DIY Jewelry Stands. I know you can now buy these at Michaels and don’t have to go online, but they aren’t cheap (I use velvet covered heavy duty ones to hold my collection of big bracelets). These are meant to hold lightweight jewelry - but you cannot beat the price for these! Tutorial at Blah to TADA! here.
i was going to buy one of these if i made jewlery for a show! not anymore
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Forget the Fridge: Using Chemistry and Nature to Store Food
The cold of your fridge is actually ruining a lot of your (expensive, local, bought at the farmer’s market) produce. An artist’s project finds ways to use the way fruits and vegetables spoil to keep them fresh, the old-fashioned way.
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WWF publicity
HOW GREEN IS YOUR INTERNET
I find data visualisations concerning the environment particularly fascinating.
WINDOWFARMS: A GARDEN IN YOUR WINDOW
Would you like to have a garden at home at a low cost? Now this is possible thanks to Windowfarms.
Windowfarms is a surprising system that allows you to create “your own ecological farm”, growing tomatoes, beans, lettuces, etc, at home without the need of having a balcony or open-air space.
army tote - recycled
These eco-friendly bags are reusable and produced from recycled material. They are union-made in the United States. And they feature an uplifting design (no pun intended!)
When you purchase these bags from the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, you also support our work to advance human rights and plant the seeds of justice around the world.
Click here to buy the “Plant Justice, Harvest Peace” tote bag.
Art made from toilet cardboard rolls!
Not my work.
DR. DICKSON DESPOMMIER
Dr Dickson Despommier spent a large portion of his career being a professor of microbiology and public health in environmental health sciences at Columbia university until he started working on this idea of Vertical Farming. His website and blog have an abundance of information on this innovative solution to the world’s food problem.
Check it out http://www.verticalfarm.com/blog
The Problem
By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. An estimated 109 hectares of new land (about 20% more land than is represented by the country of Brazil) will be needed to grow enough food to feed them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today. At present, throughout the world, over 80% of the land that is suitable for raising crops is in use (sources: FAO and NASA). Historically, some 15% of that has been laid waste by poor management practices. What can be done to avoid this impending disaster?
A Potential Solution: Farm Vertically
