Hunting wild mushrooms in Western Spain by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Eating seasonally has a different meaning when tradition dictates your dietary calendar. In Spain, fall and spring mean lots of …
SMART: resurrecting abandoned rail north of San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 With the rising cost of gas, car commuters are returning to the rails. Amtrak and light rail are experiencing record …
Zap Zebra: a 3-wheeled electric truck by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 It is possible to haul things without an SUV or a gas-guzzling truck. With just three wheels, the Zap Zebra …
Aboriginal Chef Mark Olive on cooking with indigenous foods by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Muntrie berries and Tanami apples, Kutjera and Wattleseed: “this is the true cuisine of this country. It’s not a meat …
Accidental vegetarians: the faircompanies family 2 years in by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When we first dreamed up the idea for a website focused on the environment, we ate an average American/Spanish diet: …
Receta ancestral andaluza: aceite de oliva ecológico by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 El pequeño empresario andaluz Fermín Rodríguez Jiménez ha creado una empresa que comercializa aceite de oliva virgen de producción ecológica …
Air trees: the Madrid experiment by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 When the city of Madrid (Spain) sponsored a contest calling for ideas to climatically transform a neighborhood- to battle the …
Las ventajas de cobijarse bajo un gran “árbol de viento” by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 ¿Cómo hacer de un secarral un lugar apacible para vivir, con bulevares donde los vecinos puedan cobijarse del calor del …
A power-assisted bicycle for a little extra kick by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 Bicycles may be one of the few truly zero emissions vehicles. While they’re not sufficiently powerful for all commutes, there …
Viaje en AVE Barcelona-Madrid: videoblog by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 De momento, la conexión ferroviaria de alta velocidad desde Madrid hasta Barcelona no llega hasta la frontera con Francia y, …
