Non-toxic, no-VOC paint for any wall (+ finishing plasters) by Kirsten Dirksen on December 7, 2010 Michael G. Smith has spent the past couple of decades using natural materials to build all parts of a home, …
Urban composting toilet: poo from loo to garden in 1 year by Kirsten Dirksen on December 2, 2010 Flush toilets allow us to avoid confronting just how archaic our sewage systems are. Ninety percent of the world’s sewage …
Heirlooms, hybrids, non-GMO corn & breast of Venus tomatoes by Kirsten Dirksen on December 1, 2010 Heirloom vegetables are big at farmer’s markets, popular among backyard gardeners and now they can even be found in supermarkets, …
10 microcoches comerciales con futura versión eléctrica by Nicolás Boullosa on December 1, 2010 Los microcoches o vehículos ultra-compactos, la categoría más pequeña de vehículos con tres y cuatro ruedas, reaparecen con fuerza tras …
Perspectivas de mercado para el coche eléctrico by Nicolás Boullosa on November 29, 2010 Con los primeros eléctricos de grandes fabricantes a punto de llegar a los concesionarios, las marcas se esfuerzan por crear …
A no-VOC earth plaster for a breathable, bioclimatic home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2010 Modern homes are often built so air-tight to provide good insulation that they don’t allow for fresh air to enter. …
Small homes: a boat, a dream shack & twins in a tiny house by Kirsten Dirksen on November 26, 2010 The godfather of small houses built his tiny shack in the 19th century (see video Thoreau’s simple life at Walden), but it …
10 libros esenciales sobre vida sencilla y minimalismo by Nicolás Boullosa on November 25, 2010 El ejercicio de la vida sencilla y el minimalismo hunde sus raíces en la filosofía presocrática y, sobre todo, en …
Fermented pet: care and feeding of sourdough starter by Kirsten Dirksen on November 24, 2010 Homemade sourdough bread can be a vocation for life. Once you have caught some wild yeast and created a sourdough …
Slow sourdough: catch wild yeast for a better loaf of bread by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2010 In the long history of bread-making, commercial yeast is a relatively new invention (evidence of breadmaking was found in Egyptian …
