Showing posts with label carbon footprint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carbon footprint. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2008

Ready Made mag

My brother Noah recommended this site to me. It's an online magazine that you click through like a real magazine (minus the paper:)

http://readymademag.com/

I really enjoyed the article about 10ft x 10ft dwellings. Check it out.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

I make a green pledge...


I am making a green pledge to deliver all of my eBay items and other things that need to be shipped directly to the shipping store via bicycle. I figure I can save my self gas, save UPS and the USPS gas, save the Earth from more toxic emissions, get a little exercise and have fun at the same time! All I did to my cruiser was add a flat mount saddle platform on the seat post and a couple of bungee cords and move this large box to the shipping store today.


Bob

Friday, February 29, 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008

Vote Green, Stop the Machine!!!

Vote Green

If you want to stop the corporate control of the country and want real answers, consider the one man who's been agaist the corporate machine...

Ralph Nader

He's not gonna win, but he'll ask the right questions at the debate that the canidates don't want to answer. Lets start answering questions!!!

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Square Foot Garden Begins!!!

square foot garden frame


Here is the first step in my square foot garden...building the frame. I took two 8ft, cedar 2x6's and cut them in half. Screwed them together with galvanized screws, lined the bottom with burlap and tadaa! Instant site for a garden! I am going to add the soil mixture later, but here's a good start. This could be used in an entry way, on a patio, on the side of the house, think of the spots that you have 4ft x 4ft in you yard or patio and you could build one of these. OR! Just build a box as big as you want and plant whatever you want as well! Enjoy mini gardening.



square foot garden indoor plant organic urban

Here are some plants that I am starting indoors, so that later I can plant them outside. Garlic (the tall ones), carrot tops (maybe they'll sprout?), and some onions and beans in the container. (which is some leftover deli containers filled with vermiculite, on top of each other to create a mini green house). The onion seeds have started to sprout, the beans are taking a little while longer.



I will continue to post updates on how my progress is going! I am curious to see how much produce I can get from this one garden and in future gardens!!!



I got all these fun ideas from:



the All New Square Foot Gardening book and website!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

How many paper towels do you use in the Bathroom?

Just a little check to see if everyone can cut back on their paper towel usage after using public restrooms. Just think how many trees would be saved if we all only use one paper towel at a time...or better yet, just wipe your hands on your pants!

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Eat less meat, Ride a bike!

As said by Rajendra Pachauri at a Paris press confrence, "Please eat less meat -- meat is a very carbon intensive commodity," Read the article here.