Do trees have brains? There's increasing evidence to show that trees are able to communicate with each other. More than that, trees can learn. If that's true — and my experience as a forester convinces me it is — then they must be able to store and transmit information. And scientists are beginning to ask: is it possible that trees possess intelligence, and memories, and emotions? So, to cut to the quick, do trees have brains? It sounds incredible, but when you discover how trees talk to each other, feel pain, nurture each other, even care for their close relatives and organise themselves into communities, it's hard to be sceptical. There's increasing evidence to show that trees are able to communicate with each other I didn't always feel this way. It was my job to look at hundreds of spruces, beeches, oaks and pines every day, to assess their readiness for the lumber mill and their market value. Forester Peter Wohlleben believes trees must be able to store and transmit information It had no leaves, however.
Planting Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit by Grace Lee Boggs and Scott Kurashige After the death throes of urban decay, what the Motor City can teach us about vision, community, and the power of movements. posted Jun 16, 2011 Projects like the Brother Nature Produce urban garden near downtown Detroit are part of the explosive movement towards agricultural revitalization that has spread as a result of active community building throughout the city. In 1988, we in Detroit were at one of the great turning points in history. Through no fault of our own, we had been granted an opportunity to begin a new chapter in the evolution of the human race, a chapter that global warming and corporate globalization had made increasingly necessary. As Detroiters, we were very conscious of our city as a movement city. Living at the margins of the postindustrial capitalist order, we in Detroit are faced with a stark choice of how to devote ourselves to struggle. Earth Works Community Farm, Detroit. Learning would come from practice, which has always been the best way to learn. Interested?
Index Mundi - Country Facts Fantastic Fungi, a film about mushrooms by Louie Schwartzberg POOP BURGER: Japanese Researchers Create Artificial Meat From Human Feces Some hardcore carnivores have a hard time finding meat alternatives such as soy protein or tofu burgers to be palatable. But non-meat eaters may lose their appetite along with their carnivorous friends over this one – a meat alternative made from HUMAN EXCREMENT. Yep, you heard me correctly — Japanese scientist Mitsuyuki Ikeda has developed a “burger” made from soya, steak sauce essence, and protein extracted from human feces. Hit the break for a video explaining the process! Loading ... The meatpacking industry causes 18 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions, mostly due to the release of methane from animals. “Sewage mud” is exactly what you think it is – poop. Currently, the price of the poop burgers are 10-20 times that of regular meat, due to the cost of research, but he feels they will even out in a few years. Via Youtube
Edible Landscaping: Organic Gardening And Landscape Design New York City's Dragonfly A Locavore Wet Dream Photo courtesy of: Vincent Callebaut Architectures Architect Vincent Callebaut will have locavores drooling if his 128-floor vertical farm concept is actually realized. The Dubai-esque Dragonfly addresses issues like food production and agriculture in cities that are horizontally-challenged for space like New York City. The concept supports housing, offices, laboratories and twenty-eight different agricultural fields. Set at the Southern bank of New York's Roosevelt Island, the Belgium-designed Dragonfly consists of two towers and is completely Hobbit free. The exterior gardens are used for capturing and filtering rain water. The greenhouse, which gives the structure its wing-like design, supports the load of the building and is inspired by the structural exoskeleton of dragonfly wings. Photo courtesy of: Vincent Callebaut Architectures
O chamado das árvores A cearense Maria Roberta Macedo saiu para comprar balas com o sobrinho João Rafael, de 2 anos. No caminho, admiraram uma árvore e resolveram gastar os 2 reais do doce comprando uma muda de jambo. Plantaram no jardim da casa, em Juazeiro do Norte, e até hoje se divertem olhando a planta crescer junto com o menino. Além de plantar árvores novas, é preciso preservar as maduras, que têm grande capacidade de absorver gás carbônico e transformá-lo em oxigênio: “Com 15 ou 20 anos, uma árvore já consegue absorver 1 tonelada de CO2. Nem sempre dá para agir efetivamente impedindo que as temperaturas subam ou que cesse a devastação da Amazônia, mas cada um pode e deve fazer a sua parte. E pensar que essas árvores gigantes e florestas inteiras surgiram de uma minúscula semente, que nós também podemos plantar. CLAUDIA: Como a senhora capta as mensagens da natureza? Acha que qualquer pessoa poderia começar a ouvir as árvores? Pode nos contar um recado que elas enviaram? Divulgação