These foods magically regrow themselves from kitchen scraps
(True Activist) Don’t throw your scraps away – grow them and save on grocery costs! Seeking to cut grocery costs but still desire to get healthy? Look no further than the following infographic produced in partnership by Whole Foods and Cooking Stoned TV. Below, you’ll learn about the many foods
Nanoparticles enable remote control brains via magnetic field
(Zen Gardner | Nicholas West) A couple of years ago, a story emerged about scientists working on “Smart Dust”: nanoparticles that could be employed as sensor networks for a range of security and environmental applications. This was followed by the more literal version of Smart Dust, which was designed to open
Zes eetbare bodembedekkers voor in de tuin
(Happy News) Onze voorliefde voor een mooie gazon is ietwat in tegenstrijd met onze inspanning voor water– en energiebehoud in onze tuin alsook onze wens om meer zelfvoorzienend te zijn wat betreft het voedsel en de kruiden die we eten. Door te kiezen voor eetbare bodembedekkers – ter vervanging van
Wijziging schema uitzending Crowd Power met Arjan Bos en Martijn van Staveren
(Earth Matters) Afgelopen vrijdag zaten we klaar voor de eerste opnames van Heilige Huisjes, en we hebben de eerste gelijk voor onszelf ontmaskerd: namelijk dat een online tv programma maken makkelijk is. We zullen je niet vermoeien met de technische details, maar we hebben in ieder geval besloten dat we
The most isolated island on earth wants your help designing a self-sustaining town
(The Spirit Science) There’s a small island in the middle of the atlantic ocean, completely desolate from everything except for lots of water. The Island, named Tristan da Cunha, was first inhabited back in the 1810′s as an outpost by the British to stop a potential escape by Napoleon. When
Learn how to dry herbs for long-term storage and health self-reliance
(Natural News) Most herbs are easy to grow in your garden or even indoors on a windowsill or in a hanging planter. They are just as easy to dry for long-term storage. Not only are herbs tasty additions to lots of recipes and the basis of teas, rubs, spice blends
How our family went off-grid
(Collective Evolution | Chris Bell) So what exactly changes when you up and walk away from the only way of living you’ve ever known? When your 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home on 800 square metres (a 5th of an acre) of land is exchanged for a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom
This greenhouse makes it possible to grow crops in the desert
(Higher Perspective) Roots Up, a non-profit organization, has developed a greenhouse capable of harnessing the dew and moisture from the outside environment in order to water the plants within. This greenhouse could revolutionize farming in desert and arid climates, where crops are currently unable to grow. The design is explained
Ricardo Semler op TED | Nu ook over nieuwe stijl onderwijs
(Agus Judistira) Ricardo Semler is een opvallende en succesvolle zakenman. Door zijn aparte manier van ‘leidinggeven’ bewijst hij dat meer vertrouwen, autonomie, minder controle, en meer aandacht aan geluk juist succesvoller is dan de gangbare methoden. Nu heeft hij ook dezelfde revolutionaire ideeën voor het onderwijs ontwikkeld. In deze presentatie