The Sustainable Design Lie – Consumerism vs Environmentalism | Embody 3D. <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic. <div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> Unlike the picture above in this article I am not going to paint consumerism as the embodiment of all evil.
In fact consumerism is a very good thing, for without it many of us would have no jobs. We can’t afford 6.5 billion people just making food and constructing houses on this planet. Article by Martin Gibson – Twitter – 27.03.2010 The issue of environmentally sustainable product design challenges the foundation of many thriving product lifecycle models. GM rice researcher barred from further human trials. Tufts University has released a report citing ethics violations in genetically modified food research. This has led to the lead investigator resigning and being barred from any future GMO work with humans. A US-funded study in which Chinese schoolchildren were fed genetically modified (GM) rice sparked a firestorm of controversy in China.
This is because neither the children nor their parents were told that experiment was taking place. The headline from the Chinese state news agency Xinhua at the time was "More shameful than the experiment are the lies. " The results of that study, published online in August 2012. Read more... The issue presented a major concern because the effects of this type of GMO rice on people was unknown and the subjects did not have all of the information.
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company - Welcome to our website ! Natural Swimming Pools: (Schiffer Design Books): Michael Littlewood: 9780764321832: Amazon.com. Buy or DIY: Moss Ball Hanging Plants. Course | Self Sufficiency II - 100 hour distance learning course. Halley's House. BIOTOP Natural Pools | Garden Ponds | Nature Pools. Cabin Tour: 4 people and a dog in 180 square feet : SF - 180 Square Foot Cabin. Name: Tammy, John, Sam, Will, and Dobbs Location: Gulf Islands, British Columbia Size: 180 square feet Years lived in: One (mostly on weekends) Before I get started with this tour, I cannot emphasize this enough: My husband and I are not rich and we are not particularly handy. Heck, we're not even all that smart. This latter fact was probably the driver behind why two people with little money and even fewer skills would even attempt to build a cabin on an isolated island with no amenities.
But armed with a hacked $25 shed plan and an incredibly generous friend with actual skills, we gave it a shot. Here's how it turned out. Our cabin is a work in progress and probably always will be, but I want to share it with you in its current state and tell you a bit about how we got here, the mistakes we made along the way, and what we're planning next. To get started, I'll answer the three questions we get asked most often: So how big is it? How much did it cost to build? How long did it take? The sun! New Marxism – the Earth has rights. Sharing is caring | & the pioneer life. Some time ago I received an email from a follower of this blog. He wrote about sanctuaries. He said that in a world gone insane that´s all one can do.
One can create sanctuaries. Guard the knowledge. Plant the seeds. To give seems to be the most meaningful of all human actions. Well. We have received plenty. So there´s that. Willing Workers On Organic Farms is an organization that connects people who wants to travel and work- with the people on the farms. We rented a farmhouse in the forest, our neighbour moved away and it stood there, all empty and unused and it was a pity to look at.
This is the house This is the deal You go to Lysvik. In the house you will find food. This is Emil (to the left). It was nice. Every morning at 10 you go to our house (a 20 minutes walk). Some days you might not need to come to our house. The things we need to get done this season are * Creating hugelkultur raised beds (we have a forest garden going on here) * Building a root cellar See, I have this deadline. Oil-the-arts/workshops-training/ Platform works with and between art, activism, education and research. In our ongoing practice we want to share with others lessons learned. We are continuously developing new and improved ways of working, and have built up various areas of expertise over thirty years of collaboration. The key areas we offer workshops and training are: Art, Activism and Education; Campaigning and Projects; Finance and Fundraising and Organisational Structures.
See below for a list of workshops and trainings on offer, and also feel free to get in touch if you would like to ‘mix n match’ from the menu. Please note that we take bookings from groups only, and cannot offer individual places on a session – but that groups can be of any size, and individuals are welcome to get together to form a group for the purposes of a workshop. Please fill in this form to arrange a training or tailor a workshop to meet your group or organisation’s needs, and to set a price in line with your resources. News. DIY Space for London: Creating a DIY space with radical values for live music and other countercultural activities in London. 5 acres, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Mid Wales. Located along the eastern slopes of Craig Chwefri, Coed Nefal is predominantly a coniferous woodland with areas of mixed broadleaf, including alder, oak, willow, silver birch and hazel.
