Shou Sugi Ban (or Yakisugi) is an ancient Japanese exterior siding technique that preserves wood by charring it with fire. Traditionally, Sugi wood (cryptomeria japonica L.f., also called
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Backyard Aquaponics – A DIY System To Farm Fish With Vegetables…
Rob Torcellini bought a $700 greenhouse kit to grow more vegetables in his backyard. Then he added fish to get rid of a mosquito problem and before long
A Workout For An Hour Every Day On This Bike Can Power A Small Home For Twenty-Four Hours…
What if you could power your house for an entire day just by exercising for an hour, would that motivate you to do it? I just love this
Recycling Ideas For The Garden To Save Money & Be More Eco Friendly…
Acquiring equipment for gardening can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. We’ve put together a list of items you can reuse and recycle in your garden.
Ex-NASA Engineer To Plant One Billion Trees A Year Using Drones…
As upwards of 26 billion trees are cut down every year and only 15 billion are replanted, we’re facing a deficit. As seed bombing has taken on a new
Silent Rooftop Wind Turbines Could Generate Half Of A Household’s Energy Needs…
Small wind turbines scaled to the right size for residential and urban areas have so far lived in the shadows of their larger wind-farm-sized counterparts. The power output
Composting With Chickens Using Smart Chicken House Design & Management…
This short video presents, in detail, the idea of deep bed composting directly under your chickens. Using smart chicken house design & management, the hens will turn the compost
28 Companion Planting Combinations To Grow The Tastiest, Most Bountiful Food & Beautiful Flowers…
Companion planting is one of the best things you can do in your garden. Some plant companions can help to improve the flavor and yield of homegrown fruits and
Doctors Explain How Hiking Actually Changes Our Brains…
While it may seem obvious that a good hike through a forest or up a mountain can cleanse your mind, body, and soul, science is now discovering that hiking can
Vertical Gardening, Save Space By Growing Up…
Want to multiply the number of plants you can grow in a garden or on a patio or deck? Grow up! Vertical gardening, a technique to cultivate plants
15 Brilliant Garden Edging Ideas You Can Do at Home…
No newly cut garden bed is complete without some edging to distinguish it from the rest of your yard. Installing landscape edging is an easy DIY project that
This Bridge Is Made Entirely From Blades Of Grass & Can Withstand 10 Tons…
This bridge is made entirely from blades of grass only 40-50cm (1ft 6in) long. It can withstand a load of 10 tons and only takes 3 days to
Antidepressant Microbes In Soil – How Dirt Makes You Happy…
Prozac may not be the only way to get rid of your serious blues. Soil microbes have been found to have similar effects on the brain and are
San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban The Sale Of Plastic Bottles…
Plastic pollution is one of the greatest burdens to the environment. Believe it or not, enough plastic is discarded every year to circle the globe four times. Even worse, it is estimated
Here’s How To Grow Cucamelons…
Cucamelons are definitely cool stuff to grow this season. Try something completely new this time and surprise your fellow growers. What are cucamelons? Cucamelons are grape-sized cukes. These
This Device Harvests Wave Power & Could Power 1/3 Of The US…
Researchers from Oscilla Power – a US-based renewable energy company, have developed a mechanism, called Triton, that rests on the ocean surface and gathers power from the constant source of waves.
Scientists Find That Plants Can Communicate Telepathically…
Plants have scientifically been shown to draw alternative sources of energy from other plants. Plants influence each other in many ways and they communicate through “nanomechanical oscillations” –
How To Build The Best Potato Box Ever…
As the areas of my garden devoted to perennials has gradually increased, the need to use the remaining space more efficiently has become more important. Using trellises and
Here’s How To Grow Fruit & Vegetables In The Shade…
A shady spot may not be the best place to grow fruits and vegetables, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done! Choose your crops carefully and even
This Biodegradable Water Bottle Is Made From Algae…
This innovative solution to plastic pollution will reduce the amount of waste piling up in landfills and swirling around in the oceans. To say that plastic is a
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