Backyard aquaponics: DIY system to raise fish with veggies by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2011 Rob Torcellini bought a $700 greenhouse kit to grow more vegetables in his backyard. Then he added fish to get …
Vida sencilla: 5 pequeños espacios para vivir y crear by Nicolás Boullosa on August 17, 2011 Leonardo da Vinci escribió: “las pequeñas habitaciones y refugios disciplinan la mente, mientras las grandes la debilitan”. Tratamos de averiguar …
Didn’t want student loans, converted an old Airstream as dorm by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2011 Sometime between childhood and adulthood, Andreas Stravropoulos had a Peter Pan adventure. He spent 4 years living in an Airstream trailer. He …
Rebecca Burgess: recolectando color para ropa 100% local by Nicolás Boullosa on August 11, 2011 Rebecca Burgess se define como “una recolectora de color” para que la ropa no sólo vuelva a ser totalmente local, …
Cómo el estoicismo y la vida sencilla ganan adeptos by Nicolás Boullosa on August 6, 2011 Cuando el autor de un libro sobre filosofía estoica es requerido por el popular blog Boing Boing para escribir sobre …
Bicycle built for 7: human-powered schoolbus & social fitness by Kirsten Dirksen on August 2, 2011 San Francisco-based artist Eric Staller wanted to take his art to the street so he built a bicycle for 8. …
Sobre casas árbol y un hotel arbóreo en Takilma, Oregón by Nicolás Boullosa on July 30, 2011 Las referencias literarias y cinematográficas relacionadas con las casas árbol son prolíficas y recurrente. Desde la cabaña de los hijos …
Charlas sobre vida sencilla en el Pacífico Noroeste by Nicolás Boullosa on July 28, 2011 Diez días en el Pacífico Noroeste de Estados Unidos pueden dar para mucho. Aprovechamos un viaje lleno de paradas entre …
Manhattan shoebox apartment: a 78-square-foot mini studio by Kirsten Dirksen on July 27, 2011 A couple years ago, Manhattan architect Luke Clark Tyler lived in a 96 square foot apartment. Instead of upsizing with …
Save seeds: a backyard gardener’s guide by Kirsten Dirksen on July 26, 2011 One of the best ways to guarantee tasty, hardy, relatively disease-resistant organic, heirloom vegetables is by saving seeds. Instead of …
