WHOLE SYSTEMS EXPERIENCES SOIL ENCOUNTERS We will bring a party of soilful people to get you into dirt. Send us your soil!. We’d like to get to know diverse soils to display and interact with during our events. COMPOSTING Home systems Worm bins Effective microorganism (EM) fermentation process Thermophilic (hot) bins and piles Cold bins […]
It’s not a dream. It’s a necessity. Watch the video! City of Dreams – Brazil Jaime Lerner : Brazilian urban planning guru. – He has a commitment to simplicity, no fear of simplicity. – Cities should have 3 main principles: mobility, sustainability, identity _transportation _extensive networks of parks: used flooding to his benefit, no mowing […]
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Eyebeam, NYC : In 24 hours and 11 new social websites. Get ready for Great Urban Hack 2011. Bring your ideas for next year! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-berkowitz/the-great-urban-hack-not-_b_779964.html
“Through the collective intentional efforts of many individuals, a healing momentum can transform our planet into the radiant life source it is intended to be.” – Patty Ceglia As a Permaculture designer, architect, and life-long organic gardener, Patty Ceglia is passionate about finding the ecological balance for productive potential of every site. She teaches at […]
NRDC Green Gifts over 40 green gifts!
Flower dyes, vegetable dyes (beets) and now mushroom dyes in beautiful mushroom colors. Make, sell or buy mushroom dyes, paper, pigments and myco-stix (like pastels I guess). http://sonic.net/~dbeebee/web_mush-history.htm
I have never heard of Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, who is known for her (guessing Neva is female identified person) shareholder action at ExxonMobil that intended to help the company anticipate and take leadership in ushering in a post-carbon economy. Dr. Goodwin’s remarks on Oct 28th.2010 to an All-party Parliamentary Group were based on a paper, […]
New Economics Institute Newsletter I speed through this Newsletter blog and found lots of neat stuff. The Economics of Well-being was mentioned. Exactly. Economics based on Good-living and well-being. Take their description: …”continuing the work of shaping an economy designed to support human well-being and restore our common eco-system.” Not so far from “moving our global bottom […]
EM-1 Mudball Test Dog-Run Waste Experiment was started on 8/27/10. Waste from a dog run including, sand with urine and feces. “0” = no EM mudball (control) “1” = one EM mudball “2” = two EM mudballs Test by Shig Matsukawa (NYC EM-1), Barbara and Susan at El Sol Brilliante Garden, NYC. The latest observations […]
Sign up for FatCOW hosting and MoS collective gets a commission! No cost to you. We are developing MoS educational free events that will make our watersheds healthier. We could use the funding to buy supplies. I have used this service for 10 years and they just keep getting better. Small, friendly and affordable. Great […]
Another Succession winner. Training Workshop in October. Very exciting opportunity. http://radixcenter.org/workshops/rust/ Check out their Sustainable systems. – Low cost and effective. Imagine a high cost designed systems for beauty and function. http://radixcenter.org/virtual-tours-of-sustainable-systems/ Building cleaner water, air and soil.
Expedition Gowanus is proud to present Phytoremediation! A workshop on making low tech, floating water remediation gardens out of trash. — Beauteous and helpful.
