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Date: September 12, 2021
“Is Fungus the Plastic of the Future? Plastic changed the course of manufacturing forever, but came at a cost. Mycelium technology might be the solution and the next big boom … a plastic-like replacement with so many uses and new opportunities for products, companies, and profits. Let’s explore mycelium technology and how it can help us achieve a more renewable and cleaner future.” |
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Date: September 10, 2021
“In this video we take LEGO to a new dimension with the help of surprisingly simple tool!” |
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Date: September 10, 2021
“Who would have thought that sandbags could be inspirational? They were originally used for flood control and military bunkers but they have now been adapted for home construction. The bags are made of natural materials like hemp or burlap or more durable synthetic materials like polypropylene which is water, rot and insect resistant. These bags are filled with 70% sand and 30% clay and are laid in courses to build the walls, similar to bricklaying. The most common structures look like big beehives or igloos as the curved walls provide good lateral stability. The system has no tensile strength, so the structures must be built into compression forms like domes and arches. However, they could take on other forms like straight walls if they are topped with conventional roofs. The earliest version of earthbag homes can be traced to Gernot Minke, a German professor. However, it gained momentum thanks to Nader Khalili, an Iranian architect. He established the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture in Hesperia. Khalili developed and patented the superadobe building system, which uses mile-long fabric tubes that can be pumped full of soil and laid in coils to create a structure. He envisioned these structures providing temporary housing in case of natural emergencies or for low-cost housing. His most popular design is the Eco Dome, 400 sq ft structure that was featured on HGTV. Advantages: Disadvantages: |
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Date: September 07, 2021
“In this video I will be pouring molten aluminum into a seashell in an attempt to create a perfect casting of the internal structure. I started with a Marlin Spike seashell and made a simple sand mold. I then melted aluminum in my DIY home foundry and poured it inside the shell. I then broke the casting out of the shell and cleaned it up. This was a fun project and I may revisit this idea in the future.” |
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Date: September 07, 2021
“The Future of Solid State Wind Energy – No More Blades. Wind power is one of the fastest-growing renewable sources that works well at scale, but it isn’t perfect. What if we could scale down wind turbine power to something that could fit on your roof? And be self-contained with smaller moving parts … or maybe no blades or moving parts at all? Let’s look at some future alternatives for harnessing wind power.” |
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Date: September 06, 2021
“No Knead No Water No Milk! Super Soft & Delicious! I Think You Have Never Seen This Recipe Before Today I will be sharing with you a super soft bread recipe. No-knead! The method and ingredients are very simple. Ingredients: Eggs 2 (save about 10ml for later) Bake in a 356F or 180 C preheated oven for 20-25minutes or until it is golden brown in color.” |
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Date: September 06, 2021
“Earthships are off-grid houses made of trash. These off-grid homes are fully self sustainable and do not require any utilities for comfortable living. Amazingly, the beautiful earthships are actually made out of garbage. In New Mexico’s desert town of Taos there is a large community of like minded people that dwell in earthships. In this episode we explore why they are there and why they choose this way of life.” |
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Date: August 23, 2021
“When you think of North American cuisine, do Indigenous foods come to mind? Chef Sean Sherman serves up an essential history lesson that explains the absence of Native American culinary traditions across the continent, highlighting why revitalizing Indigenous education sits at the center of a better diet and healthier relationship with the planet.” It’s tragic that this was lost to our people. |
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Date: August 22, 2021
“Test cook Bryan Roof makes host Bridget Lancaster the ultimate One-Batch Fried Chicken. Citation: |
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Date: August 19, 2021
“Aaron Fletcher has grazed his sheep and lived off the land as a traveling shepherd for 12 years. He calls it guerrilla grazing (a step above guerrilla gardening, he says) and he lets his sheep graze – with permission- public parks and side lots. Homeless by choice, he offers his services to small farms in exchange for food or a place to stay (though half his calories come from his sheeps’ milk). With a tiny metal cart home pulled by his sheep he has a bed, a refrigerator/evaporative cooler, a shower (he uses a pesticide sprayer to pump up the water pressure), power (solar panel), sun oven, a mailbox stove for heat, bicycle tire wheels and a corrugated plastic roof. Fletcher makes cheese and butter from his sheep milk and forages for seeds, fruits, vegetables and herbs. He’s created a map for foragers in his region. He makes some money with his scythe business – cutting noxious weeds for locals -, but he insists he’s not interested in making money and just hopes to serve as an example for other homeless interested in guerrilla grazing. https://www.youtube.com/user/123Homefree“ I’m not crazy about a few of these things [going to the bathroom through/under the cart?]…but I’ve been eyeballing solar stoves like that, for a while… …I’ve also used a clean [never before used] pesticide sprayer as a make shift shower…They do work…perhaps not amazingly…but it’s better than nothing. I don’t know how much I’d really trust some of the food he’s just keeping around like that. For a homeless guy, he’s got a fairly decent thing going on there. I presume he’s not in one of the states with more brutal winters. |
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