Any entomologists out there? I found this guy this afternoon - I’d love to know what he is, so I can keep him inside and we can watch him change. I found him under the edge of a porch step, not on any plants, so I have no idea what to feed him to keep [...]
I had a strawberry plant explosion this year - a few plants out back turned into hundreds, sending out runners and making little plants everywhere, even in my little bit of lawn! I’ve been digging them up and putting them in pots, giving them away; I even sold a box of them at our yard [...]
Wow - not just a rooftop garden, but a whole farm on top of an old bagel factory in New York! Serious Eats has the whole story.
There continues to be a lot of interest in cargo container homes, small houses, and simple living. I recently found Michael Janzen’s Tiny House Living newsletter, where he shares lots of info and resources about living small. I’m really charmed by the small houses, but I don’t know what people do with all their stuff! [...]
Canon has a bunch of wonderful free papercraft downloads - I really like this science-y one that depicts the structure of the sun. They also have a model of the moon.
I really love this kind of simple and creative re-use - Sadge at the Simple Green Frugal Co-op used a garage sale mailbox as a hand-tool storage shed!
Metafilter has an interesting discussion going about square foot gardening. It just got started yesterday, so there’s time to chime in!
I’m a big fan of pickled things - cucumber pickles, sure, but also the stranger stuff like beets and herring. Just Bento recently blogged about “instant” pickled radishes - she used a combination of vinegar/salt/sweet that sounded really interesting with the heat of the radish, and it sounded so good I needed to try it. [...]
WebUrbanist has another wonderful round-up of recycled art - this batch is all from obsolete technology. My favorite is this dangerous-looking cat by Jeremy Meyer - it looks like it’s made mostly from typewriter parts.
