The beginnings
Originally inspired by dreams of an herb garden for tea, I have launched a mini edible garden with plants for tea, cooking, and beyond. It’s nothing special yet, just the beginning adventures of testing out my green thumb, but I plan on expanding it.
After combing the web for advice, frolicking around SF gardening stores, [...]
Filed under: Urban Nature on March 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Waste, art, and environmentalism have crossed paths in interesting ways: Artwork has been used to inspire others to reduce waste and be resourceful or recycle. Waste has been used as both an inspiration and a medium for artwork. Reusing waste for artwork is a form of upcycling. Per wikipedia’s definition of upcycling, it the process [...]
Filed under: Waste on February 26th, 2010 | No Comments »
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water Conservation Section provides free water-saving devices to city residents so I dropped by its downtown location to pick up the goods: low-flow showerheads, kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators, and toilet flappers. Why not being more efficient? And for free!
The visit: The employee helping me was incredibly nice. I was [...]
Filed under: Water on February 13th, 2010 | No Comments »