I can’t believe there are no comments out of 6.000 views. This is interesting drugs out of mushrooms.. ofcourse from the ancient underground internet — the great revered mycelium. A master-of-succession upper. There are so many pharmaceuticals in our tap water it would be nice to replace each one with some thing that would make […]
Did in know it was in dishwashing detergents? I never looked at the ingredients. I know it’s in fertilizers. Removing it will prevent excess algae blooms. It will save taxpayers the money that is used to remove it. Right, don’t add to the water in the first place. Effective micro-organism (EM-1) also clean up algae […]
http://www.riverkeeper.org/get-involved/minimize-your-impact/watershed-pollutants/ According to the EPA, the leading source of pollution in surface drinking water supplies is polluted rainwater runoff. Many pollutants are found in legal, commonly used household products – cleaning chemicals for our homes, oil and gasoline for our vehicles, pesticides and fertilizers for our lawns, and pharmaceuticals for ourselves. Please help protect our […]
Plastiki, the Boat Constructed from Plastic Bottles The purpose of this boat is to create awareness of the Gyre. Great Web site> http://www.theplastiki.com/ It has just sailed in to Sydney Harbor. RECYCLED ISLAND http://www.recycledisland.com/index.html The North Pacific Gyre of plastic to be used as building material for an island? This is not a well researched […]
Rocket Sewage Stanford Researchers Developing Rocket-Powered Sewage Treatment System The scientists are developing a system that exploits sewage-loving bacteria to produce nitrous oxide, which can be used up by a rocket thruster. The nitrous-powered rocket’s only byproduct is hot, pure air. That is a successive by-product. Meanwhile we should also be concentrating on the source […]
phrenology helmet I met an artist, Danielle, at the 7th St block party. She paints on helmets :) http://www.bellehelmets.com/index.html Each helmet is hand-painted by Danielle Baskin in acrylics and sealed in a UV-protected oil-based varnish that repels water and prevents chipping. Not very eco.. but biking is and it make biking more fun and that is […]
SoBi: a new plan for a social bike System> I have lost enough bikes to the “streets”. So I am listening. FYI: one bike on 16th and b’way in 2003. One at 18th/bway in 2008. DO not park your bike on b’way between 14 and 23rd. I spoke to a shop, Fishs Eddy, and they […]
This is my permaculture Design Certificate teacher’s Aug 7th interview on WBAI. I cut the announcers out a bit to make it under 10 mgs. 2010-andrewFaust-BAI_intrview We can not only improve the quality of our resources but also the quality of our life. It’s not separate. We don’t have to give anything up.. we only […]
Look up your phones radiation. The higher the bars, the more you listen and the more you text the less radiation you will receive. Life is better b/c you will be talking less, not using the phone in low frequency areas and you will practice listening. Also when people keep the phone away from the […]
I bought badger. Very high Rating! Although it has Zinc oxide which is not good to absorb. My nose needs the cover to I took the zinc. It smells good, all natural, great for the ocean reefs. Reefs are sick from sun lotions and body products from human water visitors. It’s more expensive now but […]
Dog and Cat Urine Smell and Stain Remover Ingredients: OPTIONAL: Spray some Activated EM-1 all purpose cleaner so the microbes can fill up on all the good stuff. (click to make your own) Mix in spray bottle (keep on hand for other uses) – 50% White Vinegar to neutralize the ammonia (Never use ammonia b/c the […]
http://www.spongepark.org/ This is a solution for sustainable Gowanus- in the works now since 2008 at least. It’s getting better all the time. This plan targets the combined sewage overflow issues as well as the overall biodiversity of the area. People and the environment will all benefit in this plan. And developers — higher rents though– […]
They are pulling up a restoration oyster project b/c FDA is worried people might eat them. Understandable, a long shot worth discussion. (This is not where MoS shells from Water Day activity were placed.) If the chance did occur, that someone fished up some of these cleansing oysters, a solution might be to float a […]
Did I hear this right? A steering wheel out of carrots, body out of potatoes, fuel from chocolate. Chocolate waste? Is there a chocolate surplus in Europe? “Gee, what to do with all this chocolate? No one seems to want it.” Imagine a chocolate factory just for fuel. It fuels me so why not […]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-10881080 I have an Animal Shelter Permaculture Plan. The plan includes a Poo Power Program ideally run out of T-square park’s bathroom building near the dog run. Besides promoting the Poo Power Program with branding and bio bags. Some of the poo in the shelter is used for the thermophilic composting system which breaks down the […]
As we all know now the products we use on our body are not exactly health promoting. Here’s some thoughts for alternatives that feel good, are healthy and help protect us from harmful sun rays. By Kathi Keville A new wave of natural sunscreens is based on antioxidants. Research from institutions such as Duke University […]