Access to the woodland is via a good track which winds through the eastern part of the woodland. There is room to park in Coed Nefal, and in a shared parking area lower down the track (see the maps). You can enter Coed Nefal via a gated footpath at the south eastern corner of the wood; this footpath will take you to a clearing which would make a perfect camping or woodworking area. Here you will find a small stream running alongside the northern edge of the clearing providing a water source. The woodland is alive with the sounds of song birds, and some of the wildlife that has been spotted here include woodpecker, raven, owl, red kite, jay, fox and badger. These particulars have been prepared by local manager George Colley. Disclaimer Property Ref.99993_1446. The Woodland Trust - MOREwoods scheme. Permanent Hoop Coop Guide. Hoop Coop Guide Master Materials List 2- 4"x6"x16' 12- 2"x6"x10' 5- 4"x4"x6' 15- 2"x4"x8' 5- 52" Combo/Cattle Panels 2- 48"x50' ½"x ½" Rolls of Hardware Cloth (3 rolls recommended) 3- 1lb. 2 ½ lbs. of loxit rings with tool 4 lbs. of 3 ½" Decking screws 3 lbs. of 2" Decking Screws 1 lb. of 1 ½" Decking Screws 2- Double Joist Hangers 16' of ½" Pipe insulation 1-50' roll of sill plate gasket 2- Heavy Duty Bolt Latches 1 Door Handle 3 Heavy Duty Hinges 1- 12'x16' Heavy Duty Truckers Tarp (Tractor Supply Company) Apron (optional): 100- 1 ½" Galvanized Washers 1 lb. of 2" Decking Screws 1- 24"x50' ½"x ½" Hardware Cloth 100- Turf/Sod Stakes Building Instructions Base- Materials Needed: 3 ½ inch screws 2- 2"x6"x10' 1. 2. 3.
Cattle Panels- Hoop- 4- 52"x16' cattle panel 30- 2" wood screws 2lbs. - 1 ½ inch galvanized fencing staples 1. 2. 3. *** Note: if you decide you don't need a rear overhang/ rain fly at the rear wall, the base and/or panels will need to be reconfigured to keep the hoop within the length of the base 4. 5. 1. Charitable Donations - About Us - Yorkshire Bank. Yorkshire Bank has a strong tradition of supporting the communities in which we live and work. In July 2008 we launched the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation which continues the tradition of supporting people and their local communities.
The Foundation provides funds to help registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, community and other voluntary organisations make life safer, healthier and better for all of us. Following the success of the inaugural ‘Spirit of the Community Awards 2013’ the Foundation Trustees are pleased to announce that The Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation ‘Spirit of the Community Awards’ are now open for applications with a closing date of Monday 31st March 2014. The awards will support projects that advance financial education, improve employability and promote environmental protection or improvement. For more information, on the Bank’s Community programme click on Community. Compost bin. This is the most difficult part of the whole project take your time to cut , drill and line everything up.
I use 4 latches because the heat from the compost can warp the lid and the plastic is somewhat flexible anyway. the piano hinge adds stability also. start by marking the door out. Company Turns Landfill Waste into Eco-Friendly ‘Plastic Lumber’ A Minnesota company is turning landfill waste into a new eco-friendly “plastic lumber.” Photo: Flickr/Samuel Mann What if you could build an entire house out of the waste and debris found in landfills? Envirolastech, a Rochester, Minn. firm specializing in the development of sustainable building products, hopes to do just that with its production of a new “plastic lumber.” The company has developed a proprietary formula that uses different mixtures of mineral ash, recycled resins and solid waste materials to create what it calls a “true replacement for wood.” “Ash is the number one by-product that goes into our landfills, whether it’s coal or incinerator ash.
It makes up between 40 to 60 percent of every landfill we have,” said Paul Schmitt, president of Envirolastech, in an interview with local Minnesota news station. The company says its products are made from 100 percent recycled inorganic materials taken directly from landfills and curbside pickups. J I M W I C h - AUGUST SEPTEMBER 2005 Archive. I like small architecture, as you may know from my entries over the years. There's an elegance in making small spaces useful and utilitarian. There's just something very cool about a lot of functionality packed into something on a tiny scale. In an age where it appears that everything is getting bigger and bigger, I'm always on the lookout for evidence that attention is being paid to smaller architecture marvels. And so I was delighted to find the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. Architect, Jay Shafer has been designing and building small houses, ranging in size from 50 to 750 square feet. He lives in a 70 square foot house that he designed, as well.
He spent over a decade as adjunct assisant professor at the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, and has written and lectured widely on subtractive design and low-impact architecture. There are lots of examples of tiny houses to be found on the web. I don't know if I could manage on such a miniscule space, though. Ten Tiny Houses. Homemade Facial Creams. Rather than spend countless dollars on expensive facial creams, make a cream in the comfort of your own home.
Whether you suffer from dry skin, oily skin or wrinkles, these homemade recipes will leave your skin moisturised and nourished. Ingredients such as ginger, papaya and kelp help moisturise the skin, whisk away excess oil and provide vitamins and minerals. With a few simple ingredients and a little labour, you can create a facial cream targeted to your specific skin type any time. Dry Skin Facial Cream For dry skin, create a homemade ginger skin cream.
