Archive for environment
9.27.09
mildred’s lane
Go to Pia’s to read about Mildred’s Lane, a rustic yet fabulous artist’s colony in Northeastern Pennsylvania that its creator, J. Morgan Puett, compares to a little American Bloomsbury Group. You will see that she and her partner, Mark Dion, have made their colony a work of art in and of itself. Almost everything is reused, recycled or repurposed. Inspiring.
8.17.09
vintage by kate
A sample of some lovely necklaces made by my friend Kate who repurposes vintage beads into the sweetest creations. Her necklaces are sold on Jute & Jackfruit, an online (fair trade) store that specializes in sustainable clothing, jewelry and accessories designed by women artisans and designers all over the world.
7.30.09
ashley watson
Ashley Watson makes one-of-a-kind handbags etc. made from used leather jackets and purses found at thrift sores. I rarely see repurposed leather goods that I’d actually love to wear. Inspiring. (Thanks to Oh Joy!)
6.15.09
asperatus
“Asperatus clouds over Cedar Rapids in Iowa. Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society is working with the Royal Meteorological Society to get them officially designated as a new cloud type.”
(Photograph: Jane Wiggins)
6.6.09
food, inc.
Viva la food revolution!
With a constituency limited to anyone who eats, “Food, Inc.” is a civilized horror movie for the socially conscious, the nutritionally curious and the hungry. Yes, it has a deceptively cheery palette, but helmer Robert Kenner’s doc — which does for the supermarket what “Jaws” did for the beach — marches straight into the dark side of cutthroat agri-business, corporatized meat and the greedy manipulation of both genetics and the law. Doc biz may be in the doldrums, but “Food, Inc.” is so aesthetically polished and politically urgent, theatrical play seems a no-brainer, though it won’t do much for popcorn sales.
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Disturbing as it is, “Food, Inc.” doesn’t present some doomsday scenario. People can make a difference, it says: After all, look what happened to Big Tobacco.
– Variety
5.29.09
woodland house
I’ve been obsessed with this house for sometime and have probably posted pics of it before, but it was only this week that I came upon its story and the man behind it, Simon Dale.
It was built for £3000 (!) with an estimated 1250 man hours of labor. Here is what Simon says about the house: “This building is one part of a low-impact or permaculture approach to life. This sort of life is about living in harmony with both the natural world and ourselves, doing things simply and using appropriate levels of technology. These sort of low cost, natural buildings have a place not only in their own sustainability, but also in their potential to provide affordable housing which allows people access to land and the opportunity to lead more simple, sustainable lives.”
For an explicit look at how the house was built (with lots of pics) and a short interview with Simon Dale (who’s philosophy about the world and the future or civilization is right-ON) go here. It’s really worth taking a look!
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