Vermicomposting is a system for turning food waste into potting soil with the help of worms.

What do I need?

An aerated container
Bedding such as shredded newspaper
Moisture and proper temperature
Small amount of soil
Redworms (Eisenia fetida)

What do I do?

Let Your Creativity Fly...

Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. Why use Windoze and pay for or pirate your software when an alternative exists?

The "10-Squared Strategic Investment Plan" into a Post Peak Oil Age

Hi All. Thank you all for your critical analyses, comments, and suggestions. Every person who gave feedback was heard, and the resulting text is a result of that feedback. If you are planning for the future in an age without cheap and abundant oil and natural gas, then consider this:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION
2) REASONS FOR A STRATEGIC PLAN
3) The 10-SQUARED(tm) STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN
4) WHAT IF I HAVE NO ASSETS AND NO FAMILY?
5) EXPECTED DIFFICULTIES OF IMPLEMENTATION

Great blog entry here:

http://cycling.thenoisies.com/2005/03/sprouting-101-nutrition.asp

The term "guerilla" may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons are shovels, and the mission is to transform an abandoned lot into a thing of beauty. Once an environmentalist's nonviolent direct action for inner-city renewal, this approach to urban beautification is spreading to all types of people in cities around the world.

Website URL: http://www.sacredsuenos.com

Having just gotten back from Sacred Sueños farm near Vilcabamba, Ecuador, I´m quite happy to have hope that simple dreams are possible. Starting with one man, a mission and a little money, a mountaintop is gradually being nurtured into an organic homestead.

Bill Clinton has begun to create a Global Initiative program regarding 4 of the worlds current largest problems. He is trying to put the power into individual citizens hands, making everyone responsible for World Health, Global Warming, Ethical Conflicts and Poverty. I think this is amazing and I wanted to share 52 things that people can do to help the world be a better place.

David Suzuki has a similar mandate for conservation of energy and environments as well. Quoted below is 10 things you can do at home.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/

Here we link to some of our friends, allies, and people that we respect. Want to be up here? Contact someone!

DIY resources:
http://www.crimethinc.com - anarchist literature publishing collective
http://www.simpleliving.net - free tools for living comfortably below your means
http://www.globalautonomy.org - self-sufficiency worldwide
http://www.journeytoforever.org - NGO working for environmental projects. Check out their BioFuel page (http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html)
http://www.i4at.org/library.html - Institute for appropriate technology

Music, art and events: