenerative Plaza & Village Center:  Noon-3:30pm El Jardin Del Paraiso,  311 E. 4th St, NY NY 10009  between C/D 1:40 pageant 3:30-5:00 we walk  to East River Promenade WHAT We join together to create a regenerative plaza & village center. Hosts: MoS Collective & East Village Wellness Circle, Ecological City, Parsons/New School […]

April to May 11: Bioremediating Sculpture 2019

March-May 2019 MoS participants will be making a sculpture for the second Ecological City Pageant by Earth Celebrations is May 11, 2019, in the East Village. We will be doing this by living lifestyles of bioremediation & symbiosis. It’s just what we do. 2018 elements Contact us to take part and add your bits! The sculpture is […]

4/22 Spring Awakening ‘18 w EV Wellness Circle

4/22 Spring Awakening East Village Wellness Circle offered by Armand a guided meditation, ear seed by Wendy Henry, food from Sonia, herbal tea from Marie and Wendy B, Derek brought lots of fruit, Chana invited Brad Holyman to join us. Wendy gave him ear seeds and taught him what how it is helpful, We schmoozed local council people. […]

4/20 Earth School Bioremediating Sculpture class

4/20 Earth School Bio Sculpture class for The Ecological City Pageant Dee Dee, founder of MoS Collective, will be hosting a workshop for Earth Celebration’s Ecological City Pageant. She will teach the kids about the various methods of biremediation she is using in the goddess sculpture she is making with other artists contributing. then the […]

3/30 Bioremediation: Parsons Sustainable Systems

3/30 Bioremediation Class for Parsons School of Design for 3 freshman sustainability classes March 30th 9am – 11:30am El Jardin Del Paraiso, 311 East 4th St NY NY 10009 A large community garden: public can listen. The have been learning about bioremediation for the water with effective micro organisms and their function in the eco […]

4/18 Kids Earthday EM Mud Ball Challenge

MoS Collective taught 3 Village elementary schools in NYC for a fabulous EARTH DAY!  A 300 kid beneficial mud ball workshop! The challenge is 1000 mud balls! Yes they did it. Volunteers Marta & Diana Share link http://moscollective.net/WP/4-18-kids-earthday-challenge/ A few friends came to help out and learn about EM-1 and Bioremediating waterways. We were one of […]

9/24 The Harvest Arts of Mud Ball Making

Pleased to announce for The LUNGS HARVEST ARTS FESTIVAL Artists Make, Talk & Walk Sunday 9/24 5pm – 6pm at El Jardin Del Paraiso 311 East 4th St. NY NY 10009 The MoS Collective: Masters of Beneficial Succession present: Artists: Make, Talk & Walk 1. ARTISTS MAKE The Art of Beneficial Mud Balls with artists. […]

Swale Hosts MoS Micro-remediation Workshop

Micro-remediation at Swaleny.org the floating food forest getting into symbiosis.  We had a fun class in a great location for micro remediation talk. Shig described microorganisms, bacteria, how the microbes work. Relating their symbiotic nature we have with microbes in our foods and into our guts. I learned from the soil lecture again that toxins bind to […]

“Utopia Defrosting”: Bioremediating Beneficial Ice Balls Placed!

“Utopia Defrosting”*.  Now we have a new bioremediating biospheres to add to the group – The Beneficial Ice Ball. Like the melting ice caps that reveal secrets of the past. It is part of MoS Estuary 2.0. The Harbor Phyto Myco Micro Moss Mollusk Program. Beneficial Ice balls.  ©2015 Photo by dd maucher. The ice […]

Video Biomimicry Talk by Janine Benyus

An hour talk about Biomimicry by Janine Benyus – author and founder of Biomimicry, and web site AskNature.org

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Orange Blossom Serendipity All Over Body Cream Recipe

Orange Blossom Serendipity All-Over Body Cream: yeowza! The Cream we made at Harvest Festival with everyone who stopped by. We made personal batches with parents and kids. Recipe compliments of Liz Neves who adapted it from her Dina Falconi book. Earthly Bodies, Heavenly Hair. The Lotion: For all skin types: we made alterations on the […]

[Sir Kappo] Order Flowers!

Dearest Friends, {from Rolando) We continue on a self-supporting campaign filling “orders” through “word of mouth” for this very special ART for social change experimental co-op. 1 – http://globalrec.org/newsletter/struggles-and-victories-waste-pickers-on-the-frontline-august-september-2014/ Link is to the latest newsletter of the GLOBAL ALLIANCE of waste workers. I always recommend subscribing to this newsletter for the curious minded of what […]

[Sir Kappo] Order an Art Flower from Seemapuri!

From: Kappo Kappino  Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 1:27 PM Subject: there is a rose in Seemapuri!  Seemapuri in North East Delhi is one of many hubs where waste pickers (kabadiwala) bring, sort, bale and ship waste resources. Since more than one year now a start up of all women waste workers has been crafting […]

[Shig] EM-1 Uses Guide 2014 updated

[Shig] Guide for EM-1 Uses Updated 5-2014.
USEd to: improve soil health (farming and gardening),
b. Applications to plants,
c. Applications to water and wastewater,
d. Recycling food waste and composting,
e. Odor and fumes reduction,
and f. Cleaning.

Permaculture Short List

Permaculture Ethics: Care of the People Care of the Earth Setting Limits to Consumption & Population Returning the Surplus Some of Permaculture, founder Bill Mollison’s, principles… Observation Biological Resources Energy Recycling Every Element Supports Many Functions Diversity Local Focus Work Within Nature Edge Small Scale Intensive Systems Relinquishing Power Appropriate Technology

3/20 Thu Buy Recycled & Activated Bike Carting

Note: Thursday 9:30-12 at EPA News: NYC The recently enacted Intro 1162-A, which bans the land-filling of food scraps from generators such as large restaurants, food retailers, caterers, sports arenas, and other establishments. The collected scraps are scheduled to be used as feedstock for composting and bio-gas facilities in the New York area Thursday, to […]

2/8 Seed Celebration & Swap

Today at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn, where I was answering questions and showing design plans, I picked up goji berry, kiwi (M&F), and grape from Baldwin Farm and seeds galore! I also learned that worms are not good for all soil. Old growth forests do not have to have worms since they use […]