Oily Skin Facial Cream Create a papaya and cocoa cream for oily skin. Facial Cream for Wrinkles Create a homemade cream with kelp as a main ingredient to keep wrinkles at bay and smooth the skin. More slideshows. 6 Awesome Reuse Tumblr Blogs. We’ve been Tumbling for about 3 months now and have found many creative people that share our passion for the 3 Rs – especially reuse. “Thinking Outside the Bin” can spark many positives, including saving money, exercising the right side of your brain or purely expanding your awareness of household-generated waste. These beneficial attributes, when combined with eye-catching imagery on Tumblr, are an excellent way to ignite and motivate progressive thinking, creating, and living. Here are 6 unique Tumblr blogs that share our mission to recreate “trash” into beauty and these are their stories. Happy Tumbling! Photo/Creation: Alpha Wilson Tumblr blog:Unconsumption: Your Daily Source of Inspiration for Creative Reuse and Mindful Consumption Aiming to inspire creative reuse and mindful consumer behavior, this Tumblr was recently named by Time as one of ”30 Must-See Tumblr Blogs.”
We asked Unconsumption’s founder and editor, Rob Walker, what they’ve been working on lately. Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option. Erik’s recycled wine bottle torch. This clever outdoor diy idea comes from erik anderson of gerardot & co.- a creative branding and design agency in indianapolis. erik was kind enough to share a fantastic project that turns an everyday bottle into a modern backyard tiki torch. i love the way these torches look and am dying to find a backyard to use these in- too bad the closest thing we have is a 2×2 foot fire escape. but for those of you with yards, i hope you’ll enjoy this project from erik. click here for more info on the project and click here to check out erik’s work at gerardot & co. thanks, erik!
CLICK HERE for the full project instructions after the jump! [****Safety Note: This is for outdoor use only. Tiki brand recommends that the wick never be set higher than 1-inch, and I recommend that you exercise the same discretion and common sense that you would with any small open flame.*****] Recycled Wind Bottle Torch 1. Helpful Tools: Channellocks, adjustable wrench, hacksaw, power screwdriver, and a funnel The Hanger 1.
HOW LONG DOES STUFF TAKE TO DECOMPOSE | This and That, There and Here. When we go to different areas, knowingly or unknowingly, we harm nature by littering the areas. Actually our original purpose is to search for peace of mind and to enjoy nature. We end up adding the degradation of Nature however. For example,we go for a picnic to a sanctuary, have fun with loud music, knowing full well that loud music is prohibited in sanctuaries. We drink and happily break the bottles on the rocks or throw the cans, make a fire, cook and most of the time, after having a great lunch we leave the plates, disposable glasses and polythene as debris scattered all over the place.
It’s not that we don’t have the knowledge of environment pollution but sometimes because of lack of awareness and responsibility, we do harm to Nature. Here is a small list of things with the time it takes to decompose. Tinned Steel Can- 50 years Aluminum Can- 200-500 years Disposable Diapers- 550 years Plastic Bags- 20-1000 years Cigarette Butts- 10-12 years Leather shoes- 25-40 years Like this: Modular Housing Wiki. TreeHugger. Don’t Waste Your Shattered Makeup – Fix It!
Careers and Courses for Eco Build. Low Waste, High Style: Crazy Eco Home Decor. Hempcrete, Made From Hemp, Used To Build Houses. Kafila. Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community: Heather Coburn Flores: 9781933392073: Amazon.com. Morris McEuen Saloon Page. Meet the Zero Waste Family. A Maker's Farm: Lammas Project Wales. Kule Loklo. Sustainable Building, Development and ECO Construction Techniques. Roundwood timber framing course. Living In The Future - Episode 5: Spanish Sunseed. All Projects | Ecological Land Co-operative. DIY Planning Handbook | Chapter 7. Sustainable Building : Principles of Sustainable Architecture. Ecobuild - Home. Natural buildings and traditional woodsmanship - wholewoods. Contact us - Mornington Grove Community. Diggers and Dreamers - The Guide to Communal Living in Britain.
Eco Building: Solar Panels, Save Energy, Eco Homes & Heat Pumps - Channel4 - 4Homes. Land Buyer's Guide - Guide to Purchasing Rural Land Properties - National Land Partners. Land for sale in Land at Sturge Farm Gaunts Earthcott, BS32, BS32. Experience: I live in a tepee. Foundation College. David Bellamy denounces climate change fraud. Manifesto 100 Mile Market. Natural Living - Off The Grid.